Between Friends: Conversations with Maitri: Recent Episodes
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Maitri's prevention and awareness initiative, where we will talk to field experts and community members (both adults and youth) on various topics related to domestic/intimate partner violence, and how social norms and power dynamics foster gender inequity and abuse in relationships. We hope to share insights and resources that will help move the needle on the prevention of violence in our society, while also helping those that are directly impacted by it.
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Join Maitri volunteers Davinder Kaur Atwal and Arvinder Dhalla as they engage in a profound conversation that challenges widely-held perceptions about domestic violence. This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in breaking the stigma surrounding domestic violence, supporting survivors, and fostering a community culture that does not tolerate abuse. Don't miss this enlightening and empowering conversation! Gain valuable insights and prepare yourself for informed discussions on this crucial issue so that together, we can end domestic violence in our community.This project was made possible by funding provided by the County of Santa Clara Office of Gender-Based Violence Prevention. [www.sccendviolence.orgHost: Nandini RayConversation: Davinder Kaur Atwal and Arvinder Dhalla
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Presenting a special episode of the Maitri podcast in Punjabi! Join Maitri volunteers Davinder Kaur Atwal and Arvinder Dhalla as they engage in a profound conversation that challenges widely-held perceptions about domestic violence. This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in breaking the stigma surrounding domestic violence, supporting survivors, and fostering a community culture that does not tolerate abuse. Don't miss this enlightening and empowering conversation! Gain valuable insights and prepare yourself for informed discussions on this crucial issue so that together, we can end domestic violence in our communityThis project was made possible by funding provided by the County of Santa Clara Office of Gender-Based Violence Prevention. [www.sccendviolence.orgHost: Nandini Ray
Conversation: Davinder Kaur Atwal and Arvinder Dhalla
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Commemorating Women’s History Month!
Tune in to our latest podcast episode where four SouthAsian women come together to discuss misogynistic behaviors and attitudes that we women face every day. From overtly offensive behaviors to subtle, normalizedattitudes, we delve into the spectrum of experiences women face daily. Join us in identifying and confronting misogynistic attitudes and behaviors. Together, let’sexplore strategies for dismantling this toxic culture and envision a future where equality thrives.
Host:Nandini Ray, Sr. Manager Outreach, Prevention, and Policy Advocacy, Maitri
Guests:Aarushi Kumar, Rika Alavi, Kashmira Patel (Maitri Volunteers)
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Are South Asian youth comfortable sharing their dating experiences with their parents? Do they receive enough guidance and support from their families in understanding the concept of healthy partner relationships?
To discuss these questions we invited 3 South Asian youth community members. Hajra Usman, Sid Barathi, and Nidhi Satyagal joined us to shed light on the unique challenges South Asian youth face when navigating conversations about dating and relationships with their families. They also shared their recommendations on how both South Asian youth and adults can facilitate an environment of safe and open communication to have conversations on healthy partner relationships. Please listen to this insightful discussion and share this episode with your network. Feel free to share your recommendations with us at maitri@maitri.org.
This project was made possible by funding provided by the County of Santa Clara Office of Gender-Based Violence Prevention. [www.sccendviolence.org]
Our host: Nandini Ray has been involved in the gender justice movement since 2011. As the Sr. Manager of the Outreach & Prevention Program at Maitri, she leads community engagement and education efforts at Maitri, represents Maitri at community talks, panels, and in media, and provides culturally responsive training for DV advocates and service providers. Nandini curates, designs and hosts Maitri’s reputed Podcast series, “Between Friends” and leads social media outreach efforts.
Hajra Usman is a clinical researcher assistant and a long-time Maitri volunteer.
Sid Barathi is a recent graduate from UCSB. He currently works at a research lab and a clinic as a medical assistant.
Nidhi Satyagal is the Prevention Program Associate at Maitri. She recently graduated from UCSB with a B.A. in Economics and a minor in History.
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Female genital cutting/ mutilation has been recognized as a human rights violation by the World Health Organization. This topic is highly controversial due to its roots in cultural and religious practices so we should have multiple conversations to have community awareness around it. To discuss how we can endthis oppressive practice and bring positive social change, weinvited Mariya Taher, the co-founder and U.S. Executive Director of Sahiyo. Listen to this episode here!Visit:https://sahiyo.org/This project was made possible by funding provided by the County of Santa Clara Office of Gender-Based Violence Prevention. [www.sccendviolence.org #EndDV, #maitripodcast, #maitriwww.maitri.org
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Mariam Azimi, a survivor with her courage and resilience not only paved her future with safety and dignity, but also gave support, guidance, and emotional confidence to many survivors that they needed after suffering from domestic violence. Mariam has been working relentlessly to break the stigma of divorce. In this Maitri podcast episode, Mariam shares her journey and hope.
Mariam Azimi is the founder of Care2Elevate.space and established CircleofsiSTARhood (https://www.facebook.com/circleofsiSTARhood/about_details.)
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We invited Yasmin Azad, the author of Stay, Daughter on our podcast to talk about her experience and reflection on the dilemmas that Muslim women faced and are facing in balancing the rules of orthodox Islam with the freedom and innovations of the modern world. Fahria Khan, our Donor Engagement Manage had an in-depth conversation with the author. Please listen to the episode here!
Yasmin Azad grew up in Sri Lanka and was among the first group of girls in her Muslim community to go away from home to pursue a university degree. After obtaining a B.A. in English, she married and moved to the United States where she raised her three children and worked as a mental health counselor. Her writing has been published in Navasilu, Solstice Literary Magazine, and The Massachusetts Review, and her memoir is Stay, Daughter: A Memoir of Muslim Girlhood. Read more about Stay Daughter: https://staydaughter.com/
Fahria Khan is the Donor Engagement Manager at Maitri. She is a community leader who has spent the last 20 years serving the community through various non-profit organizations, programs, and initiatives.
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Did you know that between 2000 and 2018, an astonishing 23,588 children were married in California alone? This sparks the question as to why it continues and who opposes the reform initiatives.
In 2023, SB404 was introduced by lawmakers to prohibit marriages before the age of 18; however, it was changed to only make it a misdemeanor to arrange non-legally recognized child marriages without actually ending child marriages in California. Passing the Senate, SB404 awaits a vote in the Assembly Committee on Public Safety.
In this podcast, the founder of Unchained At Last (www.unchainedatlast.org), Fraidy Reiss had an insightful discussion with Maitri’s Director of Survivor Advocacy, Zakia Afrin and Senior Manager of Client Services, Jaya Suresh.
Fraidy Reiss is a forced marriage survivor turnedactivist. Through Unchained, Fraidy has helped hundreds of survivorsacross the U.S. to escape forced marriages, and she now leads a growing national movement to end child marriage in every U.S. state and at the federal level. Fraidy’s research and writing on forced and childmarriage have been published extensively, including in the New YorkTimes, Washington Post and Journal of Adolescent Health andby Oxford Press, making her one of the foremost experts on these abuses in the U.S.
Read More about Fraidy’s Reiss:
https://www.unchainedatlast.org/founder-executive-director/
Relevant Resources on Forced Marriages:
California Senate Bill 404 on Child Marriage ban
https://legiscan.com/CA/text/SB404/id/2832415
California Coalition to End Child Marriage
https://cacoalitiontoendchildmarriage.org/
It is time to end child marriages in the US
https://www.cfr.org/blog/its-time-end-child-marriage-united-states
Asia Child marriage initiative: Summary ofresearch in Bangladesh, India and Nepal
https://www.icrw.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/PLAN-ASIA-Child-Marriage-3-Country-Study.pdf
EndDV, #maitripodcast,#maitri, #Endchildmarriage # Fraidyreiss #unchainedatlast
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Marital rape has been a crime in all 50 States in the US since 1993. The current California criminal code makes no distinction between rape by a stranger and an intimate partner or spouse. The non-consensual sexual relations within a marriage are subject to the same penalty and consequences resulting in registration in the sex offenders’ list among others. As an agency primarily serving immigrant survivors from South Asia, it has posed and continues to pose a unique challenge for Maitri in communicating with survivors and delivering a message of no tolerance to sexual violence within a marriage. How can we, as advocates, address this cultural conditioning, belief system and yet be trauma-informed and sensitive to our survivors? How do we bring up this conversation with both our survivors and our community? In this episode of Between Friends podcast, Maitri Self sufficiency Coordinator Tejeswi Dodda and Legal Advocate Urja Patel discuss some aspects of the community perspective on Marital rape and consent in intimate relationships.
Tejeswi Dodda is the Self Sufficiency Coordinator at Maitri. Tejeswi has a background as a journalist and activist highlighting issues around women and girls in India. She has extensive experience in nonprofit work, with a focus on social impact, gender justice, and advocacy for survivors, and over seven years of experience in the DV space. With Maitri since 2021, she is responsible for programming for Maitri's transitional housing and economic empowerment programs.
Urja Patel is the Legal Advocate at Maitri. Urja Patel earned a B.S in Psychology with a minor in Women and Gender studies. She currently works as a Legal Advocate at Maitri with the intention of utilizing her educational background to provide assistance to individuals of marginalized communities specifically relating to issues of gender
violence. As a child of first-generation immigrants who did not have the proper knowledge of resources available to them in this country, she aspires to help navigate other first -generation South Asians through the legal system of the United States by providing education to these individuals on their rights.
This episode is hosted by Eboni Collins, Maitri’s Digital Media Associate who has a background in Communication Studies and Digital Marketing.
Resources Mentioned in the Discussion:
Maitri Findings: Community Perspective on Marital Rape & Consent in Intimate
Relationships:
https://maitri.org/reports
Presentation on Findings recorded Live April 28, 2023:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB8GcLwU2Kc&t=10s
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While men have always played an important role in shaping public policies and community awareness in many areas, domestic violence prevention often remains ignored within this group. How do we engage South Asian men in the movement? Maitri's long time advocate Zakia Afrin sits down with S Suresh, a past member of Maitri leadership and outgoing Board member in the Statewide organization CPEDV to discuss men in the DV prevention movement, his passion for social justice and writing novels in Tamil.
As a community leader and activist, Suresh is vocal on social justice issues including domestic
violence, gun control, LGBTQ rights, religious and caste-based discrimination, environmental
rights, and racism in all shapes and forms. Prior to joining The Partnership board, Suresh
served as a member of the Board of Trustees at Maitri for three years. During his tenure there,
he participated actively in issues critical to addressing domestic violence in general, and within
the South Asian community in specific. He also played an instrumental role in helping Maitri to
bring men into difficult conversations around domestic violence. A product executive with more
than 25 years of experience in enterprise software, Suresh is a writer, avid hiker, dog lover,
amateur actor and environmentally conscious.
Articles by S Suresh at Fair Observer
https://www.fairobserver.com/author/sankaran-suresh/
Books by S Suresh in Tamil:
https://sandhyapublications.com/author/62bd89ccffdfba547069d667
Available in Santa Clara Library District.
Zakia Afrin: Zakia has been an advocate for immigrant women at Maitri for over 16 years and currently serves as the Director of Survivor Advocacy programs at Maitri. She is a senior fellow and Adjunct professor of International Law at Golden Gate University in San Francisco. Zakia represents clients with their immigration needs and drives Maitri’s policy advocacy efforts uplifting the voices of immigrant survivors. She founded Auditiya in 2020, a social and cultural platform for the Bangladeshi diaspora in the US.
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Immigration status based on marital relationships often creates barriers for a victim and survivor of domestic violence to address the abuse. Yet there are rights and resources available for individuals in those situations and many opportunities to advocate for policies focused on immigration reform. In this episode, we hear about Maitri's immigration assistance program observing its 12 years in existence and important lessons learnt throughout the process.
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A shift is taking place in our community as the stigma that has always surrounded mental health is beginning to fade. RCoz is providing a platform in normalizing our conversations around mental health. Many community members are sharing their stories openly to let others know that it is necessary to take care of our emotional wellbeing. Listen to this podcast to know why people are talking about mental health, what they are sharing and how RCoz is helping. Please visit Rcoz.us to find many wonderful stories.
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In this podcast South Asian youth are talking about different stress factors that impact their mental health, how they need support from their families, community and system to take care of their emotional well being and community's role in breaking the stigma associated with help seeking.
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Resources:
National Alliance on Mental Illness: https://nami.org
Community Health Awareness Council (CHAC).
openpathcollective.org
The Hume Center
AACI Wellness center. AACI.org
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Listen to this powerful narrative from Shamita Das Dasgupta about the South Asian Gender Justice Movement. In the seventies and eighties, South Asian women across the nation started addressing feminism that was different from white feminism where issues faced by immigrant women were raised. This momentum led to the growth of the South Asian gender justice movement which impacted South Asian survivors, advocates, communities, and the larger society. Please listen to this episode to learn about the early stage of the movement building, where we are now and where we need to go.
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This month, the Maitri podcast was able to bring on four UCLA students to discuss what a healthy partner relationship means to Gen- Z. What does a healthy relationship look like for young college students? What do they expect from their partners? All of this and more is discussed during this months episode of Between Friends.
This project was made possible by funding provided by the County of Santa
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Maitri joined South Asian SOAR in a remembrance campaign to honor and remember 10 beautiful souls who we lost to disturbing acts of gender-based violence in 2022. And we are dedicating our first episode of the new year to show our grief and frustration toward these senseless acts of gender based violence. Representatives from South Asian SOAR joined us in the discussion. This episode is our effort to keep our community members engaged as we continue to discuss on how we can prevent gender based violence and bring awareness to the South Asian communities affected by it.
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Sharing a powerful story of a survivor. She suffered violence and abuse inflicted by someone she loved and trusted. Her life has been a continuous struggle during and after the abuse yet she didn’t give up. She turned her pain into purpose and started a new journey to find her peace. #SurvivorSpeaks, #MaitriPodcast, #EndDV
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South Asian youth are doing their part in breaking the stigma associated with mental health. In this episode students are discussing some common issues that can affect emotional wellbeing of community youth, how generational and cultural gaps can impact their mental health and what can be done to uphold the message that our mental health is too precious to risk.
To find resources and information please Visit: nami.org/Home, MannMukti.org, www.humecenter.org. Sutter health.org. https://www.instagram.com/ucdmannmukti/
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PurpLE Health Foundation, a non-profit transforming healthcare for survivors of gender-based violence through comprehensive healthcare, research, and economic opportunity. A wonderful initiative from health care professionals in treating women who have endured intimate partner violence, sexual assault and human trafficking. Dr. Anita Ravi, the CEO and co-founder of this nonprofit shared her experience and hope on our podcast.
Know about the PurpLE Health Foundation:
www.PurpLEHealthFoundation.org
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Archaic expectations in a marriage, playing to reasoning fallacies like "appeal to tradition," enforcing strict gender roles, these and some other similar narratives can be used as justification for perpetrating domestic abuse. These abusive tactics can be particularly hard to prove as they border on emotional abuse and can be damaging to a victim's psyche. In this podcast, we are joined by long term California resident Ganesh Gigamani who is a social observer and lends his voice to bring about cultural reforms in society. He shares his experiences bye delving deep into the issue of how seemingly normal cultural nuances can be downright insensitive to the victim and can be a red flag leading to a domestic violence situation. This project was made possible by funding provided by the County of Santa Clara Office of Gender-Based Violence Prevention. [www.sccendviolence.org] #maitripodcast, #maitri, www.maitri.org
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The stigma of divorce in South Asian communities is real. Divorce is viewed as a failure for women. In this episode, we're joined by Neha Gill form Apna Ghar (www.apnaghar.org/) and Kavita Mehra from Sakhi for South Asian Women (www.sakhi.org/) to discuss the impact of divorce, its stigma within the South Asian community and community’s role in destigmatizing divorce.
We all can play a key role. Let’s recognize our own biases that patriarchal culture engraved in our minds and start the conversation in destigmatizing divorce. Please share widely.
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Reproductive coercion can be used as a control mechanism against survivors of domestic violence. In this episode advocates from Maitri, Daya Houston and Rakhsha Inc. are sharing their experiences working with survivors facing reproductive coercion, how the recent Supreme Court decision on overturning Roe v Wade can add more problems for these survivors and organizational strategies to educate community members about women’s reproductive rights.
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A Maitri podcast with Rennu Dhillon, an entrepreneur, educator, motivational speaker and author. Rennu suffered domestic violence yet she didn’t give up, with her courage, dignity and hard work she has rebuilt her life. Listen to Rennu’s unbelievable life journey.
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In this episode Dr. Preet Kaur Sabharwal and Dr. Sheetal Siledar-Lee discussed the stigma associated with mental health in South Asian communities. Also, they talked about what can harm the emotional well being of South Asian youth and elderly populations and what they can do about it. #maitri #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness
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Victims of child marriage face severe lifelong damaging consequences including physical, sexual and economic abuse; denial of education; and a loss of freedom to make their own futures. In this episode Sasha K Taylor, a former FBI analyst and an advocate to end child marriage is sharing her own experience of being a victim of child marriage and discussing community role in preventing this oppressive practice.
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In today’s world abusive partners are increasingly using digital platforms to threaten, control and abuse their victims. How to be safe online? What are the red flags one should be aware of to know that their devices are bugged? Where to report tech abuse? To discuss these important questions, we invited an internationally recognized digital safety expert, Adam dodge. Listen to this podcast and share widely. You can save someone’s life.
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Our host sat with Rachna Khare, Executive Director of Daya, a Houston based nonprofit to discuss the unique challenges that both Maitri and Daya see their clients face. Also, how we see a huge need and scope for community engagement in preventing gender based violence. Listen to this interesting discussion and a client testimony from Daya.
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Our guests are commemorating Women’s History Month by sharing their thoughts on women’s status in today’s world from their personal lens and how to identify and break obstacles to gender equity. Listen to this thought provoking discussion.
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A conversation in Bangla with Indira Chakravorty and Zakia Afrin about the past, present and future of domestic violence prevention work.
Both the speakers are social activists, authors and veteran advocates to end domestic violence. In this episode they have shared their experiences working with domestic violence survivors, unique challenges immigrant survivors face and what can be done to prevent domestic violence. They have also shared wonderful resources.
Here are the links:
Victims Right Advocacy Project: https://maitri.org/victim-rights-advocacy-project-recommendations
Islamic Family Law in American Courts: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQhNWW9Dd_z3jTcSeamzvrg
Daya Houston: https://www.dayahouston.org/
Asian Family Support Services of Austin: https://www.afssaustin.org/
Swayam: https://swayam.info/
Naripokhkho: http://www.naripokkho.org.bd/nari-index.html
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A group of college students joined our podcast host in analyzing the root causes of dating violence and abuse. They addressed the harmful cultural conditions, norms and practices that enable partner violence. They shared wonderful tips in ending toxic culture that support dating violence and abuse.
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Ruchira Gupta, a social justice activist, feminist campaigner and journalist has been fighting a long battle to empower women and children in red light areas. Ruchira shared incredible stories of her making a documentary on flesh trade, her journey in helping millions of sex workers and her satisfaction of working with resilient and brave sex workers.
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Casey Swegman and Hellitz Villegas from Tahirih Justice Center had an insightful discussion with our host Nandini Ray about forced marriage: How is it different from arranged marriage? What's the impact? And what protections are available?
Listen to this podcast. With this information, you can save someone’s life.
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Most of the time we tend to overlook that patriarchy can be oppressive and damaging for men too. Many men negotiate their desires, hopes and frustrations in a society that expects them to fit in to the rigid gender norms. In this episode our guest Rajat Mittal shares how he is using his creativity and storytelling approach in addressing oppressive gender roles.
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Did you know the first marital rape conviction in the US was in 1979? Where does the law stand in CA now? We discuss the crime, the punishment and how to bring our communities to prevent this violent act. Our guests are CPEDV Policy Specialist, Krista Colon, and Maitri's Director of Survivor Advocacy, Zakia Afrin.
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Jasmin Uribe, a survivor of dating violence is sharing her experience and knowledge to help you in finding if you are in a toxic dating relationship and what you can do about it. Jasmine turned her pain into power and became a nationally recognized program consultant, public speaker, training facilitator, and curriculum developer. She is now empowering survivors to rise!
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In conversation with Sharan Dhanoa, Detective Gurbaksh Sohal, and Swostika Timalsina.
Human trafficking is a shocking reality in today’s world and California has a high rate of human trafficking cases. It’s possible that one of your neighbors or classmates is a trafficked victim. In this episode, our host, Nandini Ray had a conversation with a law enforcement officer and two advocates who have vast experience working with trafficked victims. Listen to this amazing discussion on how to identify trafficked victims, the resources that can help survivors, and what community members can do to prevent this modern day slavery.
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Our host, Nandini Ray has a deep conversation about love and acceptance with a lovely couple, Parag and Vaibhav. Their wedding made headlines around the world. Not only was it a same-sex wedding performed according to Dharmic traditions, but it also served as a model for how families and communities can evolve when they lead with unconditional love and compassion.
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Who are responsible in fostering harmful, patriarchal gender norms? Are they men, women or both? Is it possible for men and women to work in partnership to identify and eliminate gender inequalities and gender based violence? Let’s find out with community youth.
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Amita Swadhin is relentlessly fighting interpersonal and institutional violence against young people. Amita’s commitments and approach to this work stem from their experiences as a queer person of color, as a daughter of immigrants, and of years of sexual abuse by their father. Amita shared their pain, resilience, healing journey, and activism in this episode.
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In this episode, Daman Tiwana is in conversation with two community members, Khyati Thakur and Tushar Malik, about how media and movies influence our thinking, normalize certain behaviors, and eventually shape our culture. Influences, both positive and negative, come in all shapes and forms, like the movies that we watch whether Bollywood or Hollywood, music videos, lyrics, ads, tv shows, magazines— the list is long and some of the messages end up being toxic for our minds, our relationships, and even our future generations, and it's imperative to be selective about the content that we allow our minds to consume. Listen to this reflective discussion where our guests share their own stories and biases they noticed in themselves as a result of this conscious and subconscious exposure to media & movies!
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Sexual violence & abuse in an intimate partner relationship is not an isolated incident and it often occurs alongside other forms of abusive behaviors. Listen to this in-depth discussion on how we must change harmful social and cultural conditions that allow sexual violence and abuse in partner relationships. Today’s guest: Sarah Khan, the Director of Programs at the Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence.
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Medical professionals have an ideal opportunity to assess for and intervene in family and partner violence, also they can play a huge role in prevention. Listen to this podcast to know how Kaiser Family Violence Prevention Program is taking part in identifying relationship abuse, ensuring survivors’ health and safety, also raising awareness towards prevention.
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In this episode, we speak to Farzana doctor, an author, activist & psychotherapist about the harmful practice of Female Genital Mutilation. FGM is internationally recognized as human rights violation for girls and women yet an ignored topic in the community discussion. Farzana shares her experiences working with FGM survivors and activist groups that are challenging toxic patriarchy in debunking the myths around FGM.
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Listen to this deep discussion where Anjali Rimi, the president of Parivar Bay Area talks about the oppression South Asian Queer Trans people face because of their gender. Parivar and Maitri invite you all to take part in building a community of light, love, and acceptance. If all community members are pro-active in ending gender abuse and welcoming people of all gender identities and expressions, the positive effects can ripple outwards.
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In this episode, Zakia Afrin and Nandini Ray discuss domestic violence in lockdown and share information and resources that can help in safety planning and in ending abuse, and guidelines on the community’s role in violence prevention.
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In this episode, community teens examine and analyze gender discrimination and gender violence that takes place in our daily lives. And they also share ideas to improve community responses in preventing all forms of gender discrimination and gender-based violence and abuse.
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Girls and women face extreme forms of discrimination and violence only because of their gender. In this episode Nyna Caputi, an award-winning documentary filmmaker shares her experience on her work in raising awareness against gender abuse and sex-selective abortion. Nyna tells us the stories of those girls who are abused, violated, and murdered, sometimes even before they are born, because they are females. What can we do to stop gender abuse?
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Trigger Warning: This show contains a depiction of horrific domestic violence and marital rape. Listener discretion is advised.
Kamal Dhillon, a survivor of domestic violence had an in-depth conversation with our host Nandini Ray about how she transformed her pain into power. Kamal’s story will affect you, disturb you, and enrage you but it will surely open your eyes to the reality and severity of domestic violence.
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In this episode, our host is having an in-depth conversation with Tarun and Angeli, a real life dating couple, about healthy boundaries and expectations in a dating relationship. The couple is sharing their personal journey, learnings, vulnerability, and the best practices they follow to make their relationship safe and strong.
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In this episode, Maitri Legal Advocate Shabana Ansari & Housing Coordinator Sneha Ambekar talk about Maitri programs in Marathi. Share this episode with your Marathi speaking friends— knowledge can help save someone's life!
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Lack of affordable housing and financial stability are two major roadblocks that victims of domestic violence face. Fear of homelessness and poverty often prevents them from escaping abusive situations. In this episode, Nandini Ray is in conversation with Jaya Suresh (Manager, Transitional Housing & Economic Empowerment Program) and Sneha Ambekar (Housing Coordinator) about Maitri programs and they discuss different ways in which Maitri supports the survivors with housing and finance.
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She is an educated, confident, smart, young med student, yet missed red flags of her abusive relationship over and over, then she blamed herself for her abuser’s fault and continued hoping that the toxic situation will change. Finally, she couldn’t take it anymore and broke the cycle of violence. Today, she is happy and safe. She is raising awareness against partner violence and encouraging young women to arm with education and economic independence to handle any kind of storm in their lives. Listen to this powerful interview!
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By challenging harmful gender norms in our everyday lives we can create perceptions, attitudes, and practices that are critical to bring gender justice and prevent gender abuse. In this episode, 3 community members, Jeet Kaul, Madhumitha Sowndararajan, and Jagannath Padmanabhan, had a deep discussion with our podcast host on addressing and identifying those constraints and challenges that have held back progress in eliminating gender-based violence in our community and how all of us can play a key role in eliminating oppressive patriarchal discourses and practices. If all of us do our part we can end gender abuse and violence!
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Presenting heartbreaking yet powerful and inspiring stories of those women who suffered relationship abuse but didn’t give up. Preeti Malhotra and Lakshmi Karanth from Ahaana Silicon valley shared powerful and poignant survivor stories from their collection to send out a message that overcoming the trauma of relationship abuse and reclaiming self-identity is possible.
Listen to this episode and help in breaking the stigma. Please like, comment, and share widely.
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3 South Asian Youth LGBTQ+ community members celebrated Pride Month with Maitri in this Maitri Podcast episode. Satchi Thockchom, Raveena, and Aurin Roy shared their thoughts on the intersectionality of relationship abuse and the LGBTQ+ movement, their personal experiences, pain, and hope with our host Nandini Ray. Listen to this podcast to be a better ally, and stand with the LGBTQ+ communities with pride!
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Mental health issues have frequently been perceived as nonexistent in our South Asian communities; we are least likely to seek help due to stigma until the situation reaches a level of crisis. To break the silence, 3 college students: Saniya Soni, Sapna Ramappa, and Ambar Mishra openly shared their perspectives and personal experiences with our host Nandini Ray.
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In this episode, Shailaja Mahavadi and Ramadevi Bellamkonda discuss domestic violence in lockdown and share information and resources that can help in safety planning and in ending abuse, and guidelines on the community’s role in violence prevention.
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South Asian teens are often confronted with cultural dilemmas, differences, and demands when exposed to competing cultural value systems of the East and the West. This is an ongoing challenge that many South Asian teens face and negotiate each day in the arena of personal and social affairs. Most of the time South Asian parents also share that tension as they suffer worrying or not even knowing what their children go through. In this episode, a South Asian mother-daughter team shared their personal experiences on how they had shortened the cultural gap by having respectful, open conversations and how they helped each other in establishing a trusted and healthy relationship between themselves.
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In this episode, Shabana Ansari and Daman Tiwana discuss domestic violence in lockdown and share information and resources that can help in safety planning and in ending abuse, and guidelines on the community’s role in violence prevention.
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Why do we have a Women's Day? Why do we demand gender equity? How is equity more important than equality? How is gender determining the workload during this pandemic? Has COVID undone the progress made in last years? Protima Pandey and Zakia Afrin discuss these important questions and much more in this episode (part 3 of COVID series).
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In this time of the global pandemic, we are facing anxiety and uncertainty. For domestic violence survivors, it is adding extra layers of pain with threats of increased violence and abuse. Listen to this podcast to know how to take care of your mental health well-being, information on free and low-cost resources, and how to remove stigma in help-seeking.
In this episode, our host Nandini Ray is in conversation with licensed therapist Sharon Pereira, LMFT and they discuss mental health wellness, effects of COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of Domestic Violence survivors, and also share some useful resources and tips for self-care.
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In this episode, Zakia Afrin and Nandini Ray discuss domestic violence in lockdown and share information and resources that can help in safety planning and in ending abuse, and guidelines on the community’s role in violence prevention.
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Do you know how to identify child abuse? Do you know the excellent resources that are available in Santa Clara County that can prevent child abuse and neglect? Please listen to this Maitri podcast and share it widely to help save a child from abuse and neglect.
Two experts in the child abuse prevention field, Dr. Suzanne Frank (a pediatrician and the Child Abuse Services & Prevention Champion) and Steve Baron (a retired Director of Family Court Services in Santa Clara County, a therapist, and an expert on Counseling Psychology) shared their knowledge, experiences, and resources to prevent child abuse.
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In this episode, our guest, and a family law attorney, Nishtha Jolly shares information and resources about legal processes and important information one should know when working with attorneys.
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In this episode, our host is in conversation with three teens who share their struggles and challenges growing up in South Asian culture, and we discuss what can be done by the community to improve parent-child relationships.
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In this episode, our host Nandini Ray is in conversation with three teens: Tanvi Siddhaye, Ambar Mishra, and Kav Lakshmi, and they discuss bullying and cyberbullying, and how they affect teenagers, and what we can as adults and community members do to prevent it.
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In this episode, Meghna Hindia and Nandini Ray discuss the effects of Domestic violence and Intimate Partner Violence on South Asian survivors of Domestic Violence.
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In this episode Dr. Tasneem Ismailji & Nandini Ray discuss the short term and long terms effects of Domestic Violence on children.
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In this episode, we are discussing Victim Blaming— how it affects victims of Domestic Violence and what we can do as community members to better ourselves and create a more empathetic and inclusive society— with Alaap Murali, Kashmira Patel, Vishali Valurnatt & Nandini Ray.
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In this episode, our host Nandini Ray is in discussion with youth from the community (Manreet Dhariwal, Navdeep Kaur, Javier Ortega) about Teen Dating and how they see abuse manifest in their relationships and what resources are available to them.
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In this episode, Shabana Ansari shares information for Hindi-speaking listeners about Maitri's Legal Advocacy Program and important information and resources for Domestic Violence survivors.
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In this episode, Zakia Afrin shares information about Maitri's Legal Advocacy Program and important information and resources for Domestic Violence survivors.
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In this episode, our host Nandini Ray is in conversation with Maitri Board President— Sonya Pelia, and they are discussing the correlation between Gender Inequality and Intimate Partner Violence.
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Maitri is bringing the resources and information to community, in efforts to prevent Domestic Violence and Gender Based Violence.
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