she, ella

#AbortionShowers project 

i am reproductive justice organizer, artist and storyteller at the intersections of mass incarceration and immigration. i share my incarceration and abortion story as an act of resistance to fight stigma and bring awareness to abolition and racial justice. I create space spaces to bust stigma and release shame that center unapologetic joy.

@emotionalgangzter

ELLAS

BEMBA PR

BEMBA PR es una colectiva enfocada en la participación política a través del arte callejero. Promovemos la creatividad como instrumento de lucha en el contexto colonial y de austeridad de Puerto Rico. Nuestra propuesta puede ser entendida como un experimento social a través de modelos de autogestión y autonomía ciudadana, cuyo objetivo es influenciar las dinámicas sociales en el espacio publico a través del arte y la acción comunitaria. 

@bemba.pr 

He/Him/His

Chicago City Council

Alderperson Carlos Ramirez-Rosa has served as a member of the Chicago City Council since 2015, representing Chicago’s 35th Ward.  In his time on the City Council, Alderman Rosa has been a leader in building new affordable housing, passing historic legislation to address displacement, COVID community relief initiatives, addressing income inequality, investing in neighborhood schools, and passing police accountability ordinances – ensuring Chicagoans have a say over policing in their neighborhoods.

@cdrosa (IG)

I am from Monterrey, Mexico and have called Texas home for the past 23 years. I began organizing in High School and continue to work at the intersection of immigration, criminal justice, and labor.  Cuando no ando strategically messing with Texas' problematic self, me gusta mucho bailar (zapateado is life), leer,  y comer snacks, especialmente papitas con chile y limón. 

@organizaTX (X)

ella / elle

Plataforma Eje

Helen Ceballos es una artista transfronteriza caribeña que concibe su labor como artivista, curadora y productora desde una mirada descolonial y antirracista. La gesta creativa como un lugar para diseñar, curar, atemperar y generar redes desde canales de acción horizontales que fomentan nuestras autonomías isleñas. Sus obras e investigaciones han sido publicadas y presentadas en teatros, museos, calles, galerías, universidades, comunidades y festivales en el Caribe, Estados Unidos, Latinoamérica y Europa. 

@helen.ceballos (IG)

She/Her

UpTogether

Ivanna Neri is the UpTogether Senior Director of Partnerships. Her studies include nutrition science and public administration. Ivanna is a Mexican-American (first generation immigrant) and some of her experience includes community organizing, community engagement, public policy, strategic partnerships and institutional and public fundraising. Since 2018, Ivanna leads UpTogether’s work in the Southwest region and builds and manages a portfolio of partnerships with government and philanthropy to expand direct investment to individuals across the country. 

@Move_UpTogether

She/her/they

City of Chicago

Jessica has 10+ years of leadership experience in government and local and national nonprofits. During her time as Chief of Staff for the 35th Ward, Jessica helped direct legislative priorities and people-powered initiatives across the city for 35th Ward Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, such as the passage of the Bodily Autonomy Sanctuary City Ordinance, which protects the right to abortion and gender-affirming care in Chicago. In her current role with the Committee on Zoning, Jessica helped win the expansion of the Northwest Side Housing Preservation ordinance, which will preserve naturally occurring affordable housing across the Northwest Side. 

She/her series 

BOSTON CITY COUNCIL 

At Large City Councilor Julia Mejia was the 1st Afro Latina elected to the Boston City Council.  After a historic one vote win in 2020 Julia has already passed 15 pieces legislation to advance communities of color. Julia has been a strong advocate for equity and inclusion in Boston, emphasizing the need for diverse voices in decision-making processes. Julia has championed initiatives focused on affordable housing and education, working to address systemic issues affecting marginalized communities. Mejia's accomplishments also include successfully pushing for reforms in public safety and community engagement, reflecting her commitment to fostering a more just and equitable city.

@Juliaforboston

she/her/ella

Sueños Sin Fronteras de Tejas (SSFTX)

Laura Molinar, a Tejana organizer and health advocate from San Antonio, Texas, co-founded and serves as co-executive director of Sueños Sin Fronteras (SSFTX) de Tejas. A survivor of interpersonal violence, her advocacy is shaped by personal experiences navigating health disparities in Texas. Under her leadership, SSFTX has advanced access to healthcare and education for undocumented communities while advocating for compassionate and equitable immigration and health policies.

@suenossinfronterastx, @loudadanielle

she/her/ella

Just Futures Law

Laura is a proud boricua based in Georgia. She works with Just Futures Law, supporting grassroots organizers resisting the deportation machine. In past roles, she has directed a program helping free immigrants caged by ICE in the South, and represented farmworkers in wage theft and trafficking cases. 

she/her/ella

parent advocate and not affiliated to an org

Mami advocate for trans youth and their families.  Over the last nine years I have helped families navigate systems barriers, organized against anti-trans legislation in state and nationally, and helped with messaging. 'At the core of my advocacy is centering the need of our children, and helping them full lives full of pride and self confidence. 

@zettiegrams, @themamiadvocate

he/him

Chispa AZ

I have been part of the EJ movement for 8 years on Chispa AZ team. We were part of the team to bring the first electric school bus to AZ as part of the campaing Clean Buses for Healthy Niños. We also accomplish with a strong coalition to protect the grand canyon as a national movement. We are increasing the tree shade canopy in Phoenix to fight the heat island effect specially in South and west phoenix.

ChispaAz

she/her/ella

Abortion on Our Own Terms

Abortion On Our Own Terms is a national campaign that uses culture change and advocacy to make safe, effective self-managed abortion accessible to all people without stigma or legal risk. Campaign Director, Nancy Cárdenas Peña (She/Her/Ella) is a policy expert and an organizer advocating at the intersection of im/migration and reproductive justice with a desire to see communities exercise their full bodily autonomy. Born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley, Nancy is also part of We Testify, a storytelling cohort for self managed abortion havers.

@txabortionista (IG)

she/her/ella

Organized Power in Numbers

Neidi Dominguez Zamorano (Albuquerque) -- founding executive director of Organized Power In Numbers (formerly Unemployed Workers United); organizer, campaigner, and strategist in the immigrant and workers' rights movements; migrated from Mexico at age 9; leader in the campaign to win Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA); co-directed the CLEAN Carwash campaign, unionizing workers into the Steelworkers Union; held leadership roles at AFL-CIO, IUPAT, and served as national states deputy director for Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign

neididz (IG)            @neidid (X)

elle/she/they

Strategic Actions for a Just Economy (SAJE)

I do tenant rights work in both LA City and LA County. I helped co-lead the Tenant Anti Harassment Ordinance (TAHO) campaign to pass the strongest TAHO law in LA City. I run tenant rights clinics to help tenants with landlord harassment, eviction and eviction notices, and lack of repairs. I love running, cats, dancing, hiking, nature, astrology, tarot cards, and all queer and intuitive things.

@edna.monroy17 , @edna_SOLA