Fatness in Urban India: Desiring and Being Desired
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This blog is the first of our series of blogs on the experience of fatness in urban India, and is written by Deeksha Tiwari. Desires come and go within us, as they are constantly replaced by new ones. We are motivated by our desires, which give our lives meaning and purpose. We are so accustomed […]
Read MorePublic spaces of education: The complicated nexus of shame, agency and resistance
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For most of my life, public domains have not felt like a space I had any say or ownership in. They have always made me feel like a fidgety traveller. They were just places that I was existing in, in their liminal corners and not a place where I could express myself fully or that […]
Read More16 days of Activism, 2022 at One Future Collective
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Started by the Centre for Women’s Leadership in 1991, 16 days of Activism against gender-based violence (GBV) is used as an organizing strategy by individuals and organizations around the world to call for the prevention and elimination of violence against women and girls. Each year, One Future Collective participates (OFC) in this campaign under the […]
Read MoreI want to be free, but patriarchy and capitalism tether me!
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Every aspect of reality is gendered. ~ Kumkum Sangari. These words are exceptionally powerful and loaded with meaning. It holds extensive experiential truth, especially for women, who are marginal figures in these “realities.” But this oppressive reality of women is partly outside of her. A part of this reality has been introjected through a long […]
Read MorePride with OFC, 2022
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In the month of June 2022, One Future Collective organized #PrideWithOFC, a month-long initiative to celebrate our queerness, build solidarity, and learn together about queer identities and politics. During Pride Month we: Built knowledge and visibility for the concerns of queer folks; Advocated for queer rights and liberation in our ecosystems; Nurtured safe spaces for […]
Read MoreWho decides what queerness looks like?
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Am I queer? Yes. Do I tell people I am queer? No. It has been about 4 years since I realised that I do not really fit into the neatly labelled box of heterosexuality. In hindsight, of course, I always felt like I didn’t fit in, but back then I did not have the […]
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