Capitalism, Imperialism, Feminism: Monique Wilson & Agnes Pareyio |

Capitalism, Imperialism, Feminism: Monique Wilson & Agnes Pareyio | #GRITtv

Agnes Pareyio was named the United Nations in Kenya Person of the Year in 2005. She is the founder and director of two safe houses for girls in Kenya, established for young women and girls fleeing Female Genital Mutilation and early marriage. She has also been a candidate for Kenyan Parliament. Monique Wilson played the lead in the hit musical Ms. Saigon, she’s now the Director of International Affairs of the Gabriela Women’s Party, a national alliance of grassroots women¹s organizations in the Philippines. Monique is also director of the One Billion Rising campaign. We also look back in time at the women of the civil rights movement, and their direct action organizing against white supremacy. And Laura has some important words 

In celebration of International Women's Day, GRITtv featuring leaders of the global women's movement, Agnes Pareyio and Monique Wilson plus a look at women of color's fight for rights with Standing on My Sister's Shoulders and Hillary Clinton's White Feminism with Laura's F-Word. 

Interview features Grandmother Margaret Behan (Cheyenne), also known as "Global Grandmother." Since the founding of the International Council for Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers in 2004,

Interview features Grandmother Margaret Behan (Cheyenne), also known as "Global Grandmother." Since the founding of the International Council for Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers in 2004, Grandmother Behan has been a vocal spokesperson for the rights of Mother Earth and importance of preserving nature for the next seven generations. Listen to Behan share about her experience with addiction and recovery, and true spiritual awakening after achieving sobriety.  She will be in Albuquerque at the SEED Institute's conference, Wisdom from the Origins, September 14, 2012.

Grandma Agnes Baker-Pilgrim talks about how people are crying for water and without

Grandma Agnes Baker-Pilgrim talks about how people are crying for water and without water we will all die. We are all connected by water, we are all connected to each other.

Excerpt from a teaching circle of Grandmother Agnes who is a presenter at the SEED Institute's Wisdom from the Origins conference, September 13 through 17th in ABQ, New Mexico. This teaching

Excerpt from a teaching circle of Grandmother Agnes who is a presenter at the SEED Institute's Wisdom from the Origins conference, September 13 through 17th in ABQ, New Mexico. This teaching circle was held at the Earth Day 2012 Conference sponsored by the Earth & Spirit Council on April 20th, 2012 in Portland, Oregon. The videographer was Daniel Dixon of wisdomoftheelders.org.