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Barbara Nowacka is a feminist, politician and progressive activist. She holds an MBA and is an IT specialist by education. She is co-chair of the “Twój Ruch” Party, a member of the Women’s Congress National Council and chair of the political association “Initiative Poland.” She is also cofounder and deputy chair of the Izabela JarugaNowacka Foundation, an organization which aims to promote equality, social justice and social inclusion. Barbara headed the election committee for the “United Left” coalition during the 2015 Polish parliamentary election. In 2016, she organized and chaired the “Save women” initiative, a civil bill which aimed to liberalize abortion laws in Poland. In October 2016, in response to an attempt by the political right to implement a total ban on abortion, Barbara became a leading figure in the “Czarny Protest” action, a massive nationwide demonstration which ultimately succeeded in forcing the political right to back down. For her role in “Czarny Protest,” she was ranked one of the Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2016 by Foreign Policy magazine.   Updated June 2017

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