“If you don't start the journey, you will never have anyone to hold your hand, to say let's push forward. Because you, yourself, have to say—yes, I'm ready."
“I believe that we could get closer to creating peace through reunification when we move in that direction, but we also need women to give their voice for peace.”
“I did not choose the wrong battle to fight. I’m fighting for the good of my country—for a better Cameroon, for a better Africa, and for a better world.”
“I have to believe that change is in me, and my activism has to be more strong and radical. Not to diminish others or to scare them, but to believe if I have this voice, I can get to wherever I can imagine.”
Twenty-four-year-old Iranian activist Yasaman Aryani has been unjustly imprisoned since April simply for removing her hijab in public. She now faces a 16 year sentence.
"I am invested in centering African women and the liberation of Africa as a continent, and I want to focus on creating a space for young feminists to be heard, seen and understood."