Yağmur was born in Izmir, Turkey, and moved to Germany when she was 21 years old, to continue her studies, which she had started in Istanbul. She has been involved in activism for a long time and she was mostly influenced by the Gezi Park demonstrations, which she experienced when she was 18. She worked as a journalist for different media and right now works for a human rights organization and is active at the campaign Deutsche Wohnen und Co. Enteignen, which focuses to expropriate private housing companies in Berlin.
»How Did You Become A Migrant Organizer...« – A Podcast Interview with Yağmur Ekim Çay
CREDITS
Concept & Production: School of Transnational Organizing
Host: Georg Blokus
Podcast Recording & Editing: School of Transnational Organizing
Music: Vincent Bababoutilabo (bababoutilabo) on Pinewax Records