Speaking Truth to Power

Love, Care, and Rebellion

Ambika Satkunanathan, Outgoing Vice Chair,
Regional Board, UAF A&P. Illustration by Shrujana N Shridhar.

“…good activists don’t necessarily know what it takes to manage or steer institutions. What we need are people that have the same values and the right ethos, without it being mandatory that their work be also within the human rights space.”

“…the documentation of the rationale and the structures also helped in building institutional memory — of how decisions were taken and why it was important at the time of decision making”.

“This also leads to the broader question of how we understand feminism and feminist values. Do we retain a narrow understanding of feminism that constructs what I call ‘false boundaries’ or do we adopt an inclusive approach?”

“We close the door to those we believe don’t adhere to our individual visions of feminism, which maybe be quite intolerant and restrictive or to those who don’t wear their ‘feminist credentials’ on their sleeve.”

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A regional women’s human rights and feminist fund that protects, strengthens and sustains women and non-binary human rights defenders in Asia and the Pacific

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Urgent Action Fund Asia & Pacific

A regional women’s human rights and feminist fund that protects, strengthens and sustains women and non-binary human rights defenders in Asia and the Pacific