Sifaan Zavahir

School strike has now gained a new star support from Sifaan Zavahir (b. 1976).

He is the co-founder of Kinder Republic, the first and only Democratic School in Sri Lanka. He is an advocate for Child Rights and Restorative Practices – specifically that educational opportunities must be provided in a manner that respects and advances all the Rights of the Child.

Sifaan is credited for the amazing discovery from 2023 in which the interpretation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has been systematically misinterpreted as an oxymoronic "right to being coerced".

Don't be misled by the pirate looks in Johnny Depp style. Sifaan is a native of predominantly Buddhist Sri Lanka. His disposition and even his accent are reminiscent of the immortal Mahatma Gandhi. This is a man of peace and love who knows and admires the legacy of Janusz Korczak.

Children have a basic right be heard. Peaceful resistance in the form of school strike is the expression of this right. In the end, we fight for the right to be free to learn.

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