We are honored to present Episode 16 of the Bangladesh Feminist Oral History Project, an initiative of the Bangladesh Feminist Archives dedicated to documenting the voices, struggles, and legacies of Bangladeshi feminists across generations.
In this episode, we speak with Muktasree Chakma Saathi, a leading Indigenous feminist, activist, journalist, and founder of SPaRC – Supporting People and Rebuilding Communities, an Indigenous women-led organization grounded in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. With over two decades of work in journalism, human rights, and feminist advocacy, Saathi has been a tireless voice for gender justice, Indigenous rights, and cross-movement solidarity, both in Bangladesh and globally.
Her journey spans grassroots organizing, international advocacy, and radical storytelling, from the Shahbagh movement to the fight for justice for Kalpana Chakma, from UN platforms to community-based healing. Saathi’s work challenges structural violence, amplifies movement memory, and reclaims space for Indigenous feminist futures.
Topics Discussed:
-Growing up in a cross-cultural family in the Hill Tracts
-Founding SPaRC and feminist Indigenous organizing
-Justice for Kalpana Chakma and movement memory
-Representing local struggles in global spaces
-Resisting extractive development and advocating decoloniality
-Feminist storytelling, legacy, and intergenerational resilience
About the Project:
The Bangladesh Feminist Oral History Project is a living archive of interviews with Bangladeshi feminists, activists, artists, organizers, and researchers, whose stories offer insight, courage, and memory.
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