The What Really Matters Podcast - Tara Miran

Описание: 🎙️ In this episode of the What Really Matters podcast, we sit down with Tara — community organiser, activist, and equality practitioner — to talk about belonging, displacement, identity, and what it really takes to build inclusive communities from the ground up.

Tara shares her powerful journey growing up Kurdish, born into a nation shaped by genocide, war, and displacement, and fleeing with her family as a child. From navigating trauma and identity, to growing up in multicultural London, to later moving to South Bristol and experiencing exclusion first-hand — Tara reflects on how these lived experiences shaped her values, her activism, and her commitment to justice-led community work.

We explore:

Growing up Kurdish and the long shadow of conflict, displacement, and intergenerational trauma

Fleeing as a child and rebuilding life in London as a refugee family

Identity, belonging, and the impact of moving from multicultural spaces into less diverse communities

Being a child interpreter for parents and the hidden responsibilities placed on young people

Education, resilience, and the teachers and relationships that change lives

Motherhood, creativity, and rediscovering self beyond survival

Community organising, campaigning, and why people come together around what directly affects them

Grassroots action vs institutional power — and why change must be driven from the ground up

Inclusion, equity, decolonising systems, and the danger of tokenism

Why lived experience, trust, and relationships matter more than policy alone

Rest, hope, joy, and sustaining yourself while working for change

🌱 A deeply honest, reflective and hopeful conversation about identity, power, community, and finding ways to keep going — even when the work is hard.

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