Guest speaker: Tobi Adebajo (they/them)
Tobi’s interest in the topic of caste and casteism stems from a curiosity about what can be unearthed at the intersections of casteism and colourism - especially from a Nigerian context - to focus on seeking / creating worlds and spaces where we arrive to find healing and repair from this violence.
This podCASTE episode contains strong language throughout
Resources for the episode (as mentioned in the episode):
Tedx Talk led by Ogechukwu Stella Maduagwu (President of the IFETACSIOS or Initiative for the Eradication of Traditional and Cultural Stigmatization in Our Society Organisation) - Link:Â www.youtube.com/watch?v=U74ph7T3aoc
Discrimination based on descent in Africa, via The International Dalit Solidarity Network - Link: idsn.org/wp-content/uploads/u…a/pdf/Africafull.pdf
About Tobi
Tobi Adebajo is an Anti-Disciplinary artist and Doula who navigates various creative / communal spheres. Tobi works as a full spectrum Birth and death Doula - Primarily supporting the QTIBIPoC community.
Tobi’s creative pieces primarily focus on communing with ‘the Other’ via Film, Movement, Sound, Visual & Written formats. Their works centre the depths & nuances of a variety of themes such as: Dis/Ability, Black Sexuality, Desire, Healing, Queer Love, & Yoruba traditions.