Marina Tota Marina is an educator, organizer, activist, and researcher committed to building people power for a just and regenerative society. She has a background in psychology and education and about 15 years’ international experience in facilitating transformative learning and organizing processes with social movements, civil society groups, and international organisations. Originally from Italy, she has lived and worked across Europe, Africa, Asia and Central America designing, coordinating and facilitating trainings on organizing, artistic activism, campaigning, leadership, participatory action research, and more as part of Actionaid – Global Platforms. She coordinated, trained and coached activists, organisers, volunteers, to lead campaigns for climate justice, gender justice, human rights and Panafricanism. She has been leading the creation and development of national and international activist networks such as Activista Ghana, the African Creative Action Network. Currently, she is currently the Executive Director of the European Community Organizing Network (ECON).