Um. No they are not. Venli wants power. Eshonai wants freedom. Venli is pretty selfish. Eshonai is certainly not.
Venli was willing to sacrifice her people's beliefs, culture, lives, and enslave herself in return for power. This sounds pretty selfish to me.
Considering that Venli was completely fine with everything that happened while in stormform until her once mate was killed. I am going to say that her people's survival does not seem to be a high priority for Venli except in regards to how that effects her.
Sure this would make her interesting. Except her motivations are based on fear not a desire for change.
I see no evidence she had any idea that this would happen or that she cared that it did. In fact she seems rather dismissive of the newly awakened ones.