The Grapevine Podcast

Ableism

Ableism is discrimination against people with disabilities. In this week’s loaded podcast, we discuss the three forms of ableism (Direct, Indirect & Systematic), as well as the resurgence of the r-slur and how to prevent ableism. For more information about ableism:  https://www.accessliving.org/newsroom/blog/ableism-101/ [https://www.accessliving.org/newsroom/blog/ableism-101/] https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewpulrang/2020/10/25/words-matter-and-its-time-to-explore-the-meaning-of-ableism/?sh=b40c37b7162d [https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewpulrang/2020/10/25/words-matter-and-its-time-to-explore-the-meaning-of-ableism/?sh=b40c37b7162d] https://grottonetwork.com/make-an-impact/transform/what-is-ableism/ [https://grottonetwork.com/make-an-impact/transform/what-is-ableism/]

Men and Feminism

This is a continuation of the previous recording of ‘Feminism 1.0’. In this podcast, we address men’s involvement in feminism and cover a wide range of topics such as mansplaining, toxic masculinity, and menism.

Feminism 1.0

Feminism has been a hot topic for ages now, with our monthly theme of ‘gender’ we delve into some aspects of feminism such as it’s reception, complexities within women and feminism itself, and some phenomenon that feminism deals with.

Self-Love, Self-Care, Self-Respect

Even outside of such a trying time as a pandemic, people find it hard to put time and effort into loving and caring about themselves. In this podcast, we discuss self love/respect/care, why it’s important, and some ways you can start treating yourself right.

New Inventions to Adapt and Mitigate Environmental Damage

Our impact on the environment has been increasingly negative. To combat this, people have come up with strategies, policies, and finally, inventions. In this podcast we discuss some of these inventions, how they work, their faults, and our own perspectives of them.