Episode description
Episode description
The Brown sisters get to spend time with Naina and Navina Khanna, sisters who are transforming the realm of AIDS/HIV women and food justice through their organizing. Their politic is clear and compelling, and they give us powerful insight on what's unfolding in their homeland of India - see ways to get involved below (compiled/curated by DiasporaCo.)
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1. Athrout x Kashmir Box: providing daily rations AND medical supplies to Kashmir that is systematically underfunded and neglected, and currently has a ban on most NGOs ability to receive foreign funds. Athrout has found a fantastic workaround in a time of dire need.
https://www.kashmirbox.com/collections/kashmirfightscovid
2. Parivar Bay Area: partnering with on-the-ground partners across 26 locations 8 states to bring health kits and food to the Trans community - this
https://gofund.me/6c10dd07
3. Adventures Without Boundaries Foundation: organising vaccination access and support for folks with disabilities across Mumbai
https://gocrowdera.com/c/2kOLVRhc
4. People for Change: battling hunger through daily rations to the trans community and sex workers in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. Sex workers are battling a complete loss of income, high HIV rates that increase susceptibility to the virus, and so many other challenges right now, these are folks we really want to rally for!
https://milaap.org/fundraisers/support-people-for-change
5. Khaana Chahiye: distributing meals to the most vulnerable in the city of Mumbai. Has distributed 60,000 meals so far in this phase of the lockdown.
https://fundraisers.giveindia.org/fundraisers/khaanachahiye-mumbai-is-battling-hunger-along-with-covid-19-again
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Music by Tunde Olaniran and Mother Cyborg
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