“I joined a feminist group in 1987 and since then I have found a community to which I belong. It is very rewarding to be part of a feminist community. Being an active participant in change, together with other women, and analyzing the world from a feminist perspective gives me answers for what ...read more
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“Thirty years ago, before I was even born, my mum started documenting the situation of political prisoners in Azerbaijan. She challenged the government on their poor human rights record and spoke publicly about government oppression. My mum always said she wanted to make her country a better place. ...read more
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“This is my life and it is the reason why I keep on my struggle. As a victim you cannot surrender. If you surrender or give up, everything will disappear and other cases won’t be investigated. So it’s my motivation. Defending human rights is not my occupation, it is not my job—but it is my life. So ...read more
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“I was not big on social media at the beginning of the Syrian revolution. I had 60 friends on Facebook and almost all of them were from Chicago. I didn’t even know how to use Twitter. When I look back at it now I realize I didn’t have a plan for how I could contribute. I just knew I had to do ...read more
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"Sometimes the reality is that we may not live to see the result of what we are fighting for. In order to make a meaningful contribution, recognition for our work should not be a priority. Public service is replete with praise and criticism. We must learn to rise above all of that and be ...read more
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"Every day I wake up excited because I’ve already been through the worst parts of my life. Everything I do is for my children, my grandchildren and my grandchildren's grandchildren. I feel that if I didn't do something about what's happening to Indigenous people in Canada, if I didn’t share my ...read more
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“I was arrested when I was 18 years old because my father was a Member of Parliament for the political opposition in Burma. Eventually my entire family was arrested. I spent 7 years in prison until I was released in 2012. Since I was a kid I have seen and lived a lot of injustice—I understand how it ...read more
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“When I was 18 years old I went on a two month backpacking trip through Europe that turned into 18 years. I discovered free education in Germany and ended up writing my masters on Native women’s writing as a tool of resistance in decolonisation. After a while I knew that I needed to come back to ...read more
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