Rachel Colbourne

Rachel is a Human Rights, environmental and feminist activist. A visionary and strategic leader for major international systemic change influencing, advocacy and campaigns specializing in the connection from local to global impact. She is currently a Senior Worldwide Influencing Network Advisor and Strategist for Oxfam working globally for equity and justice in the global food system and led one of the largest global private sector campaigns at Oxfam International. Currently, she has been supporting movement building in feminist food systems, by catalyzing The Makhadzi Feminist Food Collective a global network of local, indigenous and grassroots feminist food activists. Rachel has a Juris Doctorate in Law focused on human rights. She has played leading roles in organizations such as Tearfund, ActionAid, labor unions, Oxfam, Amnesty International, Legal Aid, leading Human Rights organizations in Haiti and lives and works out of South Africa. Rachel has worked in global systems change on issues including: pay equity, tax justice, climate justice, Indigenous peoples’ rights, workers, women’s rights and just food systems. She is an advocate for interconnections and bridging across worlds.