Alison McCrary Pronouns: she, her As a social justice movement lawyer, community mediator, spiritual director, transformative justice practitioner, and an internationally sought-after speaker, Alison McCrary has lived her life at the intersections of justice and spirituality. She is a creative systems thinker, a go-to strategist for social movement…

Micah Melody Taberner Pronouns: she, her As a bi-racial, Latina, transgender, Christian woman, Micah Melody Taberner has learned the importance of communities where people can embrace their whole selves. Her greatest passion is helping individuals and communities explore the intersection of their own identities and faith. Currently, she works…

Dr. Onnie Poe Pronouns: she, her Dr. Onnie Poe stands out as a remarkable educator, community leader, and certified peer specialist parent, making significant strides in Augusta, GA, and beyond. Equipped with a Doctorate of Education in instructional leadership, an education specialist degree in curriculum and instruction, a Master of Education in counseling…

Autumn Dawn Gomez Pronouns: they, she Autumn Dawn Gomez (Taos Pueblo/Comanche) is a multifaceted Indigenous artist and organizer from the Northern Rio Grande area in New Mexico. Autumn is passionate about the Land, Water, and People. Autumn expresses that love through public murals, screen printing, working with elders and youth, participating in cultural…

Marcia Lee Pronouns: she, her I am a learner, grower, and listener. I look to nature’s rhythm, God’s time, my children, and my elders to show me the way. I am committed to finding joy in small things; to listening with my heart, body, spirit, and mind; and to ending oppression, racism,…

Michael H. Smith Pronouns: he, him, his Michael H. Smith serves as Senior Program Officer at the Colorado Health Foundation (TCHF). In this role, Michael co-leads the Foundation’s Advocacy Priority and supports the Foundation’s locally-focused work. Prior to joining TCHF, Michael was a Program and Strategy Officer at the Richmond Memorial Health Foundation…

Rev. Ian Carr McPherson Pronouns: they, them, theirs Rev. Ian Carr McPherson currently serves as the Minister of Social Justice and Students at Pullen Memorial Baptist Church, a historic congregation in the heart of Raleigh, NC. They are a graduate of Union Theological Seminary in the city of New York and an ordained minister…

Zakia McKensey Pronouns: she, her, hers Zakia McKensey is a native of Richmond, Virginia. She has been an active member of the LGBTQ community. For many years Zakia was a national performer and pageant competitor. She is a former Miss Gay Black America, Miss Black National, Miss International Supermodel, Miss Virginia Capitol…

Natilee McGruder Kyle Pronouns: she, her Natliee McGruder Kyle is a Montgomery native with deep roots in sustainable agriculture and community organizing around the country and specifically the Black Belt. She is in community with an extensive and diverse network of organizations, institutions, and individuals. As an organizational development consultant, she has expertise…

Molly McHenry Pronouns: she, her Molly McHenry is a family nurse practitioner, a queer person, a foster and adoptive parent, and a Christian. She has spent her career providing care to disenfranchised youth in Portland (OR), Manhattan, Boston, and now Cincinnati. This includes young people who are LGBTQ+, unhoused, incarcerated, HIV+, in…

Megan Black Pronouns: she, her Megan Black is a Midwest-based organizer and trainer committed to race equity, inclusive democracy, and the common good. Born and raised in Iowa to a progressive, Catholic, service-oriented, interracial family, Megan has spent much of her life trying to make sense of our differences and to build…

Emmanuel George Pronouns: he, him Emmanuel George is a community historian and preservationist from Hollywood, FL. Emmanuel's love for preserving Black history began in the mid-2010s when noticing the gentrification in the historic Black community of Hollywood known as Liberia, as well as its sibling historic Black community that sits across the…

Kah Yangni is an illustrator living in Philadelphia, PA. They make heartfelt art about justice, queerness, and joy. Kah’s artistic mission is to heal themself and others by making art that focuses on radical optimism and the power we have to make the world a better place. Kah uses text, vibrating color,…

Madeleine Jubilee Saito is a cartoonist and designer living on Duwamish land in Seattle, Washington. As an artist, she makes intimate, poetic comics about the environment and the sacred. Madeleine grew up in rural and post-industrial cities in northern Illinois, and now lives in Seattle. She is a white Lithuanian American woman, a…

Giizhigad (Christy B.) is an Anishinaabe artist, filmmaker, and cultural producer based in Detroit. As a storyteller through the main medium of film, she is building a practice of filmmaking that actively embodies liberation. Her creative process is participatory, organic, and emergent in how the stories and people on the other side of…

Melody Joy Overstreet is a poet, artist, writer, printer, weaver, and community educator. Her work is driven by themes of memory, interconnectivity, and change. She has exhibited her work locally as well as internationally, and has been featured in numerous publications inclusive of Inverness Almanac, Loam Magazine, and The Philosopher. She has helped…

Xiaolu Wang is a documentary filmmaker, curator, and translator from the Hui Muslim Autonomous Region of China, whose practice is based in the mapping of interiority with the use of video, poetry, memory, translations, and a decolonial lens. Their work has been screened at local venues and international film festivals. They contributed…

Ora Wise Pronouns: she, her Ora Wise is a chef, community connector, speaker, and facilitator focused on collaborative culinary and cultural production. She lives in Brooklyn and works as an organizational consultant, mentor, program director, and interdisciplinary producer in New York, Detroit, Puerto Rico, and beyond. Grounded in Popular Education as a…