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Valuing Care

Ai-jen Poo argues that we should all value caring, and carers.

Ai-jen Poo argues that we should all value caring, and carers.

Ai-jen, a MacArthur Fellow, is Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, an advocacy organisation in the United States representing domestic workers, many of them carers. In this powerful, intimate talk, she tells the story of how two of her grandparents' very different experiences when they needed carer emphasised the importance of valuing caring.

Producer: Giles Edwards

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20 minutes

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New Year's Day 2022 05:45

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  • Tue 28 Dec 2021 09:30
  • Wed 29 Dec 2021 20:45
  • New Year's Day 2022 05:45

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