Our Place Is Here

From gal-dem, this is Our Place Is Here – a collection of personal essays written and spoken by migrant domestic workers living in the UK. In this episode, we’re hearing from Nina, a member of the Filipino Domestic Workers Association, who moved to London from the Philippines in 2004. Her personal essay for gal-dem, ‘Facing the mirror: unpacking the personal and the political’, touches on her intersectional experience as a trans woman and a migrant domestic worker. This episode was created in partnership with the Our Place Is Here campaign. Visit gal-dem.com to read the essays in both English and Tagalog, and find out what you can do to support the campaign. Our Place Is Here was produced by Aiwan Obinyan with production and sound design by AiAi StudiosThe Executive Producers for gal-dem were Suyin Haynes, Cici Peng and Katie GohThe Executive Producer for the Our Place Is Here campaign was Francesca Humi, supported by the Filipino Domestic Workers Association, Kanlungan and The Voice of Domestic WorkersWith graphics produced by Karis Pierre and artwork produced by Khadija Said

From gal-dem, this is Our Place Is Here – a collection of personal essays written and spoken by migrant domestic workers living in the UK. In this episode, we’re hearing from Nina, a member of the Filipino Domestic Workers Association, who moved to London from the Philippines in 2004. Her personal essay for gal-dem, ‘Facing the mirror: unpacking the personal and the political’, touches on her intersectional experience as a trans woman and a migrant domestic worker. This episode was created in partnership with the Our Place Is Here campaign. Visit gal-dem.com to read the essays in both English and Tagalog, and find out what you can do to support the campaign. Our Place Is Here was produced by Aiwan Obinyan with production and sound design by AiAi StudiosThe Executive Producers for gal-dem were Suyin Haynes, Cici Peng and Katie GohThe Executive Producer for the Our Place Is Here campaign was Francesca Humi, supported by the Filipino Domestic Workers Association, Kanlungan and The Voice of Domestic WorkersWith graphics produced by Karis Pierre and artwork produced by Khadija Said

From gal-dem, this is Our Place Is Here – a collection of personal essays written and spoken by migrant domestic workers living in the UK. In this episode, we’re hearing from Grace, a member of the VoDW, who came to London from the Philippines in 2013 as a migrant domestic worker. Grace’s personal essay, ‘Looking within: How memories of home helped me travel from loneliness into light’, takes us back to the fondest memories of her childhood, evoking the beauty of the moonlit beaches of her home. This episode was created in partnership with the Our Place Is Here campaign. Visit gal-dem.com to read the essays in both English and Tagalog, and find out what you can do to support the campaign. Our Place Is Here was produced by Aiwan Obinyan with production and sound design by AiAi StudiosThe Executive Producers for gal-dem were Suyin Haynes, Cici Peng and Katie GohThe Executive Producer for the Our Place Is Here campaign was Francesca Humi, supported by the Filipino Domestic Workers Association, Kanlungan and The Voice of Domestic WorkersWith graphics produced by Karis Pierre and artwork produced by Khadija Said

From gal-dem, this is Our Place Is Here – a collection of personal essays written and spoken by migrant domestic workers living in the UK. In this episode, we’re hearing from Analisa, a member of the Filipino Domestic Workers Association, who moved for work from the Philippines to Qatar, then to London in order to work and financially support her family back home. Analisa’s personal essay, ‘Human again: How I found my voice after escaping an abusive employer’’ follows her experience of finding agency and freedom after working for abusive employers for two years. This episode was created in partnership with the Our Place Is Here campaign. Visit gal-dem.com to read the essays in both English and Tagalog, and find out what you can do to support the campaign. Our Place Is Here was produced by Aiwan Obinyan with production and sound design by AiAi StudiosThe Executive Producers for gal-dem were Suyin Haynes, Cici Peng and Katie GohThe Executive Producer for the Our Place Is Here campaign was Francesca Humi, supported by the Filipino Domestic Workers Association, Kanlungan and The Voice of Domestic WorkersWith graphics produced by Karis Pierre and artwork produced by Khadija Said

From gal-dem, this is Our Place Is Here – a collection of personal essays written and spoken by migrant domestic workers living in the UK. In this episode, we’re hearing from Analisa, a member of the Filipino Domestic Workers Association, who moved for work from the Philippines to Qatar, then to London in order to work and financially support her family back home. Analisa’s personal essay, ‘Human again: How I found my voice after escaping an abusive employer’’ follows her experience of finding agency and freedom after working for abusive employers for two years. This episode was created in partnership with the Our Place Is Here campaign. Visit gal-dem.com to read the essays in both English and Tagalog, and find out what you can do to support the campaign. Our Place Is Here was produced by Aiwan Obinyan with production and sound design by AiAi StudiosThe Executive Producers for gal-dem were Suyin Haynes, Cici Peng and Katie GohThe Executive Producer for the Our Place Is Here campaign was Francesca Humi, supported by the Filipino Domestic Workers Association, Kanlungan and The Voice of Domestic WorkersWith graphics produced by Karis Pierre and artwork produced by Khadija Said