Charged with treason I sat helpless in a maximum security prison...
then I escaped...then...I went back to challenge them.
EVAN MAWARIRE is a movement builder and changemaker from Zimbabwe who started a citizens movement to end poverty, corruption and injustice. The movement taught citizens how to non violently organize for change. Evan was awarded fellowships at NED (DC), Stanford, University of Pennsylvania, Yale and Johns Hopkins. He speaks to audiences around the world on finding courage and leading change in times of crisis.
For nearly four years, my friends and I built without any prior training, a movement that organized non-violent campaigns ranging from boycotts, public debates, petition signing and marches.
Fed up with the brutality, I recorded a 4-minute video that went viral and birthed #ThisFlag Citizens movement. We taught people to overcome fear, imagine a new future and to tap into their own courage. I was arrested eight times over a period of 3 years and faced up 60 years in prison. The most powerful thing we did was finding the courage to lead change bigger than ourselves.
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"Evan is an incredible changemaker, leader, speaker, and colleague. Drawing from his own leadership journey, he shares stories that bring to life the reality of what it takes to be a changemaker".
"Evan brings an incredible energy and passion to his work and commitment to the cause of freedom and human rights. He deservedly has many admirers around the world."
"I can recall few leaders who have so effectively energized an audience as much as Pastor Evan. At our commencement. Evan mesmerized thousands as he recounted his own experiences".
"A truly remarkable man—a contagious optimist and a living testament to the resilience of the human spirit. Evan speaks with eloquent passion and authenticity and inspires everyone to do more to make the world a better place".