Amelia Womack, the former Deputy Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, joins us on this episode of 100 Sisters on Security to speak about the importance of gender-responsive financing and budgeting when creating meaningful goals and mitigation plans for our current climate crisis. Topics covered include the way unpaid care work is devalued and the impact of the outcomes of UNFCCC COP28.

On the National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia, Dr. Anila Zainub speaks with us on Muslim integration in Canada, Indigeneity and the concept of "khudi".

In this episode of our 100 Sisters on Security series, Naomi Hunter speaks on being a woman in agriculture and the issue of food poverty. She touches upon how the climate crisis affects women in the agricultural sector, migrant farmers and labour trafficking, and the importance of food co-ops. Ms. Hunter is the Leader of the Saskatchewan Green Party and operates a haskap berry farm in Saskatchewan.

For Remembrance Day, Eva Martinez from the Royal Canadian Air Force joins us on 100 Sisters on Security to speak on women in the military. Ms. Martinez is the recipient of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee medal for her contributions to the province of Nova Scotia. She has had a stellar career with the Royal Canadian Air Force, for which she was awarded the Canadian Forces’ Decoration Medal for twelve years of excellent conduct and service. She also represented Canada, the only woman, as a military observer to actively verify the ceasefire between the Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unit (URNG) and the Army of Guatemala and invited by Chilean Air Force Commander to discuss the integration of women into the Chilean Air Force.

On this edition of 100 Sisters on Security, peacebuilder Shirine Jurdi speaks on peace, gender and the continued conflict in Lebanon. As the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Regional Liaison Officer and Regional Gender Focal Point for the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC) and the Women’s international League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) in Lebanon, she strongly advocates gender equity in discussions of peace and disarmament.

In this edition of 100 Sisters on Security, Ha-ma-yas Stewardship Network Guardian for the Da’naxda’xw/Awaetlala First Nation Rainbow Eyes discusses her experiences as a forest defender at Fairy Creek, Indigenous leaders in high-ranking political roles, and the tragedy of Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada. Rainbow Eyes is also of Scottish and British descent, bringing a unique and valuable perspective to the relationship between traditional stewards and the land they protect.