UAF_EP3: Activism in Exile: Conversation with Nandar

Boju Bajai

Welcome to Episode 3 of Care At the Centre: Voices from the Majority World. At the heart of this series is care - the life-affirming, life-sustaining practice honouring our interconnected relationships and our commitment to the wellbeing of ourselves, our environments, and each other. As the world becomes increasingly hostile towards feminist activists and women's movements, Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human Rights, Asia & Pacific, this series aims to bring to light the stories and experiences of women, trans, and gender-nonconforming human rights defenders who work tirelessly in the margins. In this episode, we bring you the voice of Nandar from Myanmar. Nandar is a feminist activist, a storyteller, and a podcaster. She is the founder of Purple Feminists Group. Nandar, a human rights defender from Myanmar, had to leave her home for an extended period of time after the military coup in 2020. Nandar talks about how she found herself having to reevaluate and revisit her work and her activism in the middle of political turmoil at home and a global pandemic and how these factors affected not just her work, but also her personal wellbeing. To know more about Nandar and the work her organization does, please visit: purplefeminist.org This series has been informed and guided by the Urgent Action Fund Report “How Can We Ground Ourselves in Care and Dance Our Revolution”. You can read the full report at rootingcare.org where you can also listen to podcast episodes from the Urgent Action Funds. References: “The Guardian view on Myanmar’s military: in power but not control” - 6 December, 2022 You can listen to all the episodes here: Episode 1 https://on.soundcloud.com/4jgJb Episode 2 https://on.soundcloud.com/7AWVp 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