![]() In travel, all of our true colors come out, and you see what someone is truly made of. The Eagle (my mentor in Kenya): If you’ve come here to help me, you’re wasting your time. Mom: Before you marry someone, travel with them for a year. Q: What is the best piece of advice anyone has ever given you? So I like to think about the importance of recognizing that initial energy: the all-out, no-holds-barred, chutzpah that causes someone to get out of their comfort zones and start yelling ENOUGH! That is the spark we need to recognize and nurture. As soon as someone feels that they have something significant to lose, they often lose their nerve to create real change. ![]() Q: Can you talk a little bit about the importance of recognizing women heroes, especially in today’s political climate?Ī: I’m not sure about the importance of hero-izing anyone, as often it seems to strip people of their initial power and buys into our celebrity-worship culture. Q: What do you hope is the biggest takeaway from the book?Ī: That each of us has a unique and powerful role to play in healing what is broken in the world. Every person alive today is invaluable to the global revolution for equal rights, no matter how small you feel at times, your contribution is necessary. In many ways, my story feels like a tapestry woven of the many stories shared with me. Q: What inspired you to tell your story in Fortune Favors the Brave?Ī: I initially felt inspired to write Fortune Favors The Brave to tell other people’s stories, the one that had molded and informed my way of being in the world. This is not a tale the Chinese government wants told.ĭuring my years working in war zones, I often wondered if I’d have the courage to stand up to tyranny, to lay my life on the line to confront undeniable persecution. In 2007-on the slopes of Mount Everest-I found out. Take a literary journey with me as I reveal the bumpy road I took to becoming my bravest self-learning to leverage a life of advantage, find a place for my own joy, and cultivate the courage needed to play a distinct role in history. The bravery of those women bolstered me in my darkest hours of interrogation and torture by the Chinese Police, and it guides me now to share my story-no matter the repercussions. ![]() From villages in Nepal, to refugee camps in The Democratic Republic of Congo, to the street of Bogota, Colombia, my initiation into human rights activism was raw and transformative. By Kiri Westby: When I was arrested by the Chinese military for launching a historic Tibetan Freedom protest, I knew every trial and lesson had been worth it-even if it meant facing a life in prison.Īfter a childhood infused with esoteric Buddhist teachings, I was forged into a global activist through years of witnessing and collaborating in the dissent of women on the front lines of war.
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