This webinar featured eight of our outstanding REACT Activist Bloggers from around the world
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Webinar details:
The 2025 round-up of activist writing on ICNC’s blog, Minds of the Movement is underway! Amos Oluwatoye, Merab Ingabire, Rosie Motene and many others have been reflecting on their activism and the unique ways that writing is power for them, both individually and in their communities.
In this REACT open mic, we heard directly from Amos, Merab, Rosie and five other activist-creatives around the world who have recently pitched stories for the Minds of the Movement blog. After our planned speakers shared their pitches, we opened the mic up to hear the audience’s comments, reactions & story ideas to relate their activism.
This webinar is a great opportunity to take the pulse of activism happening in 2025, worldwide. Our listeners heard directly from our growing network of activist-creatives: their engagements and the nonviolent struggle(s) they are part of; how activism intersects with both creative and expository writing; how activists relate to writing; and the multitude of ways they use writing & creativity in their struggles for human rights, social justice and peace. The webinar also featured a poetry reading by Kenyan activist Sungu Oyoo.
This webinar took place in English and French with interpretation.
It took place on March 13, 2025 and was moderated by Amber French, REACT Project Co-Lead and Editor of the Minds of the Movement (ICNC).
More About the Presenters:
Steward Muhindo Kalyamughuma, Activist, REACT Guest Editor, DR Congo
Virginie Pochon, Educational project manager, environmental activist, French living in Haiti
Amos Oluwatoye, Writer, research assistant, nonviolent action trainer, Nigeria
Rosie Motene, Podcaster, TV producer, actress, writer, coach, South Africa
Merab Ingabire, Communications specialist, photojournalist, activist, Uganda
Sara Vazquez Melendez, Anthropologist, farmer, activist and civil resistance educator, Puerto Rico
Gabriel Mazzolini, Movement building specialist, content creator, France
Sungu Oyoo, Activist, nonviolent resistance trainer, writer/poet, campaign strategist, Kenya