UAF_EP1: ‘A’ for Activism

Boju Bajai

Care at the Centre: Voices from the Majority World At the heart of this series is care - the life-affirming, life-sustaining practice of honouring our interconnected relationships and our commitment to the wellbeing of ourselves, our environments, and each other. But in an increasingly hostile world, how do women, trans, and non-binary activists in the world visualize care and protection today at both the individual and organizational level? What are the specific risks to the lives and works of activists, human rights defenders and advocates from the majority world, and how do activists imagine and practice care in their unique contexts and locations? These are some of the questions we will explore in this six-part series on care produced by Urgent Action Fund Asia & Pacific. In the first episode of the series, we will talk about what it is that makes activists continue relentlessly on their paths, despite the risks, the challenges, and the threats they encounter on a daily basis by reflecting on their personal experiences and their socio-political and cultural locations and contexts that shaped their personhood and their activisms. Our gratitude to artists and activists from Nepal who lend their voices to bring to life the experiences and testimonies of activists featured in the Urgent Action Fund report - “How Can We Ground Ourselves in Care and Dance Our Revolution”. Please visit, rootingcare.org where you can read the full report and also listen to episodes from the Urgent Action Funds. You can listen to all the episodes of Care at the Centre: Voices from the Majority World here: Episode 2 https://on.soundcloud.com/7AWVp Episode 3 https://on.soundcloud.com/qBLEK Episode 4 https://on.soundcloud.com/XPCYa Episode 5 https://on.soundcloud.com/oL8kW Episode 6 https://on.soundcloud.com/rnazk Credits: Production: Boju Bajai Hosts: Bhrikuti Rai and Itisha Giri Music and Sound Design: Rajan Shrestha and Irina Giri