Wangari Maathai was a Nobel laureate for environmental activism & her push for democracy. She led the Green Belt Movement, focused on planting trees, envt'l conservation, & women's rights in Kenya & later as a pan-African movement. She led pro-democracy efforts against the Kenyan govt when it gave public land to its supporters & led a hunger strike when it planned to build a tower in Uhuru Park. 🙌🏿
#wonderwomanwednesday #humanrightsmonth
Aung San Suu Kyi fights for human rights in Myanmar. She formed the National League for Democracy. NLD won 81% of Parliament in 1990, but military refused to step down & detained Aung San. She was a political prisoner for 15yrs & refused exile. In 2015 NLD won 86% of Parliament. Aung San is now the first female Minister of Foreign Affairs & won the Nobel Peace Prize for her nonviolent efforts to bring democracy to Burma. 🙌🏽 #WonderWomanWednesday
Berta & Nicolasa Quintremán, elderly sisters, led a protest for over 10 yrs against a dam on Chile's Bío Bío River, which forced the Mapuche, one of Chile's largest indigenous groups, to leave their ancestral land. Their fight for land & human rights faced violence until they sold the land, but their legacy made new env't law in Chile & inspired indigenous ppl everywhere to fight for their home, community, & culture. ??
#WonderWomanWednesday
In honor of #HumanRightsMonth in December, we're featuring awesome women who have fought for equality & human rights.
The Nobel Women's Initiative was founded by six women Nobel Peace laureates to increase the visibility of women working for peace, justice, & equality. They're Inspiring advocates. You can help take action for the causes they support here: http://nobelwomensinitiative.org/category/take-action 🌍🕊
🙌🏼🙌🏽🙌🏾🙌🏿 #feministfriday
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