“Power has ben cried by those stronger than me, straight into the face that tells you to rattle your chains if you love being free.”
— Mavis Staples & Hozier
“None but ourselves can free our minds.”
— Bob Marley
My Approach
My work is grounded in a liberationist and abolitionist framework that understands immigrant justice as inseparable from the broader struggle against systems of oppression. I believe that borders, detention, and criminalization are not isolated policies; they are extensions of racial capitalism, colonial histories, and state violence that disproportionately harm Black, Indigenous, and immigrant communities.
As an educator, organizer, and future therapist, I approach this work with the understanding that healing and justice must coexist. Immigrant communities do not just need access, they need transformation. This means moving beyond reform and toward reimagining systems that have never been built for our survival.
I center the lived experiences of undocumented and immigrant people, particularly youth, as sources of knowledge, resistance, and leadership. Through workshops, curriculum-building, and community organizing, I create spaces where people can critically examine systems of power, reconnect with their identities, and build collective strategies for change.
Abolition, to me, is not only about dismantling harmful systems like detention centers and deportation regimes, it is about building new worlds rooted in dignity, access, and collective care. This work is about more than advocacy; it is about liberation.
I believe in a free Palestine and the joy and liberation of all oppressed people everywhere.