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Speaking Through My World with Rosie Motene
"Speaking truth through an African feminist lens—amplifying our voices through impactful artivism rooted in ancestral wisdom and healing."
Speaking Through My World with Rosie Motene
Rosie Motene is driven by three core passions: womxn, Africa, and the arts. As a Pan-African queer feminist, writer, activist, speaker, and media proprietor, she draws on over 30 years of experience in media and more than two decades in feminist and LGBTQI+ activism. Rosie is also a certified counsellor and life coach, currently completing postgraduate studies in Drama Therapy and Psychology.
Her podcast, #SpeakingThroughMyWorld, explores urgent and underrepresented issues across gender-based violence, queer rights, the arts, and the African experience. It offers bold, intersectional conversations rooted in advocacy, healing, and creative resistance.
Listen on Buzzsprout, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts.
To sponsor or collaborate, email: rosie@rosiemotene.biz
Speaking Through My World with Rosie Motene
Inside the Open Book Festival: The Past, The Crisis, The Future
In this episode, I sit down with Frankie Murrey, the heart and programme coordinator behind the Open Book Festival, a space that, since 2011, has created room for brave, bold, and necessary conversations through literature.
We explore the festival’s beginnings, its evolution, and the critical funding crisis it now faces. Frankie speaks with passion and clarity about what’s at stake, not just for Open Book, but for the future of South African literary culture as a whole.
This conversation is both a reflection on what’s been built and a call to action for what must be protected. If you believe in the power of stories, cultural spaces, and collective imaginatio, this one is for you.
This episode is proudly supported by the Open Book Festival.
To support the festival’s future, visit https://openbookfestival.co.za