Safety in educational spaces

How do we imagine safety and what would it look like in educational spaces? Our secondary & high school experiences often teach us what we should be like; do they give us a space to truly grow and explore what we want to be? Are our educational spaces inclusive of all identities and can they be anti-caste, queer affirmative and feminist in nature? How have our experiences in educational spaces shaped our ideas of safety? Content warning Mentions of sex, periods, misogyny, caste, homophobia and transphobia. Host Introductions Vandita is an aspiring mental health professional who is committed to understanding the intricacies of gender, politics and sociology and learning what allyship means to her. Rahi is an aspiring economist and lawyer with a feminist and anti-caste focus. She also makes music, writes poetry and is the Founding Head of Advocacy at Adopted Dogs of India; an NGO geared towards amplifying stories of people who care for and adopt Indian street dogs. Anushka is a writer who aims to explore the theme of identity through her words, particularly from the intersecting lens of gender, sexuality and mental health. Resources About Savitribai Phule (Ambedkarite Today): (https://www.ambedkaritetoday.com/2019/04/about-savitribai-phule-biography-life.html#:~:text=Savitribai%20Phule%20(3%20January%201831%20%E2%80%93%2010%20March%201897)%20was,first%20female%20teacher%20of%20India.) What Does The Male Gaze Mean?: https://theconversation.com/explainer-what-does-the-male-gaze-mean-and-what-about-a-female-gaze-52486 Ted Talk by Sir Ken Robinson - Do Schools Kill Creativity?: https://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_do_schools_kill_creativity?language=en Power Dynamics in the Classroom - Bonnie Hao Kuo Tai (Harvard Educational Review) : https://www.hepg.org/her-home/issues/harvard-educational-review-volume-68-issue-3/herarticle/_187 Typical Education System Designed in the Industrial Age: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okpg-lVWLbE You can keep up with our work on: Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/onefuturecollective Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/onefuturecollective Twitter- https://twitter.com/onefuture_india Website - www.onefuturecollective.org