<p>Anjali Mehta is a 31 year-old mountain climber challenging the "seven summits" to support international agencies fighting gender-based violence and to bring attention to the rights of transgender girl athletes. In this first part of a two-part BCR program, we asked Anjali about her mountain climbing experiences. She told us about falling into a crevice and overcoming the challenges and the joy of reaching the summit.</p><p>In the second part of our conversation Anjali told us about her organization <a href="https://www.whatisthepowerofwe.com/#sCLMibBiFlgQCiBnpHyTFrelxDQPcZXYn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">"What is the Power of We?" </a>working to pull unite the efforts of the many agencies around the world working to end gender-based violence. For her next climb, Anjali will carry postcards with their stories to the summit of Mt Vinson -- the highest peak in Antarctica. If you would like to share your story or that of a loved one, you can use this <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1o1NN0lhD6mbmn3O6iFEVo7f51KTwlwCPkSAyB-jga5w/viewform?edit_requested=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">form</a>.</p><p>Featured in this series is Nancy Kangas' rendition of Mary Oliver's "The Poet Dreams of the Mountain" and music from Wade Ripka's <a href="https://www.facebook.com/theeasternblokhedz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">"Eastern Blokhedz"</a> , <a href="https://celticmusicfan.org/2014/11/19/album-review-four-celtic-voices-with-celeste-ray/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">"Four Celtic Voices"</a> and <a href="https://www.theshrillcollective.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">"The Shrill Collective."</a></p><p>Alan Winson</p><p>BCR Producer and Co-Host</p><p><a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>