# Ololade Faniyi ## Posts - [Man 1, Man 2... Man 3?](https://ololadefaniyi.com/man-1-man-2-man-3/): I got the chance to read Jamaican feminist theorist, Sylvia Wynter’s “Unsettling the Coloniality of Being/Power/Truth/Freedom” again for a class, and it is always an education to read how she unpacks the invention of the schema “man”, and the rational, economic processes involved in the invention of race and racialization. Wynter investigates the epistemological erasures and disregards that emerged from the inventions of man and their overrepresentation. She explains the interconnectedness of coloniality/modernity as it explains how the idea of race became a powerful instrument of colonial domination over the last five hundred years. In the first invention, Man1 emerged […] ## Pages - [Blog](https://ololadefaniyi.com/blog/) - [Community Organizing](https://ololadefaniyi.com/community-organizing/): Since 2018, I have been involved in various forms of advocacy and activism in Ibadan, Nigeria, and beyond. My work has been marked by a commitment to consciousness-raising, challenging political exclusion, and ending gendered violence against women and girls. My involvement began with grassroots and community-facing work through organizations such as SCREAM Initiative, Solve a Problem Initiative, Young Women in Politics Forum Oyo State Chapter, Women’s Research and Documentation Centre (WORDOC) through the postgraduate volunteer network at University of Ibadan. These experiences laid the foundation for my understanding of systemic issues and the importance of community-based action. As my social […] - [Contact](https://ololadefaniyi.com/contact/): Name Email Message Send Message Get in touch. For Journo, interview or general inquiries, please fill the form above. You can also reach me at ololademfaniyi@gmail.com. - [Public Scholarship](https://ololadefaniyi.com/media/): Press Comments - [CV](https://ololadefaniyi.com/cv/) - [Research](https://ololadefaniyi.com/research/) [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)