Global Feminist Activism (Emira Woods & Lisa VeneKlasen)
Open Gov Stories
English - May 24, 2019 15:29 - 4 minutes - 10.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingGovernment Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this episode of Open Gov Stories, fellow global activists Lisa VeneKlasen and Emira Woods talk about becoming aware of unjustice at an early age and what led them to their careers growing up in the United State and Liberia.
Lisa talks about working directly with the Sandinista government in the middle of a revolution. They discuss their shared passion for supporting feminists in social justice struggles. Emira talks about her grandmother growing up in Liberia next to a Firestone rubber plant. They end with their sources of hope.