{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a/5e42b58a17220c2c4a4327a0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"e. 415 - Julie Berman's Life & Legacy: End Violence Against Trans Women ft. Aanya Wood & Monica Forrester","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a/1581457354578-94aacb744d5a213e1d54387d9c59e9d4.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>The Art of Resistance</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/artofresisting/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook</a> | <a href=\"http://Twitter.com/artofresisting\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter</a> | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/artofresisting/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></p><p><br></p><p>In December 2019, Julie Berman was murdered in Toronto. A proud trans woman and human rights advocate, she dedicated her life to the fight for trans rights in the city, resisting violence against trans women, and her murder sparked wide-spread outrage in Toronto around escalating violence against trans women. </p><p><br></p><p>We’re joined by Aanya Wood and Monica Forrester to discuss the community memorial they organized in Julie’s memory and the struggle to end violence against trans women in the city. </p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>Aanya Wood</em> </strong>works with the Board of Directors at Maggie’s Toronto Sex Workers Action Project, Justice for Moka Dawkins and is currently organizing to free Dawna Brown. </p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>Monica Forrester</em></strong><em> </em>is the Indigenous Coordinator at Maggie’s Toronto and the founder of Trans Pride Toronto- transitioning together.</p>","author_name":"Art of Resistance"}