Voices
Where we center the narratives that challenge the status quo.
We uplift the authentic, raw, and powerful perspectives from the Global Majority and marginalized communities worldwide.
This is our commitment to decolonizing dialogue: hearing directly from those leading grassroots change.
Find inspiration in their stories, learn from their lived experiences, and join us in championing the diverse chorus shaping a new, equitable future.
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Conceição Evaristo: Escrevivência, living memory and resistance
Conceição Evaristo coined “escrevivência,” turning her own life and the collective memory of Black Brazilian women into literature they author themselves. A look at her path, her ideas, and why…
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Arundhati Roy: Another World Is Breathing for The Activist Who Refuses Silence
Arundhati Roy is a writer and activist who has faced prison, sedition charges, and state repression for speaking truth to power. This OGA Voices feature explores her fearless activism and…
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Anastácio Peralta: spiritual technologies in service of life and joy
For Anastácio Peralta, the seed carries memory, the farm is a school, and prayer is technology. An invitation to rethink what we call science, care, and sustainability, based on Guarani…
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Chief Tapi Yawalapiti: Keeping the Forest Standing
Chief Tapi Yawalapiti, an indigenous leader from the Upper Xingu, shares his personal journey defending the forest, preserving culture, and preparing new leaders. Learn how he keeps culture alive and…
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Leyla Noriega: Speaking for Territory, Culture, and Community
A tribute to Leyla Noriega, Aymara journalist, grassroots communicator, activist, and co-founder of Radio AYNI. Through her story and our collaboration on All We Have Is Us, we celebrate her…
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Ailton Krenak: Indigenous Voice, Nature Philosopher, and Guardian of the Earth
Ailton Krenak is the indigenous voice who became the first Immortal of the Brazilian Academy of Letters. His powerful philosophy invites us to postpone the end of the world, challenging…
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Abbas Al-Faouri: From Displacement to Self-Driven Science, Research, and Astronomical Inquiry
Abbas Al-Faouri shares, in his own unaltered words, a journey from forced displacement to self-driven science, mathematics, and experimental research. From building microscopes with recycled materials to student innovation and…
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Luza Borum Krenak: The Womb of Memory and the Ancestral Voice that Crosses Time
In this manifesto of resistance, Luza Borum Krenak recounts her journey from the sacred waters of the Doce River to the forests of Rondônia. Through memories of her father and…
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Suzan and Qamar Attallah: The Architecture of Green Resistance
Suzan and Qamar Attallah founded Veranda Green Solutions to transform Gaza’s rooftops into productive gardens: a bold act of green resistance and food sovereignty. After a decade of environmental impact,…
If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is tied up with mine, then let us work together.
Lilla Watson (Indigenous Murri Elder of the First Nations of Sahul Continent, 1970)
