By Sam Banda Jnr:
Poet Phindu Zaie Banda is in New York, United States of America (USA) where she is attending the 68th annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) at the United Nations Headquarters representing Action Aid’s Young Urban Women’s Network in Malawi.
Phindu is sharing her poetry at different side events as a way to illustrate the power of art as a tool for activism.
“I am also speaking on several panels advocating for a feminist well-being economy,” she said.
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Through poetry, Phindu has in the past years performed in different festivals both in and outside the country.
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She said yesterday that the experience has been exciting for her.
“The ability to share my art and speak among like-minded people about progressing social justice is wonderful. Apart from sharing my verses, I have definitely learnt a lot and have had the opportunity to share the best practices from Malawi,” Phindu said.
The spoken word artist uses poetry to express herself and at the same time use it to tackle issues affecting society to bring about change.
