LOVE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST INEQUALITY – Meet Njoki and Soren

Valentine Special! We talk to activist couple Njoki Njehu and
Soren Ambrose about how they met, balancing marriage &
activism and what they have learned about fighting inequality
over the last quarter of a century. The two met whilst
campaigning in the late 90s during the huge protests against the
World Bank and the IMF and have been involved in the fight
against inequality ever since. 


Njoki is the pan-Africa coordinator of the Fight Inequality
Alliance and leads the Daughters of Mumbi in Kenya who fight for
women’s’ land rights. Growing up, together with her mother she
worked closely with Wangari Maathai, the Nobel Prize winning
environmentalist, helping her fight back against the oppression
of the Kenyan government.  Together with Soren she was one
of the leaders of the Fifty Years is Enough campaign to abolish
the World Bank and the IMF


Soren is the Head of Policy at Action Aid. Together with Njoki,
he was among the pioneers of the World Social Forum, held to
challenge Davos. He was a key player in the 50 Years is Enough
campaign. 


They give us a feel for the huge protests against the World Bank
and the IMF in 1999-2001 and the hard work that went into
building such a successful global coalition- bringing together
church groups, unions, environmentalists and anarchists. 
The reflect on the life of activists in Kenya under the
oppressive regime of President Moi. They find hope in abundance
in today’s activism but encourage todays millennial activists to
work hard to learn from history too. 


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