Launched in 2022, Génération Leaders is a training program dedicated to mentoring a new generation leaders committed to justice, equality, and the fight against all forms of discrimination. It was founded by Assa Traoré, an activist whose brother, Adama Traoré, died in police custody in 2016 on the day of his 24th birthday. The program highlights the power of collective decision-making, a strength Traoré draws from her model of collaborative leadership. In this episode, she reflects on her journey as an activist and shares how the Comité Adama has fostered intersectional solidarity in the pursuit of justice.

Since its second year, Génération Leaders has been hosted at Reid Hall. Learn more about its partnership with Columbia and how to apply for the third cohort here: https://globalcenters.columbia.edu/news/shaping-future-justice-and-equality-generation-leaders

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Host: Marie Doezema

English voiceover: Tessa Overvoorde

Production: Marie Doezema and Charlotte Force

Editing: Theo Albaric

Music: Lili Boulanger’s Nocturne performed by Magdalena Baczewska and Sasha He

With thanks to the Nadia and Lili Boulanger International Centre in Paris

The Columbia Global Paris Center is part of a network of 11 global centers of Columbia University in the City of New York, one of the world's leading academic institutions. The centers serve as knowledge hubs that aim to educate and inspire through research, dialogue, and action. They advance understanding, facilitate partnerships, and build the bridges necessary to tackle our changing world.

Columbia Global brings together major global initiatives from across the university to advance knowledge and foster global engagement. Those initiatives include the Columbia Global Centers, Columbia World Projects, the Committee on Global Thought, and the Institute for Ideas and Imagination. 

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