Martina Kartman
Law, Society & Justice; Women Studies with Departmental Honors
Undergraduate
2009 Fellows
Travel Locations: Guatemala, Honduras, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Haiti, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda
Motivated by her education and her personal experiences with adversity and difference, Kartman wants to travel to post-colonial countries rebuilding from systematic racism, to witness and experience the strength of art. From the Ghetto Youth Uprising in Port Elizabeth to Islamic hip hop movement in Morocco, she wants to learn beyond what the classroom can teach and feel the narrative through art – essential to getting whole picture.
Alumni Reflections
How did the Bonderman impact your life?
“It’s impacted my life in profound ways. I’ve built lifelong relationships with people who I met and lived with along the way and committed to global solidarity for movements for liberation because of the experience.”
What are you doing now?
“I am the Community Education Director at a local nonprofit that I co-founded in 2017, after graduating law school. I am inspired by the communities I organize alongside near and far.”