Meet The Activists

Transcriptions

Slide 8

This video is shot from a slow-moving vehicle and shows a narrow, urban alleyway lined with homes. There is ambient outdoor noise, the put-put of a small engine running, overlapping voices speaking in Tagalog but no distinct words, someone sweeping and a dog barking. A hose is creating a small river of water across the concrete road, a bird flies past, 3 dogs play together in the street and a woman sweeps while a man leans on a parked moped that a toddler is sitting on.

Slide 9

This sound was recorded at a maternity ward in the Philippines. There is a general hub-bub of background noise, babies crying, the sound of adults talking to each other in Tagalog but no distinct words, intermittent thumping noises and, at the very end of the recording, a deep voice announcing something in Tagalog over a loudspeaker.

Slide 10

Three medium-light skinned middle-aged women walk together slowly at the side of a dusty dirt road, having a conversation in Tagalog. Two of the women are speaking and one is quietly listening. No distinct words can be heard, just voices. In the background, there is the sound of a car engine running and a car braking. On the right side of the women, several cars are parked outside a two-storey light yellow building with lots of windows. In the distant background, other people are walking around and there are a number of trees.

Slides 11, 12 and 13

This sound was recorded during a workshop that was delivered as part of Oxfam's Sexual Health and Empowerment project in the Philippines. There are several overlapping voices speaking in Tagalog and intermittent laughter but no distinct words. Some voices are higher pitched and some lower pitched. Toward the middle of the recording, papers are being rustled around as someone coughs and a chair scrapes against the floor.

Slide 15

This is a recording of a sexual and reproductive health and rights activist from the Philippines speaking. Her name is Luz, and she is a founding member of the Philippines' National Rural Women's Congress. The audio is of one singular, higher-pitched voice speaking clearly and distinctly in Tagalog. This voice is louder than everything else in the recording. In the background, several other voices can be heard, mostly children, but there are no distinct words. The sound has an echo to it, as if it were indoors.

This is an English translation of what she is saying in Tagalog in the recording: "I am doing this because I am a single mom. I know what it is to be a single mom and to be a mother who strives hard for her children's future. And I do not want my children to experience not having the ability to make decisions about their own bodies."

Slide 16

This is an English translation of what she is saying in Tagalog in the recording: "I sincerely look forward to the day when women are able to stand up for themselves and proudly say, 'This is me. I have the capability to do this, and I know my worth as a woman."

Slides 17, 18, 19 and 20

The audio is outdoors, there are several different bird calls overlapping and the buzz of insects. There is a very subtle sound of traffic in the distance, but it's quieter than the birds and other nature sounds.

Slide 22

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Slides 23, 24, 25 and 26

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Slides 33, 34 and 35

There are three separate video windows on the screen: two that are beside each other at the top of the screen and one that's centred at the bottom of the screen. At first, the video windows only show empty chairs and the background of the room. After a couple of seconds, people sit down in each of the empty chairs. There is now one person appearing in each video window. In the top left video window, there is a light-skinned woman with almond-shaped brown eyes and dark hair pulled back into a ponytail. She is wearing a loose, light blue t-shirt and glasses with light-coloured frames (clear or grey or white). At the bottom left of this window, the name Claire is written (which is her name). In the top right video window, there is a woman with medium-dark skin, brown eyes and long dark hair that is pulled into a ponytail. She is wearing a fitted white t-shirt. At the bottom right of this window, the name Brintha is written (which is her name). In the bottom video window, there is a woman with medium-dark skin, brown eyes and shoulder length dark hair that is tucked behind her ears. She is wearing a white tank top with thick lacey straps. At the bottom left of this window, the name Dilini is written (which is her name).

The captions read: It is 5pm on a Thursday in Ontario, Canada. Third year Western University medical students Brintha, Claire and Dilini rush from the clinic to meet virtually. They are the founders of the Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) Women's Health Network, one of the community-based SRHR initiatives supported by Her Future, Her Choice in Canada.

Her Future Her Choice is a program of Oxfam Canada, funded by Global Affairs Canada.

Slides 36

The audio is of one higher-pitched voice speaking in English (voice A). There are no background sounds.

This is a transcript of what is said in the recording: "As a medical student myself, uh, I realized the gaps in our medical education. It really centres the voices of cis, white men, and we don't often get education that is really inclusive of all races or sexual and gender minorities."

Slides 39

The audio is of one higher-pitched voice speaking in English (voice B). There are no background sounds.

This is a transcript of what is said in the recording: "What we decided to do was to get together with some other colleagues across different provinces and different medical schools and create the BIPOC Women's Health Network, which is an organization that is geared at improving healthcare experiences for racialized and Indigenous women and also geared at working upstream by reintegrating medical education and improving how we centre Indigenous and racialized women in healthcare curriculums across the country.

Slide 40

The audio is of one higher-pitched voice speaking in English (voice A). There are no background sounds.

This is a transcript of what is said in the recording: "And I think what really ties a lot of these disparities that we see in racialized and marginalized communities is that they occur as a result of systemic discrimination and racism that we have within our healthcare system."

Slide 42

This video shows several paper bags with handles sitting open on a beige leather loveseat. It seems to be in some sort of lounge or living room. Several volunteers are dropping items into the bags, including Huggies and vitamins.

Slide 43

The audio is of one higher-pitched voice speaking in English (voice C). There are no background sounds.

This is a transcript of what is said in the recording: "So one of the projects that we undertook was that we paired with a clinic in Toronto that was serving a population in Toronto who were living at or below the poverty line to make these prenatal care kits that were more inclusive for this population. So, a lot of times, when you look at prenatal diet, it's catering to someone who has a stable financial budget, stable housing and, for example, eats a typical Western diet."

Slide 44

The audio is of one higher-pitched voice speaking in English (voice C). There are no background sounds.

This is a transcript of what is said in the recording: "Well, what does that look like if most of your food is coming from a food bank or if you're housing insecure or if you are a newcomer and you're not used to seeing the foods on, let's say, a typical Western food guide."

Slide 48

The audio is of one higher-pitched voice speaking in English (voice B). There are no background sounds.

This is a transcript of what is said in the recording: "I really hope that, in the future, we're able to have folks who feel safe going to their doctor, who feel safe walking into an emergency department, who don't feel the need to, you know, advocate for themselves because they know that there are physicians and nurses and other folks there who are looking out for them who will advocate on their behalf. And I hope that we're able to create a healthcare system that is safer for all people and that is able to provide equitable care for all folks across the country."