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Women of the World and Annie Lennox

Women of the World, Annie Lennox, Ebola, the My Body Back campaign and live music from Ibibio Sound Machine. Jenni Murray presents.

Jane will be in a glass box at Southbank Centre's WOW - Women of the World Festival. Annie Lennox will join us, we look at 'My body back' - a campaign about sex after abuse and talk to a journalist highlighting women's issues under the threat of Ebola in Sierra Leone. We will be hearing from Gemma Cairney about the perspectives of girls in the UK, and performance artist Bobby Baker joins me to talk about a grandmother's view. There's live music from Ibibio sound machine, and we'll be finding out how to get a pay rise.

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58 minutes

Chapters

  • Ibibio sound machine

    Duration: 00:54

  • Gemma Cairney

    Duration: 06:28

  • Bobby Baker

    Duration: 04:56

  • Annie Lennox

    Duration: 06:01

  • Reclaiming Sex and Physicality After Sexual Violence

    Duration: 07:14

  • Olabisi Garrick and Ebola

    Duration: 04:47

  • How to ask for a pay rise: Stevie Spring

    Duration: 05:03

Ibibio sound machine

Eno Williams fronts , a band which effortlessly combines 70s funk / disco sounds with lyrics in the Nigerian Ibibio language inspired by stories which Eno inherited from her mother.听 The result is an upbeat new sound.听 They鈥檒l join us to play live.


They are performing at the听festival听on Thursday 5th March



Gemma Cairney

Radio 1鈥檚 was sent by WOW around the country to record the thoughts of young girls about their concerns, dreams and aspirations.听 She joins us to tell us what they had to say.

Bobby Baker

Bobby Baker has been making art work for over 40 years, from performance art to installations with names such as 鈥楢n Edible family in a Mobile 成人快手鈥, 鈥楶ull Yourself Together鈥 鈥楬ow to shop鈥, 鈥楬ow to live鈥 and 鈥.听 She takes her inspiration from her own experience and domesticity.听 She is at the WOW festival as a grandmother with an update on her show 鈥 and she joins Jane to tell her about it.

Annie Lennox

Annie Lennox OBE joins us straight off the stage at WOW to talk about campaigning and her new album.

Reclaiming Sex and Physicality After Sexual Violence

After rape or sexual abuse the focus is often on emotional support.听 But what about addressing the physical impact of assault on the body? 听How do victims manage to reclaim their bodies from being what one survivor described as a 鈥渃rime scene鈥 into being a personal space that is capable of sexual intimacy and pleasure?听 We are joined by psychologist Dr Nina Burrows and survivor of abuse Pavan Amara who will tell us about her 鈥My Body Back鈥 project.听


The 'My Body Back' project will be officially launched at the 听on Saturday 7th March between 3.30 鈥 4.30pm

Olabisi Garrick and Ebola

We鈥檝e all seen disturbing and upsetting news footage from Sierra Leone and neighbouring countries during the Ebola outbreak.听 But what is life like for women trying to carry on as much as normal?听 Olabisi Garrick is a Journalist based in Free Town, she joins us to tell us about the projects she鈥檚 been working on, whilst coping with the threat of Ebola

How to ask for a pay rise: Stevie Spring

Despite the equal pay act from 1970, women are still paid less than men, taking home 85 pence for every pound that men do.听 One way of applying pressure on employers is to simply ask for a pay rise.听 Stevie Spring is leading a session at WOW entitled 鈥楶lease sir, can I have some more?鈥

Stevie鈥檚 session at WOW is 鈥淧lease sir, can I have some more?鈥 on Friday 6th March 2.30 鈥 3pm

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Jane Garvey
Producer Corinna Jones
Interviewed Guest Pavan Amara
Interviewed Guest Nina Burrows
Interviewed Guest Gemma Cairney
Interviewed Guest Bobby Baker
Interviewed Guest Annie Lennox
Interviewed Guest Eno Williams
Interviewed Guest Stevie Spring
Performer Ibibio Sound Machine

Broadcast

  • Fri 6 Mar 2015 10:00

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