Healing from Colonialism via Food & Culture - Rupa Marya

About this episode

Rupa Marya discusses her journey as a physician and activist focusing on food, community, and resistance to colonialism.

Rupa Marya is a physician, musician and writer. Her work mainly centres around food as medicine and doing away with colonial captilalist practices in favour of community. She was recently fired for speaking up against the ongoing genocide in Gaza, and thus found herself moving to Ireland where she is doing phenomenal work. We are very lucky to have her!   As always, don't forget to follow Book of Leaves on Instagram , Blue Sky or Facebook , leave us a review, and share with a friend. Find my depop profile @cearadc ! Patreon / Buy Me A Coffee X x [03:30] Rupa introduces herself and her magical journey to the activism she does today [19:20] Examples of resistance to colonialism Rupa has seen in Ireland [21:35] Advice for people who don’t yet have a community they’ve tapped into [22:40] The food project in St James' Hospital [39:00] Ireland as ground zero - pros and cons! [46:30] Speaking out despite the consequences [53:30] Imagining the future Also mentioned:   Enflamed: Deep Medicine Book Wild Awake Ireland – Lucy O’Hagan? Joanna Macy Gaelic Re-existance Jimmy B O’Brían ? Manchán Magan Irish Healthcare Workers for Palestine Dr. Colin Doherty The Great Oven Chris hedges…

People in this episode

Guest: Rupa Marya

Topics covered

• colonialism
• food as medicine
• community
• activism
• cultural resistance

Keywords

• genocide
• Gaza
• Ireland
• music
• writing

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Wild Awake

Places: Gaza, Ireland

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