Posted on Jul 6, 2023
Seattle leader ignites change in sharing caste identity
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Back in February, the City Council voted to make Seattle the first city in the country to ban discrimination based on a person’s caste. Caste is like a social or economic class, but it’s hereditary. It doesn’t change.
The vote was a watershed for those who say that caste discrimination exists even in the United States. And for one supporter of the measure, it was a chance to open up about an identity that she had kept hidden.
RadioActive Youth Media’s Aliyah Musaliar has more.
Rita Meher is the executive director of Tasveer, an arts organization that hosts the largest South Asian film festival in the country.
When the Seattle ordinance was proposed, Meher decided to speak out in support of it. She also decided to reveal her own identity. She told City Council members that she’s Adivasi.
The vote was a watershed for those who say that caste discrimination exists even in the United States. And for one supporter of the measure, it was a chance to open up about an identity that she had kept hidden.
RadioActive Youth Media’s Aliyah Musaliar has more.
Rita Meher is the executive director of Tasveer, an arts organization that hosts the largest South Asian film festival in the country.
When the Seattle ordinance was proposed, Meher decided to speak out in support of it. She also decided to reveal her own identity. She told City Council members that she’s Adivasi.
Seattle leader ignites change in sharing caste identity
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Stage manager Kellie Martin worked on “Plant a Kiss,” a play about two childhood best friends who reunite at a flower shop. And while both characters are Deaf, “the focus of the play is that they're queer,” Martin said. “So deafness is off the table, and all of a sudden it's what's inside. Deaf people journey through these issues just as much as anyone else.”
Martin started working with Deaf Spotlight as the Artistic Programs Director in 2017, and has been a stage manager for all three Short Play Festivals.
“There aren't many Deaf stage managers, or set designers, or Deaf technicians. It's tough to find us," Martin said. "So when you have to go through a hearing stage manager, it's all about money and hiring interpreters for every rehearsal.”...
..."Stage manager Kellie Martin worked on “Plant a Kiss,” a play about two childhood best friends who reunite at a flower shop. And while both characters are Deaf, “the focus of the play is that they're queer,” Martin said. “So deafness is off the table, and all of a sudden it's what's inside. Deaf people journey through these issues just as much as anyone else.”
Martin started working with Deaf Spotlight as the Artistic Programs Director in 2017, and has been a stage manager for all three Short Play Festivals.
“There aren't many Deaf stage managers, or set designers, or Deaf technicians. It's tough to find us," Martin said. "So when you have to go through a hearing stage manager, it's all about money and hiring interpreters for every rehearsal.”...
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