If it is inaccessible to the poor, it is neither radical nor revolutionary.
– Author Unknown
If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.
– Lilla Watson
Campaign to Defend and Advance Ethnic Studies
San Francisco State University
February 2016 – Present
Develop multifaceted social justice campaign to defend and advance Ethnic Studies; Liaise between faculty, students, staff, administration, media and community; Contract with outside accountants to complete comprehensive budget analysis to successfully lobby for funding increase; Coordinate and execute direct action; Represent faculty to media outlets and local government; Solicit endorsements, resolutions and statements; Testified at the San Francisco Human Rights Commission.
Outcome – $750,000+ budget increase for 2016-2017 academic year; Established framework and timeline for future advancement
Fight for Five Campaign
California Faculty Association
2015-2016
Worked with union leadership to coordinate and prepare for CFA strike; Led informational workshops on campus; Provided institutional support.
Outcome – Approximately 10.5% wage increase for CFA members; 2.5% Service Salary Increase for eligible members
Campaign to End Violence Against Native Women
The White Buffalo Calf Woman Society
2015
Planned and executed fundraising event for the White Buffalo Calf Woman Society, a Native organization to end violence against Indian women
Outcome – raised $4,000
Nepal Earthquake Relief
Harambee Arts
2015
Coordinated fundraising event to address the unique needs of Nepali women and girls in the wake of Nepal’s April 2015 earthquake. Funds and services directed at supporting formerly enslaved women and girls and preventing human trafficking.
Outcome – raised $10,000
Medical Relief for Children in Gaza
International Relief Teams
2014
Authored and distributed “An Open Letter to Bill Maher” to challenge Islamophobia and draw attention to the needs of Palestinian survivors of Israel’s Operation Protective Edge. Leveraged attention from publication to solicit donations.
Outcome – raised $20,000