Listen "Silence & Resistance: Author Monique Clesca on Her Haitian Roots & International Work"
Episode Synopsis
Monique Clesca has led two incredibly fulfilling lives. First, as an activist, she worked in the field of international development, advocating for children and women’s rights, and participated in high-level policy around issues linked to Haiti and Africa. Since her retirement from full-time work at the United Nations in 2016, she has worked as an international consultant. Also a leading voice as a feminist pro-democracy and pro-social justice activist in Haiti. Her second life is writing. She is the author of two self-published books in French. Her latest is a memoir Silence and Resistance: Memoir of a Girlhood in Haiti.https://www.instagram.com/moniclesca/ https://www.wordeee.com/page/search/monique%20clesca
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