Sharlen Sezestre

Sharlen Sezestre is an activist who has been involved since the age of 13 in feminist associations fighting violence against women and in groups helping asylum seekers.

After obtaining a Master’s degree in Human Rights, she worked as a jurist at France Terre d’Asile, then as International Advocacy Officer at le Planning Familial (a French feminist association promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights). She was also a member of the Political Board of the Black Feminist Fund for the last 6 years, a fund aiming at supporting the funding of black feminist organizations through an anti-racist and decolonial perspective.
Today, she is The Fierce Project Coordinator at European Alternatives.