Kimberly De Portela E Prado is a British-Cape Verdean freedom fighter, a mother and the Executive Director of Houria CIC. Kim conceived the Houria concept in 2019 after studying the topic of Modern Slavery at the University of Bristol.
In this episode, we unpack whether racism is still present (it is) and also modern slavery (again, it’s still present) and how we all, regardless of our background, our race or location can start doing something to abolish it.
Kim shares how she uses her passions of cooking, coaching & advocating to bring people to the table to enjoy tasty Afro-vegan meals in her Bristol-based social enterprise. There is no greater pleasure for Kim than to cook up a feast and share recipes and stories with her Sisters. Kim has high hopes for her trainees and for herself as a modern slavery activist.
Timestamp for talk:
• 1:40 – Kim talks about her past experiences with slavery
• 4:12 – Kim talks about how slavery and exploitation affects everyone
• 6:38 – Kim talks about industries with slavery and how people can help prevent it
• 11:18 – Kim talks about the need for proactive work to be done to end slavery
• 13:48 – Kim talks about starting the journey of change
• 15:21 – Kim talks purchasing items with an anti-slavery lens
• 18:30 – Kim talks about the name/origins behind her charity
• 25:41 – Kim talks about the weight of her work
• 29:48 – Kim talks about structural racism
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