FYSK 2013: Mwende Katwiwa Published: December 5, 2013 “Embracing the term feminist became a form of activism in itself, a demand that if I was to claim the title as I had been encouraged to do, then the movement needed to similarly claim me and my experiences of womanhood as well.”
FYSK 2013: Donya Nasser Published: December 5, 2013 “I used to be ashamed of all this energy I had inside that was just waiting for the chance to burst and work for some good. I learned to harness it, and that is what led to my journey in activism.”
FYSK 2013: Ashleigh Shackelford Published: December 4, 2013 “My missionis to show the world that everyone is worthy of respect regardless of what they look like by providing a platform for body positivity and to engage political discourse surrounding beauty standards, bodily autonomy, gender awareness and cis-hetero patriarchal values.”
FYSK 2013: Kendra Joseph-Rodgers Published: December 4, 2013 “Activism has always been a part of who I am and who my community raised me to be.”