A portrait of the visionary activist Medha Patkar speaking at Action Aid International AGM October 2020, Zoom.
When the awesome Scott Wayne ( Envoy Portfolio ) - whom I met in Richmond, VA whilst working on the Narrative Change Collaborative - asked if I could work on this - I was nervous and excited. It was the first official time working on this type of work as work - watching someone speak and capturing their points. Something I have done in my free time and have always dreamt of doing as work - visual documentation.
I dressed up worthy of meeting a legend such as Medhajee - even if I was only going to be on screen waving for a few seconds; and I leaned in closely for every inspirational word she spoke.
It was a real honour to be present to hear her powerful speech - it was just as fiery as if it had been in person. And it was inspiring to see an organisation as large as Action Aid holding space for a voice like Medhajees - her words about connecting and collaborating from the mass-root level especially in a time such as this when economic systems and policies are upside down particularly stuck with me.