Cry Power Episode 8: Colm O'Gorman
How One Man Sued the Pope for Crimes Against Love
The Cry Power podcast is hosted by Hozier in partnership with Global Citizen, talking to inspirational artists and activists about how to change the world. In its eighth episode, Hozier talks with Colm O'Gorman — the Executive Director of Amnesty International Ireland — about his own experiences of sexual assault, the world-changing power of individual action, and the extraordinary story of how he sued the Pope. But it's not all talk — you can join the Global Citizen movement and take action below to tackle sexual violence.
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"The only thing that ever really changes the world, the only thing that holds power to account, is when ordinary people seize and manifest their own power and demand change," Colm O'Gorman tells Hozier on the Cry Power podcast.
O'Gorman has spent his whole career supporting survivors of sexual abuse like himself. But today, more than 1 in 3 countries around the world lack protections on sexual violence and harassment in the workplace. Your actions matter: sign the Global Citizen petition now to call on world leaders to sign the International Labour Organisation's convention to end violence and harassment at work.
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