Welcome to the second episode of Care at the Centre: Voices from the Majority World. 

At the heart of this series is care - the life-affirming, life-sustaining practice which honours our interconnected relationships and our commitment to the wellbeing of ourselves, our environments, and each other.

In this episode, we bring you the voice of Rukshana Kapali.  As a trans woman activist from the Newa Indigenous group, Rukshana’s work and her experiences are specific to Nepal’s socio-political and cultural context. She has been working at the intersection of law and language, and her work is centered on challenging and changing policies through legal activism.
In this conversation, Rukshana shares the specific challenges faced by Nepal’s trans community while reflecting on her own personal journey of  navigating and accessing the educational system in Nepal as a trans woman.  
This episode was recorded in November, 2022.
If you want to know more about Rukshana’s work, you can visit her website. www.minchyaameyju.wordpress.com/ 
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 episodes from the Urgent Action Funds.
Listen to all the episodes of the series Care At the Centre: Voices from the Majority World here:

Episode 1
https://on.soundcloud.com/4jgJb 
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

UAF_EP2: Care at the Centre of Trans Rights: Conversation with Rukshana Kapali

भविष्यका शहरहरु, काठमाडौँको  पुनःकल्पना 
This is the first instalment of 3 part episode Future Cities; Re-imagining Kathmandu where we discuss public spaces, and unmanaged rapid urbanisation of Kathmandu valley. In this part, we speak with researchers and artist regarding environmental design, landscape architect, community involvement and open spaces and its impact on children.

You will also hear short clips from our upcoming contributors Rukshana Kapali and Rohit Ranjitkar in this instalment.

*********Note- This episodes are by no means or not even close to a definitive assessment of current situation in Kathmandu valley and does not seek to be one; they are merely random glimpses. ************

Contributors

Apekshya Dhungel
Architect, Landscape architect, Action Researcher, PHD Candidate
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Halle (Saale),  Germany.
web- https://archyatra.com/
insta- https://www.instagram.com/arch_yatra/

Bina Nikolova
Environmental designer and architect
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hrabrina-nikolova-b1537141/
insta- https://www.instagram.com/bina_nik/

Milan Rai
Multi-disciplinary artist.
web- http://milanrai.art/
insta https://www.instagram.com/milan_rai5/

more info here - http://antariksa.space/2020/03/07/future-cities-re-imagining-kathmandu-part-1/

Antariksa is Bishwo Shahi in technical support and Subash Thebe Limbu your host and producer.

Future Cities Re-Imagining Kathmandu Part 1

हाम्रो समाजमा जातिय अपराध पश्चात सधै सुनिने आधारहीन कुतर्क अनि अस्वीकारोक्तिलाई केलाउने प्रयास
This is not a regular episode but an urgent one.


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UAF_EP2: Care at the Centre of Trans Rights: Conversation with Rukshana Kapali

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