Seattle Leader ignites change in sharing Caste identity
In February of this year, city council members voted to make Seattle the first city in the United States to ban discrimination based on a person’s caste.
For one supporter of the measure, it was a chance to open up about an identity that she had kept hidden.
Rita Meher is the executive director of Tasveer. It 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.
RadioActive’s Aliyah Musaliar reported on why Meher felt it was important to speak out.
Listen to the full story at the top of the page.
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