What are our responsibilities when it comes to sharing stories of vulnerable communities, and those that have been displaced?  What are ways that we can understand one story as ways to disrupt, to uncover the truth of so many more that go unnoticed, untold? 

Our show today traces the flows of displacement of a Tamil family that was thrust into the national political spotlight as they experienced the harsh violence of our asylum seeking system: Nades, Priya and their daughters Kopika and Tharnicaa, the Nadesigalum family. We hear from co-producers and creatives, Jay Ooi & Thinesh Thillainadarajah from You Have Been Told a Lie.  Together, we explored what it is to build relationships across language, culture and geographies to unveil truths And, what we can learn from the generosity of one family’s story to unravel the systems of immigration and how we are all implicated in processes of displacement. 

Plus, we hear an excerpt from the first episode of the series. To learn more and listen to the six-part series, visit You Have Been Told A Lie. We thank the Nadesigalum for allowing us to share their story, to shed light on this critical issue. 

This episode was produced by Samantha haran and Shareeka Helaluddin, and hosted by Shareeka Helaluddin. With gratitude to Jay and Thinesh for letting us air an excerpt from their 

What are our responsibilities when it comes to sharing stories of vulnerable communities, and those that have been displaced?  What are ways that we can understand one story as ways to disrupt, to uncover the truth of so many more that go unnoticed, untold? 
Our show today traces the flows of displacement of a Tamil family that was thrust into the national political spotlight as they experienced the harsh violence of our asylum seeking system: Nades, Priya and their daughters Kopika and Tharnicaa, the Nadesigalum family. We hear from co-producers and creatives, Jay Ooi &amp; Thinesh Thillainadarajah from <a href="https://www.youhavebeentoldalie.com/">You Have Been Told a Lie</a>.  Together, we explored what it is to build relationships across language, culture and geographies to unveil truths And, what we can learn from the generosity of one family’s story to unravel the systems of immigration and how we are all implicated in processes of displacement. 
Plus, we hear an excerpt from the first episode of the series. To learn more and listen to the six-part series, visit <a href="https://www.youhavebeentoldalie.com/">You Have Been Told A Lie</a>. We thank the Nadesigalum for allowing us to share their story, to shed light on this critical issue. 
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This episode was produced by Samantha haran and Shareeka Helaluddin, and hosted by Shareeka Helaluddin. With gratitude to Jay and Thinesh for letting us air an excerpt from their

Race Matters is an anti-racist show that explores the values and complexities of race, culture and identity. In-depth interviews and unique story telling and spanning arts, music, politics, global and local events, plus experimental audio and community takeovers.

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Race Matters is an anti-racist&nbsp;show that explores the values and complexities of race, culture and identity. In-depth interviews and unique story telling and spanning arts, music, politics, global and local events, plus experimental audio and community takeovers.
Listen back to <a href="https://www.fbi.radio/programs/race-matters">all our episodes on fbi.radio</a> including radio exclusives, and stay up to date on our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/race_matters/">instagram</a>&nbsp;
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We honor all hosts, producers, storytellers that have made this work possible as well as the long tradition of storytelling, resistance and resilience that has taken place on Gadigal Country, where fbi.radio broadcasts out of.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Our logo design by Jessica Mulet, our theme songs was composed by Mateo Baskaran&nbsp;
Race Matters is made possible thanks to the&nbsp;<a href="https://cbf.org.au/">Community Broadcasting Foundation</a>

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