Welcome back to season 2 of Coeur d'Femme. In this episode I sat down with Jackie McCormick in the summer of 2021 and discussed her work with The Northwest Femicide Project, how her passion became a pursuit, and how women (and men) can pay closer attention to these acts of violence against women. Jackie's research is hosted on Instagram at @nwfemicideproject where she continues to educate, inform, and share stories that jostle complacency about femicide - the murder of women because they are women. Jackie's hope is to continue identifying and highlighting the predatory elements that comprise femicide and doing her unique work towards dismantling it, amplifying the charge of freedom for women to live their fullest lives.

Femicide is described as a silent killer because the term "femicide" is not typified. Once labeled a "crime of passion", more and more organizations and nations are identifying the "constellations of conditions" that point to this extremist display of violence and are actively working to 1.) define it, and 2.) create policy to fight against it.

There's a lot to talk about when women take up meaningful work, and Jackie is clear on the value of having multiple avenues of support, encouragement through partnership, and the commitment to listening to inner wisdom, emotions and instincts. Jackie's work not only teaches us more about important issues affecting women, but also about the necessities of life for women who chase their passions - especially those that instigate challenging conversations and demand change. With faithful devotion to trusting her process, Jackie envelopes the purposes of Coeur d'Femme, a listening to what's at the heart of feminism: to see women flourish wholly unto themselves, free from abuse, control, or fear of violence.

For more information on femicide in the U.S., and around the world, start here:

Femicide: a silent epidemic
DATA
WOMEN COUNT USA
MMIW - (missing murdered indigenous women)

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