Moving with intention as a collective
As you may know, many of us on The Rights Collective team have been pretty burnt out over the last few months. We were full steam ahead...
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therightscollective
- Apr 29, 2022
- 19 min
A Collective Statement on South Asian Heritage Month
This statement is co-crafted and co-signed by a number of concerned individuals and groups. In this statement, we share our ongoing...
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therightscollective
- Apr 19, 2022
- 5 min
‘To Move Forward, We Must Look Back’: Learning from South Asian community organising in Britain
In February 2022, The Rights Collective hosted our first big in-person event in four years around the theme of South Asian organising...
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therightscollective
- Jan 26, 2022
- 8 min
Abolition and Justice: What about the rapists?
Ever since I first got involved with prison and police abolition, the first question I’ve always been asked is “what about the rapists?”....
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therightscollective
- Oct 22, 2021
- 9 min
Hindutva and Women: Living on the fault lines
In 2020 when protests against CAA and NRC were in full swing and Delhi was still reeling from the aftermath of the communal riots, my...
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therightscollective
- Aug 15, 2021
- 4 min
Priority Seats & Pebble Beaches: Making Pain Visible
“Can I sit here?” “Would you mind giving up your seat?” “Can we please slow down, just for a moment?" It's been almost two years since I...
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therightscollective
- Aug 15, 2021
- 4 min
Un-fair and Lovely: Healing from the colonial gaze
I was always the first one in line for make-up in every one of my dance performances. The make-up artists would always spend an extra 10...
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therightscollective
- Jul 29, 2021
- 2 min
Pazhanthannee (pronounced pa-luhn-thun-nee)
Memory is a curious endeavor. Slowly taking form in the stories we tell our children, in our laughs hiding moments of the past, even in...
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therightscollective
- Jul 29, 2021
- 8 min
The link between my ancestors, racism and climate change
In the garden, I plunge my little pudgy hand into the earth, scooping up a palm of writhing worms, “hi friends!”. This memory emerges as...
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therightscollective
- Jul 29, 2021
- 5 min
Linguistic Lamentations - Maybe Language Is Hard
English is my first language. People sometimes forget that after seeing me, hearing me speak; surprising, really, since my accent is more...
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therightscollective
- Jul 13, 2021
- 8 min
Murky Waters: Confessions of a life soaked in chai
When it is my time to go, My Love, do not be afraid, Scatter me amongst tea leaves bright as jade, Allow my fragrance to move from the...
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therightscollective
- Jul 3, 2021
- 6 min
Legacy of dissent: merging love, hope and resistance
When the graveyards and crematoriums in India were overflowing from the casualties of the second wave of the pandemic, the construction...
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therightscollective
- Jul 3, 2021
- 12 min
Prevent: A decade of resistance
To think back to 2010, as the government prepared to conduct a review of their Prevent policy, experts were sure they were going to scrap...
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yogitherightscolle
- Jun 22, 2021
- 2 min
DARK SKINNED AND LOVELY (Part 4) - Meet Sonali Sutharsan
This project Dark Skinned and Lovely isn't just about showcasing the beauty of these incredible dark skinned south Asian women, it's also...
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yogitherightscolle
- Jun 22, 2021
- 4 min
DARK SKINNED AND LOVELY (Part 3) - Meet Tabitha Mary
This project Dark Skinned and Lovely isn't just about showcasing the beauty of these incredible dark skinned south Asian women, it's also...
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yogitherightscolle
- Jun 22, 2021
- 3 min
DARK SKINNED AND LOVELY (Part 2) - Meet Karishma Leckraz
This project Dark Skinned and Lovely isn't just about showcasing the beauty of these incredible dark skinned south Asian women, it's also...
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yogitherightscolle
- Jun 22, 2021
- 7 min
DARK SKINNED AND LOVELY (Part 1) - Meet Sheena Akkulugadu
Mathushaa Sagthidas’s photography showcases a strong interest in fine art, contemporary fashion, and styling. The 'Dark Skinned and...
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yogitherightscolle
- Jun 2, 2021
- 7 min
Gaping holes amidst stories: Reflections on community organizing, memory, abolition, and care-work
The month of May marks a difficult anniversary for Tamils worldwide. May 18th 2009, otherwise known as the day of the Tamil Genocide, saw...
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therightscollective
- May 22, 2021
- 3 min
From life to death: denying dignity
The news of dead bodies washing up on the shores of river Ganga were the latest in a series of horrific news that came from India....
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yogitherightscolle
- Apr 28, 2021
- 9 min
Dalit History Month - In Conversation with Jyotsna Siddharth
This Dalit History Month, The Rights Collective interviewed Dalit activists working within Dalit liberation and rights movements. This...
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