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India, COVID-19 and the Transgender Community

India, COVID-19 and the Transgender Community

FromCommonwealth Club of California Podcast


India, COVID-19 and the Transgender Community

FromCommonwealth Club of California Podcast

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Length:
64 minutes
Released:
Aug 17, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Worldwide attention turned to India recently following widespread reports about the devastating toll the COVID-19 pandemic was taking there. Join us for a discussion of India, COVID-19, and how the transgender community mobilized globally to save lives. 
Our special guest are with Parivar: Celebrating 3 years of ParivarBayArea, the only trans-led South Asian queer trans organization in America. Learn of the struggles, erasure faced by South Asian Queer Trans intersectionality and in continuing to build critical programming, including COVID relief efforts globally. 
SPEAKERS
Rachana Mudraboyina
Chair, #SITAL (SaveIndianTransALLINDIALives) Project; Director, Human Rights Law Network
Anjali Rimi
Founder and President, Parivar Bay Area
Devesh Radhakrishnan
Member, Parivar's Advisory Committee; Facilitator, Roobaroo
Michelle Meow
Producer and Host, "The Michelle Meow Show," KBCW/KPIX and Podcast; Member, The Commonwealth Club Board of Governors—Co-host
John Zipperer
Producer and Host, Week to Week Political Roundtable; Vice President of Media & Editorial, The Commonwealth Club of California—Co-host
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on August 5th, 2021 by the Commonwealth Club of California.
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Released:
Aug 17, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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