Ruby Johnson

Gender Justice Consultant / Co-Lead Global Resilience Fund

Purposeful

Ruby Johnson is a feminist activist, practitioner and strategist fiercely committed to redistributing resources and power to girls and young activists across the globe. Ruby brings 16+ years’ experience advancing gender justice and human rights with grassroots movements, organisations and foundation. From 2013-2019 she was the Co-Executive Director of FRIDA | The Young Feminist Fund and currently works as an Independent Consultant providing strategic advice and accompaniment to a range of organisations, funders and UN Agencies. Ruby is on the Board of Women Fund Asia, (Australia), an advisory member to the Gender and Adolescence Global Evidence (GAGE).

Event Schedule

DAY 1

19 July 2023

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
04:30 pm EEST	06:00 pm EEST	Stories of Girls’ Resistance: Shifting narratives, power, and the world Concurrent Room AD 10-2	This session will bring together story curators, storytellers and artists to discuss what this collection of stories tells us about girls’ resistance over time, space, Read More This session will bring together story curators, storytellers and artists to discuss what this collection of stories tells us about girls’ resistance over time, space, and identity. Using storytelling techniques, participants will have the opportunity to explore their own stories of resistance and connect their stories to social change. Together we will unpack this collective narrative, and what it tells us about how change happens, the practices needing to shift to better support girls’ activism, and collectively co-create an advocacy agenda for how this narrative can translate to a freer, fairer and safer present and future for and by girls. Session format: Thought Leadership & Storytelling Organized by Stories of Girls’ Resistance, Eyala, Caribbean Girls Collective, Shake the Table International Sign Language available for this session Read Less Speakers Anisie Byukusenge Program Assistant Purposeful Sharanya Sekaram Global Women's Movements Engagement Lead VOICE Ruby Johnson Gender Justice Consultant / Co-Lead Global Resilience Fund Purposeful Jody Myrum - Stories of Girls' Resistance Valerie Honore Director and Community Engagement Officer I Have A Right Foundation (Dominica) and Caribbean Girls Collective Shazia Usman Communications Specialist / Storyteller / Writer UN Women Fiji Multi-Country Office / Stories of Girls Resistance Françoise Moudouthe CEO African Women's Development Fund