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🌎📣 1 in 4 people in Latin America & the Caribbean are of African descent—yet power still excludes them

We share reflections from Epsy Campbell on building real democracy. ⬇️

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October 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM Everybody can reply
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En este episodio, Epsy comparte su historia, su lucha contra el racismo sistémico, los desafíos que ha enfrentado y su visión de sociedades más diversas e inclusivas en América Latina y el Caribe.

🎧 Escúchalo aquí: open.spotify.com/episode/1UuX...

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🎙️Episodio 12 (en español): Epsy Campbell Barr
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October 14, 2025 at 9:49 PM Everybody can reply
🎙️🐝 Epsy Campbell fue la primera mujer afrodescendiente en ocupar la Vicepresidencia de un país en el continente americano (Costa Rica, 2018–2022). Desde entonces, ha liderado esfuerzos para articular redes de mujeres afro en la política y forma parte del Comité Directivo de #ColmenaFund.
October 14, 2025 at 9:44 PM Everybody can reply
This is the third content in our month-long campaign, based on "The 2024 Super Election Year for Women in Politics", a report commissioned by the #ColmenaFund and authored by Saskia Brechenmacher.

📖 Explore the maps and see full report → colmena.fund/wp-content/u...
October 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM Everybody can reply
From organizing under Apartheid to serving as South Africa’s Deputy President and leading UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka has never stopped pushing for democracy and gender equality.

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October 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM Everybody can reply
"Democracy cannot survive without feminist leadership. To protect rights and freedoms worldwide, the international community must invest in women’s movements with sustained, strategic support, before it’s too late": Suyen Barahona, Executive Director at #ColmenaFund.

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October 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM Everybody can reply
🐝 Looking back at #CGI2025, the work ahead is clear: USD $9M, 2 years, 50+ orgs, 4 regions— fueling women’s political leadership on #TFGBV, climate leadership, and fragile/conflict contexts.

Help us spread the word!

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October 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM Everybody can reply
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🌍🐝 This week we’re at the #AthensDemocracyForum, convened by @demcultfoundation.bsky.social and @nytimes.com.

Oct 1 | “Resist, Persist, and Reimagine: Accelerating Diverse Women & Young People’s Political Power”, co-hosted by Suyen Barahona (#ColmenaFund) and Bru Pereira (@votelgbt.org).
October 1, 2025 at 3:01 AM Everybody can reply
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🐝 Welcome to the Hive, Lucinda van den Heever — our new Program Officer!

An African feminist and gender justice expert, she brings years of experience advancing women’s and LGBT+ rights. She’s deeply committed to intersectional justice rooted in care, ethics, and feminist values.

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August 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM Everybody can reply
Swipe through her insights on:
🔹 Decentralizing power from West to Global South
🔹 Why women in conflict zones must shape political futures
🔹 Building participatory systems for the majority

🎧Full episode: open.spotify.com/episode/341P...

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August 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM Everybody can reply
📣 Season finale is here! In Ep. 11 of #ResistPersistReimagine, Syrian feminist Mariam Jalabi reflects on exile, strategy & reimagining democracy from the Global South 🐝.

🎧Listen now, share and subscribe: https://open.spotify.com/episode/341PPadl2Rn09cDI4mzR0t?si=oQbqh2eETYOBQeYhq8Dyaw

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🎙️ Episode 11: Mariam Jalabi
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August 11, 2025 at 6:46 PM Everybody can reply
🎧 Season finale coming soon!

In Ep. 11 of #ResistPersistReimagine, Syrian activist Mariam Jalabi speaks about feminist organizing and the work of rebuilding democracy in—and beyond—conflict.

📅 Launches August 11
📲 Subscribe here: https://open.spotify.com/show/50igsltk4NSOp18SU3ALP3

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August 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM Everybody can reply
🎧 Final episode trailer is live!

In Ep. 11 of #ResistPersistReimagine, Syrian activist Mariam Jalabi urges us to rethink democracy—and reminds us that women’s leadership isn’t optional.

📅 Drops August 11
📲 Subscribe there: https://open.spotify.com/show/50igsltk4NSOp18SU3ALP3

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August 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM Everybody can reply
📢 Brazil now has more trans congresswomen than any other country.

Gui Mohallem of @votelgbt.org shares the numbers—and the movement behind them—in our latest episode.

🎧 Episode 10 of #ResistPersistReimagine: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4DbVHXFSy5YhBJx9CbvaVO

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August 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM Everybody can reply
🚀 Episode 10 of #ResistPersistReimagine is out now!

Gui Mohallem, co-leader at @votelgbt.org, brings insight, urgency, and brilliance to this conversation on queer organizing, democracy, and power in #Brazil.

🎧 Listen now: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4DbVHXFSy5YhBJx9CbvaVO

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🎙️ Episode 10: Gui Mohallem
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August 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM Everybody can reply
We’re grateful for the possibility to share the solidarity, strategies, and joint vision that emerged. It was an honor to stand alongside feminist political leaders from across the continent to reimagine power and drive systemic transformation.

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August 1, 2025 at 7:38 PM Everybody can reply
Episode 10 launching soon!

On August 4, Gui Mohallem of @votelgbt.org  joins us for a conversation about queer leadership, political power, and collective transformation in #Brazil.

🎧 Full episode on Monday

#ResistPersistReimagine #LGBTQpolitics #LGBTQleaders #ColmenaFund #ColmenaForChange
August 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM Everybody can reply
🌈 “Queer people are everywhere.”

In our next episode of  #ResistPersistReimagine, Gui Mohallem of @votelgbt.org shares how queer excellence—shaped by survival and resistance—offers a roadmap for collective transformation.

🎬 Trailer out now
🎧 Drops August 4

#LGBTQ #ColmenaFund #ColmenaForChange
July 31, 2025 at 3:03 PM Everybody can reply
We pulled together a carousel of Hibaaq’s most powerful quotes—from the struggle for women’s rights to the role of feminist movements in democracy-building.

🌀 Swipe through
🎙 Then listen to the full conversation: open.spotify.com/episode/6YKX...

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July 24, 2025 at 8:38 PM Everybody can reply
Authoritarian regimes use violence against women as a strategy to control entire societies.

In Ep. 8 of #ResistPersistReimagine, @hibaaq.bsky.social of @el-karama.bsky.social shares why resisting gender-based violence is key to reclaiming democracy.

🎧 Drops July 21!

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July 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM Everybody can reply