.:. Advocacy & Human Rights Work .:.
Kirby Amour is a lifelong activist, public speaker, and advocate whose work has focused on parenting, systems harm, human rights, crisis response, and community care. She was one of the founders of Parents for Occupy Wall Street during the worldwide Occupy Movement, helping organize and amplify the voices of parents and families participating in public resistance and social change movements.
Her past advocacy work has included campaigns focused on police brutality, abuse of power within government systems, mutual aid, migration support, and disaster relief efforts. Following Hurricane Sandy, she helped co-found The Red Hook Volunteers, a grassroots New York-based disaster recovery organization supporting impacted communities through direct action and volunteer mobilization. She also participated on the ground in humanitarian support efforts connected to the migration crisis in Greece during the Syrian war. Kirby was featured in Dana Glazer’s 2014 documentary Parents of the Revolution. Her published writing includes The Protesting Parent and Beating Abusers & Fixing Systems of Abuse (Portugal Edition), reflecting her longstanding commitment to family advocacy, collective organizing, and institutional accountability.
Cabala Mama was founded in response to Kirby’s experiences navigating the Portuguese legal system after relocating abroad following Brexit. The project explores human rights concerns, survivor advocacy, legal reform, and the need for greater support systems for women and families navigating institutional harm across borders.
Her current advocacy work focuses heavily on family court harm, coercive control, survivor protection, disability, emotional abuse, and the long-term impact institutional systems can have on families and children. Through writing, organizing, social media storytelling, public speaking, and community support work, she explores the intersection of spirituality, systems, survival, and collective care. She is also developing an evolving public framework she refers to as “Petty Politics,” exploring how visibility, storytelling, humor, creativity, and culturally underestimated forms of expression can function as tools for public resistance and systems disruption.
As Minister in Formation with the Church of Sacred Resistance, Kirby now serves her community by creating a safe space for women survivors to gather and support one another. Professional meetings are available for advocacy collaborations, public education, speaking, and other projects.
Portugal: Community Work & Public Resistance
Kirby’s work in Portugal included owning Amour Soul Space café, community organizing, and survivor advocacy. In 2024, she undertook a 31-day hunger strike as part of her family-court advocacy. Portuguese media documented the protest and related family-court concerns.
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