Kajal Odedra
The global communications director of change.org, Kajal is passionate about the ability of individuals (rather than politicians) to change their world, from the smallest local initiatives to huge global campaigns.
Biography
The Global Communications Director of change.org, Kajal is passionate about the ability of individuals (rather than politicians) to change their world, from the smallest local initiatives to huge global campaigns. In her work, Kajal has supported some of the biggest campaigns in the UK, from Laura Coryton's campaign to end the tampon tax to Richard Ratcliffe's fight to free his wife Nasanin from prison in Iran. She speaks regularly as a campaigns expert, hosting talks at both Oxford and Cambridge University and running workshops with women in India. In her recent Ted Talk, she discussed some of the motivations that drive her.
Kajal is a second-generation immigrant who grew up witnessing racial abuse. Following an English degree at Loughborough University and an MA in Creative and Life Writing at Goldsmiths University, she has devoted her life to giving a voice to those who feel they have none. Alongside her work with Change.org, she serves on the board of Save the Children UK and is an advisor to the feminist organisation Level Up. In March 2018 she was named Stylist's Woman of the Week for her work in campaigning and in 2021 she was appointed as a Visiting Fellow for Oxford University.
Books
After a hotly contested auction her first book,
DO SOMETHING: Activism for Everyone, was published in 2019.