Runway to Feminist Justice
Runway to Feminist Justice
Podcast Description
The Runway to Feminist Justice Podcast series discusses topical issues at the intersection of feminism and racial justice.
This series of podcasts is developed by the Feminist Centre for Racial Justice, which is hosted at SOAS, University of London.
For more information about the Feminist Centre, please go to our website: www.thefeministcentre.org
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast explores themes such as feminism, racial justice, intersectionality, and social activism. Specific episodes delve into topics like anti-feminist rhetoric in youth activism, the role of leadership within feminist movements, and the experiences of marginalized communities, highlighted through episodes like the Legacy Series featuring senior feminists sharing their journeys and insights.
The Runway to Feminist Justice Podcast series discusses topical issues at the intersection of feminism and racial justice.
This series of podcasts is developed by the Feminist Centre for Racial Justice, which is hosted at SOAS, University of London.
For more information about the Feminist Centre, please go to our website: www.thefeministcentre.org
About the legacy series
The legacy series is a long form conversation with senior feminists. These conversations take place over three or four episodes tracing feminist journeys and lessons over time.
About the episode
This is the first part of a three-episode conversation with Betty Kaari Murungi as part of our ongoing Legacy Series. In this episode, Kaari shares with us the early events that shaped her deep commitment to justice, from her childhood in Chogoria to her days as a student at the University of Nairobi. We’ll also discuss her experiences navigating colonial-era schools, her decision to study law, and her reflections on citizenship, responsibility, and activism in today’s world.
Bio
Betty Kaari Murungi is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a longstanding gender equality, social justice and peace advocate. Kaari has considerable experience in international criminal justice and accountability mechanisms and has worked in Sierra Leone, Rwanda, Northern Uganda, South Sudan and her native country Kenya. Murungi co-founded the Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights Africa and served as the founding director growing and steering the fund successfully for eight years. Ms. Murungi has served in the following capacities: Vice Chairperson and Commissioner to the Kenya Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission (2009-2010); Africa representative on the Board of Directors of the Trust Fund for Victims at the International Criminal Court (2009-2013); Gender Advisor to President Festus Mogae, former President of Botswana and Chair of Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission – JMEC- South Sudan ( 2016); Senior Transitional Justice Advisor, JMEC, South Sudan (2017-2018); member of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council (July 2018- March 2019).
Credits
Interviewee: Betty Kaari Murungi
Interviewer: Awino Okech
Produced by: The Feminist Centre for Racial Justice
Sound design, editing, additional scripting, production: Ellan A. Lincoln-Hyde
Music: Broken by AudioWay, freesound.org; Rockets by Ketsa, freemusicarchive.org
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