Reflecting on the power of storytelling, and the importance of valuing personal experience in the quest for political freedom, Yolanda reflects on past experiences that led to her finding her path and journey. Yolanda Dyantyi is a feminist from Johannesburg who is currently based in Soweto. She is an excluded student from the university currently known as Rhodes, in Grahamstown, where she was one of the women who led the anti-rape protests in 2016. The protests aim/ed at calling for systemic change to the institutionalized rape culture on campus and the perpetual violence against minority groups, mostly being women. She is currently serving my lifetime ban from the academy where she was doing her third and final year in BA degree double majoring in Politics & International Relations and Drama studies. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx