In this episode, I meet with human rights defender Nandar. We discuss feminist activism and leadership; definitions and challenges of leadership and the relationship between storytelling and activism.

Contents

Feminist activism 2:10

Feminism in Myanmar and Western feminism 11:10

How Nandar became an activist 19:39

Defining leadership 29:20

Sharing power within the organisation 44:10

Donors and leadership 47:48

Leadership of ‘the self’ and community 55:42

Activism and storytelling 1:01.00

Read more:

Purple Feminists Group

https://purplefeminist.org/

Feminist Talks with Nandar (podcast series)

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/feminist-talks-with-nandar/id1516651341

Book: Manifesto to raise a child as an anti-feminist

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear_Ijeawele,_or_A_Feminist_Manifesto_in_Fifteen_Suggestions

Book: We Should All Be Feminists

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Should_All_Be_Feminists

In this episode, I meet with human rights defender Kudzaiishe Seti. We discuss climate justice, resilience, local networks and activism, climate imperialism and the invisibility of grassroots defenders.

In this first episode, I meet with human rights defender Chris Opio at the Oil Refinery Residents Association in Uganda. We discuss community-based leadership, youth, wellbeing and sustainable activism.

Episode contents

Contents

0:51 – How Chris became a human rights defender

7:00 – How the Oil Refinery Residents Association has grown

12:00 – Accidental and community-based leadership

19:45 – Youth and leadership

24:00 – Leadership challenges and sustainable activism

39:27 – Wellbeing of leaders and defenders

Read more about Chris’ work at: https://orraug.org/

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