“I truly believe that humanity can drag itself from the pit of war, racism and discrimination. Violence is not inevitable; it is a learned behaviour, from which we can and will – and must – evolve.”
Nuclear disarmament activist. Australian activist Felicity Ruby was the ...read more
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“When women are involved in peace processes, we focus on responsibility-sharing rather than power-sharing.”
Human rights activist. Rasha Jarhum is a Yemeni activist currently based in Geneva. She is a founder of the Peace Track Initiative, established to create a space for the ...read more
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“If I could tell my mother anything now, it would be ‘don’t worry: your fight lives on in me, in my brothers and sisters, and in our community.’”
Bertha Zúñiga Cáceres, general coordinator of the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras [COPINH]. ...read more
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“I was born into this, the work to protect who we are and to protect the water.”
Indigenous leader, councillor. Anne Marie is from Nak’azdli First Nation, in British Columbia, Canada. Anne Marie was first elected as a Councillor for her community of Nak’azdli in 2007. ...read more
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“I could not look my children in the eye and live with the knowledge that I didn’t do anything to help my country.”
Journalist and human rights defender. Dina Meza is a well-known independent journalist and defender of the rights to freedom of expression and information. She ...read more
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“Syrian women are very strong. After the war, they will be an important part of creating a new Syria.”
Teacher, humanitarian leader. A year after the Syrian war began in 2011, Nisreen Katbi, a teacher and divorced mother of three fled Damascus with her extended family. Now ...read more
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“How do we make sure that our mission for justice is not in its very process exploiting the stories and experiences of survivors – often racialized, marginalized, and othered people, especially women?”
Lawyer. Amanda is the Legal Director at the Canadian Centre for ...read more
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“The idea developed along the way, but the mission was always to give visibility and show it was possible to travel around the country. We wanted to map out the implementation of the post-conflict ecosystem in Colombia.”
Youth peace activist. Marcela is a co-founder of ...read more
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Eve was not tall enough
I'll pick all the apples.
- Asieh Amini
Poet, writer and activist. Asieh started her career as a journalist and boldly covered numerous stories about injustice that brought Iran's abuse of human rights to the international community. She is also ...read more
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"For us feminism simply means social justice.”
Farmer and organizer for rural women. Mariama is the national coordinator of Nous sommes la solution (We are the solution) in Senegal, a rural women’s movement for food sovereignty, spreading across Senegal, Burkina Faso, Mali, ...read more
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“I believe we all hear a calling inside of us to give our life a broader dimension than our individual journeys, and I want to encourage us to listen to that voice.”
Activist and poet. Ketty’s leadership in mobilizing women in protest against her country’s government led her ...read more
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“We need to pursue our own healing while we're trying to heal the world.”
Activist and soul healer. Micky is a healing justice practitioner, a writer, speaker and justice doula at the Faith Matters Network. The Network is an initiative led by people of colour, with the goal of ...read more
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