NOVEMBER 26, 2014
TEDxBrixton Talk
– To change the world,
change your illusions
Last month, I gave a TEDx Talk titled “To change the world, change your illusions” at TEDxBrixton, which has now been uploaded on YouTube.
Watching the clip takes me right back to the day: all the great talks, the wonderful TEDxBrixton team, the excitement and nerves but most of all the energy in a room of people wanting to grow and learn together. It was incredible. I hope you can catch that collective vibration even virtually.
I had fifteen minutes to share a story about the beauty of Africa and African womanhood, my own work, feminism in Africa: its contentions and opportunities, and how ultimately we all are connected.
Please watch and share the talk to help spread the message of Africa, Feminism in Africa, Women, Power & Radical change!!!
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Minna Salami is a Nigerian-Finnish writer and the founder of MsAfropolitan, a multiple award-winning blog covering contemporary Africa and Diaspora society and culture from a feminist perspective. Minna is a member of the Duke University Corporate Education Global Learning Resource Network. She is also a contributor to the Guardian Africa Network and a Huffington Post contributor. Minna is listed as one of Applause Africa’s “40 African Changemakers under 40″, she is one of “50 Remarkable Women Connected by Nokia” and listed by Eelan Media as one of the “Top 100 Most Influential Black People on Digital/Social Media”.
Minna’s commentary has appeared in leading papers: The Observer, The Guardian, The Independentand The Huffington Post. She is a guest lecturer and presenter at universities: Westminster, Berlin, Warwick and Northampton. She frequently appears on panels at cultural institutions such as London’s Victoria & Albert Museum and the Southbank Centre. She is a keynote speaker at high-profile events at Liljevalchs Museum in Stockholm and London’s City Hall. Minna has presented African feminist and media expertise in South Africa, Nigeria, Gabon, Morocco, France, Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, Gambia, Austria and she leads workshops and Masterclasses internationally.
Prior to founding MsAfropolitan in 2010, Minna had years of branding, marketing and project management experience in the creative industries, across different countries and continents. In this role, Minna successfully oversaw campaigns for clients such as The Oxford Literary Festival, Heart FM, International Masters Publishers and Simon & Schuster. Minna has lived and worked in Nigeria, Sweden, Spain, New York and London, where she now resides.
For two years, as a complement to the blog, Minna ran The MsAfropolitan Boutique, an online shop selling a wide range of products made by women of African heritage. The shop was launched as a tribute to the African Women’s Decade 2010 – 2020.
Minna received a Master of Arts with Distinction in Gender Studies from the University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). She is also a graduate of Lund University’s Political Science Bachelor’s Program.
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