How to Think Like a Global Citizen with Farah Salka

Hello CauseGirl and welcome to our third episode with Lebanese-Syrian activist and community organizer Farah Salka, who teaches us how to unnormalize the injustice we see. In the face of war, inhumane conditions and injustice, Farah is doing an inside job fearlessly advocating for migrant women and domestic workers in Lebanon. Her superpower of asking questions and going deeper show us how to find inspiration around us, raise the voice of others, build strength across communities, and even find joy. No matter what society you live in, I hope you will draw many parallels in Farah’s experience living in Lebanon like I did. Farah is on fire in this episode with her words of wisdom. 

Here to teach us how to be a global citizen and activist, this is Farah’s story.

In this episode…

⭐ Is being called resilient a double-edge sword?

⭐ The inspiration: Farah’s childhood experience with domestic workers

⭐ Women (Yes, Women!) at the forefront of all activism and organizing in Lebanon

⭐ The necessity of unnormalizing daily harm

⭐ Self-care in the form of pandemic cats, travel, and a situation with sad music

⭐ Learning kindness and compassion through travel

⭐ Why happiness shouldn’t be the goal in and of itself and 1,000+ words of wisdom

More about Farah Salka

Farah Salka is co-founder and Executive Director of the Anti-Racism Movement of Lebanon. She runs the Migrant Community Centers of Lebanon where she works on organizing with migrant communities, asylum seekers and migrant domestic workers, around issues of racism, xenophobia, justice and labor justice. She helps them navigate the unjust sponsorship system called Kafala.

Farah serves in a leadership capacity with the A-Project in Lebanon, the Doria feminist fund in the MENA, and Mama Cash, the oldest international fund supporting women’s, girls', trans groups and feminist movements.

She has been featured in the Huffington Post for the Anti-Racism Movement and was named one of the top Arab women you need to know by The Wellness Project. 

She holds a BA in Public Administration and Political Science from American University of Beirut and a Master’s degree in Human Rights Law from the University of Malta.

Farah now adds “Official CauseGirl” to her impressive list of credentials.

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