Muntaha Mohamed

Muntaha Mohamed

LEAD FACILITATOR & HEAD OF YOUTH PROGRAMMING PORTLAND, EMPOWERED PORTLAND, ME

Muntaha Mohamed is a Black/Somali woman, artist, and activist living on Abenaki Land. She believes in and works to build community, create safe spaces, and enact the courage it takes to envision and move towards an equitable world together. Muntaha co-leads creative writing workshops, has previously supported BIPOC youth organizing to dismantle white supremacy in schools and is currently a Howard graduate student intending to research Somali ancestral practices. She loves discussing and learning about healing, Black Liberation, Africana history, Afro-futurism, intersectional movement work, and re-imagining as an organizing method. She is looking forward to learning more about equitable organizing practices and how to embody them.

Ann Smith
Ann Smith

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AFRICAN CARIBBEAN AMERICAN PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, INC., HARTFORD, CT

Tracy Kelley
Tracy Kelley

INTERIM DIRECTOR, WÔPANÂAK LANGUAGE RECLAMATION PROJECT, MASHPEE, MA

Jennifer Weston
Jennifer Weston

CO-DIRECTOR, LAKOTA WELL-BEING PROJECT, STANDING ROCK SIOUX RESERVATION, NORTH & SOUTH DAKOTA

Gladys Vega
Gladys Vega

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LA COLABORATIVA, CHELSEA, MA

Mario Florez
Mario Florez

REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELL BEING, TRINITY HEALTH OF NEW ENGLAND

Balqies Mohamed
Balqies Mohamed

YOUTH LEAD ORGANIZER, PORTLAND EMPOWERED, PORTLAND, ME

Carlon Howard NME Foundation
Carlon Howard

CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER AND CO-FOUNDER, EQUITY INSTITUTE, PROVIDENCE, RI

Cynthia Massillon
Cynthia Massillon

DEAN OF STUDENTS, SOMERVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SOMERVILLE, MA

KAREN CHEN
Karen Chen

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHINESE PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION BOSTON, MA

Muntaha Mohamed
Muntaha Mohamed

LEAD FACILITATOR & HEAD OF YOUTH PROGRAMMING PORTLAND, EMPOWERED PORTLAND, ME

Christie Nold
Christie Nold

TEACHER, SOUTH BURLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT