taliba obuyaShe/Her/Herstaliba is a comrade, mother, daughter, sister, foot soldier and a dreamer for a new South. Raised by a single father and hailing from the 713, she spent the early days of the 80s and 90s in Houston, under the social effects of the War on Drugs and hip-hop politics. Currently, taliba is the…
Stephanie AutumnShe/Her/HersStephanie Autumn brings extensive experience in developing, implementing, and evaluating programs in the Indian country. A member of the Hopi Tribe, Ms. Autumn possesses 38 years of local, national, and international American Indian advocacy and policy work experience as well as working with tribal communities to address issues specific to tribal youth. Ms. Autumn…
Monica JonesShe/Her/HersMonica Jones is a Black transgender advocate who also advocates for the rights of sex workers and low-income women of color. She holds a degree is social work from Arizona State University. She has advocated at the United Nations in Geneva and New York, has presented at International AIDS Conferences in Australia and South…
LuzHilda CamposShe/Her/EllaLuzHilda Campos is a community organizer and racial justice movement builder. LuzHilda currently serves as a policy manager at Bold Futures NM. She was born in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua Mexico, and migrated to New Mexico alongside her family at the age of three. LuzHilda began organizing at the age of 16 and later co-founded…
Jonel BeauvaisShe/Her/HersJonel Beauvais is a Wolf Clan, Mohawk and is the proud mother of three children and chosen auntie, sister, and friend to many. She works diligently to empower and induce healing within all Native/Indigenous communities in order to prosper in the Haudenosaunee teachings of good medicine and good minds. Currently working for Kahwatsiraien:ton, she…
Ellen BarryShe/her/hersEllen works as a Senior Consultant for Women & Justice Issues Consulting, a consulting firm in Oakland, CA that focuses on issues affecting women and girls impacted by the Criminal Justice System. She founded Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC), an organization focusing on the impact of the criminal justice system on incarcerated…
Diana “Dinni” GordonShe/Her/HersDiana R. Gordon writes about politics and criminal justice for academic and general audiences. Her books include, among others, The Justice Juggernaut: Fighting Crime, Controlling Citizens and Transformation and Trouble: Crime, Justice, and Participation in Democratic South Africa. She is professor emerita of political science and criminal justice of The City College of…
Deborah Peterson SmallShe/Her/HersDeborah Peterson Small is Executive Director of Break the Chains, an advocacy organization committed to addressing the disproportionate impact of punitive drug policies on poor communities of color. Break the Chains was founded in the belief that community activism and advocacy is an essential components of progressive policy reform. Break the Chains works…
Charlene AllenShe/Her/HersCharlene is the Director of Partnerships at Common Justice, innovative victim service and alternative-to-incarceration program based on restorative justice principles. She has worked with survivors of crime and trauma for more than twenty years as an attorney, advocate, and educator. She led one of the first statewide domestic violence coalitions as lobbyist/organizer for Jane…
Cathy RaphaelShe/Her/HersCathy Raphael is a founding mother of the Women and Girl’s Foundation of Southwest PA. She is a long-time supporter of Three Rivers Community Foundation in Pittsburgh where she established a Women’s Initiative Fund. She has served on the boards of the Ms. Foundation for Women, Women Donors Network, Women’s Law Project, Society for…