A Voice For the Voiceless
The Advocacy Project helps marginalized communities to tell their story, claim their rights and produce social change. We recruit graduate students to volunteer as Peace Fellows with partners.
- Abisola Adekoya and Vital Voices – Nigeria
- Adrienne Henck and BASE
- Annika Allman and Vital Voices – Uganda
- Brooke Blanchard and The Undugu Society of Kenya
- Christine Marie Carlson and the Gulu Disabled Persons Union
- Christy Gillmore and Hakijamii
- Dara Lipton and Vital Voices – Kenya
- Josanna Lewin and Vital Voices – Ghana
- Joya Taft-Dick and Vital Voices – Cameroon
- Karin Orr and the Peruvian Forensic Anthropology Team (EPAF)
- Kate Bollinger and the Women's Reproductive Rights Program
- Laila Zulkaphil and BOSFAM
- Louis Rezac and Hakijamii
- Oscar Alvarado and The Coalition for Gun Control
- Peju Solarin and the Association for the Defense of Azerbaijani Political Prisoners in Iran (ADAPP)
- Simon Kläntschi and Landmine Survivor's Network - Vietnam
- Sylvie Bisangwa and SOS Femmes en Danger
- Tereza Bottman and the Dzeno Association
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Tereza Bottman and the Dzeno Association
Portland State University
Tereza Bottman's background is primarily in multicultural education with an emphasis on writing and social justice. She holds a Master of Education degree from Portland State University and currently teaches high school Language Arts, English-as-a-Second-Language and Drama in Portland, Oregon. Tereza's involvement with the Advocacy Project is spurred by her passion for bringing forward the voices of marginalized and underrepresented groups, a theme throughout her life, which has led her to create various venues for this very purpose. These include Slavic American Youth Zine, an online magazine of writing and art by Russian-speaking American youth; Community Art Share, a showcase of artists from underrepresented groups such as immigrants and people with disabilities; and Czechs in America, a bilingual podcast highlighting the experiences of Czech immigrants in the US.
From an early age, Tereza has been deeply troubled by patterns of interpersonal and institutional racism she has discerned in both Europe and the U.S., where she immigrated in her teens from the Czech Republic. She has been educating herself and blogging about racism in the U.S. and Roma rights for several years as an invested observer. The Advocacy Project provides an opportunity for her to take the next step and work hands-on in conjunction with Roma community activists on raising awareness about the Czech and pan-European struggle for the civil rights of the Roma, one of the most oppressed groups in the European Union. In the face of a deepening economic crisis accompanied by a wave of rising extremism, Tereza feels a sense of urgency regarding joining the movement for justice and equality for the Roma people aimed specifically at increasing the pressure on governments and individuals to enact changes toward eliminating racist policies and attitudes so prevalent across Europe.
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