“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.”
Meet Felicity Ruby, Australia
Meet Rasha Jarhum, Yemen
“When women are involved in peace processes, we focus on responsibility-sharing rather than power-sharing.”
Meet Bertha Zúñiga Cáceres, Honduras
“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.’”
Meet Anne Marie Sam, Canada
“I was born into this, the work to protect who we are and to protect the water.”
Meet Dina Meza, Honduras
“I could not look my children in the eye and live with the knowledge that I didn’t do anything to help my country.”
Meet Nisreen Katbi, Syria
“Syrian women are very strong. After the war, they will be an important part of creating a new Syria.”
Meet Amanda Ghahremani, Canada
“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?”
Meet Marcela Fernandez, Colombia
“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.”
Meet Asieh Amini, Iran
Eve was not tall enough
I'll pick all the apples.
- Asieh Amini
Meet Mariama Sonko, Senegal
"For us feminism simply means social justice.”
Meet Ketty Nivyabandi, Burundi
“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.”
Meet Micky Scottbey-Jones, USA
“We need to pursue our own healing while we're trying to heal the world.”
Meet Kaajal Ramjathan-Keogh, South Africa
"I enjoy challenging unjust laws, especially where this makes significant and positive changes in people's lives.”
Meet Charo Mina-Rojas, Colombia
“Feminism, for me, is this comprehensive form of struggling against oppression and building up a world where we are all equal as human beings with the same value, the same importance and the same presence in this world.”
Meet Kholoud Mansour, Syria
“Too often we see support going to the same people —instead of to women on the ground who are doing the real work.”
Meet Farida Nabourema, Togo
“The only compensation any activist should expect is posterity. Fight for others because others fought for you.”