Zakiyya Ismail is a mother of three adults who have never been to school—because there was no need. For over 25 years, she’s been experimenting with the idea that living and learning can be, well, free! Zakiyya has spent her days building a community with unschooling families treading a similar path, and reflecting on how freedom in education intersects with decolonisation, social change, and social justice. She has organised two international conferences and multiple regional events. She sometimes speaks at unschooling events and also found herself talking about unschooling on the TEDx stage. She firmly stands by her motto that if our social justice lens excludes children, it’s bullshit. She is currently completing her Master’s in Clinical Psychology and has a special interest in neurodiversity.