Nikki Shonoiki - "To save the world one progressive idea at a time!"

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"To save the world one progressive idea at a time!"

River Falls, WI, USA
female, age 26
single
Speaks: English/American
Joined Feb 20, 2009

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Joined	Feb 20, 2009	Activist Aspirations	Enthusiastic
Here for	Meeting Friends, Professional Connections, Support a Cause
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Groups	DUO for World Peace, Invisible Youth Network - Online Community

Hometown	Minneapolis, MN
Homepage	http://www.myspace.com/nikynik345
Birthday	May 06, 1987
Languages	English/American
About Me	Nikki Shonoiki is a junior at University of Wisconsin- River Falls studying Intercultural Communications with a minor in Social Justice. Growing up in a lower middle class mixed-race community in South Minneapolis, MN she gained an appreciation for cultural and economic differences and the effects those differences have on society. Nikki herself is a cultural hybrid born to a Nigerian father and African American mother she felt tugged between following American culture while still holding on to her father's heritage. She has a twin brother and an older sister who has 2 sons. Nikki began paying attention to politics in High school, specifically when the twin towers fell. Until then she didn't realize the impact she could make on her community through political activism. When she arrived at UWRF and began taking courses in Political Science, she found where her passion lays. After being on Student Senate for 2 .5 years she's gained more knowledge about politics and more experience in political activism. In Spring 2008, she ran for local political office as a Pierce County Board Supervisor and won making her the only women, only minority and youngest member of the board in living memory. She has served as the Director of Diversity and Women's Initiatives on UWRF's Student Senate and is currently a Co-founder and Co-Chair of Rise Up for Women's Rights. She is also an Intern for United Council of UW Students, Wisconsin's State-wide Student Association and on the Board of Directors of Choice USA, a national pro-choice advocacy organization. After her Post-Secondary career at UWRF she hopes to continue on to Graduate school in order to receive a Masters in International Business. With this degree she would like to manage and/or start social justice organizations around the world that deal with major social issues such as poverty, women's rights, equal rights, genocide, etc., with the hope of creating positive change in at least one person's life.
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Lifestyle
Pets	None.. probably ever again
Activist Aspirations	Enthusiastic
Political Leaning	Very Liberal
Religions	Religiously Indecisive [Agnostic]
Eating Habits
Wild Fact About Me
My Philosophy
What Gives Me Hope
If I were Mayor, I'd make the world a better place by
What/who changed my life and why
What Bugs Me	Those who hurt others weaker than them, Ignorance and Indifference, Injustice in all aspects, Apathy, Abuse of any kind, Cynicism, Arrogance, Intolerance and Prejudice
Passions
Inspirations
What Scares Me
Favorites
Role Models	myself, my family, my friends, Michelle Obama, Mahatma Gandhi, Dalai Lama, Cynthia McKinney, Barrack Obama, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Angela Davis, Gloria Stienem, Lorretta Ross
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Interests	Everything and anything, Art/Design, environment, entertainment, herbs, movies, Mythology / Folklore, reading, photography, Mind/Body/Spirit, recycling, Travel/Adventure, humor
Books	Rachel Vincent, Patricia Briggs - Mercy Thompson Series, Karen Chance, Kim Harrison's Rachel Morgan series, romance novels, Mysteries, fantasy, any books about /the PARANORMAL
Music	Adele, Jon B., Common Sense, The Roots, Algebra, The Fray, Tabi Bonney, Musiq, India.Arie, jazz, Alternative Rock, Easy listening, REAL hip hop (not that mainstream radio, R and B, all kinds, neo-soul
Movies	Max Payne, Shoot em up, Horror/Scary/Thriller, Final Destination series, Underworld Series, RockNRolla, Doomsday, Sin City Series, Smoking Aces, Harry Potter series, Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy, Dream Girls, Stomp the Yard, Transformer Series, Anything with Will S
TV Shows	Burn Notice, castle, The Simpsons, Pysche, Gilmore Girls, South Park, the Daily Show, charmed, That 70's Show, Scrubs, Law and Order SVU, 24, Lost (ABC)
Favorite Foods	Soul Food, nigerian foods, seafood, Shrimp!, Asian cuisine
Favorite Places	Seattle Washington, italy, Philadelphia Pennslvania, Washington D.C., hawaii, scotland, Tucson Arizona, London England, greece, ireland, LAS VEGAS, San Francisco, New Zealand
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Mikey S. (126)	thanx for bein my fwiend nikki! wuv, mikey
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Gary G. (2475)	Thanks for joining DUO and being a friend!