I believe that the Sankara family, thank God, has remained itself. It retains the image it always had before, during, and after Sankara. This is a st… - Odile Sankara
" "I believe that the Sankara family, thank God, has remained itself. It retains the image it always had before, during, and after Sankara. This is a strength because it allows us to perpetuate the image of Thomas Sankara. Despite the fact that by force of circumstances it is dispersed today, it has remained united and tries to preserve the values that Thomas so well embodied during his lifetime: love, integrity, and fairness.
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About Odile Sankara
Odile Sankara is a Burkinabé artist, actress, playwright and director. She is the President of the Récréâtrales and a younger sister to the late revolutionary leader of Burkina Faso, Thomas Sankara.
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I wasn't experienced in politics. The revolution in Burkina Faso certainly galvanized us. Women began to take the forefront of the political scene, before no one thought about it, it was reserved for men. So no, I did a performing arts option at university. I met great authors. And from there came my inspiration to go into theater. It's the place for me, as a woman, to exist by speaking at a higher level on a stage. I find it's the place of truth because you can't cheat the audience. We can convey things that people can't say, suffering inflicted on us women who are always walled up, who don't dare to speak out. And for me, theater was a revelation, even if it wasn't easy at first, but it's been going on for 30 years! At first, even my family, community, friends and everyone condemned me and said: "Why don't you go and look for a job with your degrees?
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