Meet your 2016-17 SJOs!
Social Justice Organizers
Mission Statement
Armaan Singh
My name is Armaan Singh and I am a senior majoring in community psychology.
I was born to a first generation Indian family in Detroit, Michigan. I believe change begins inside our circle, which is why I seek to share this journey of self evolution, and social betterment on campus. I seek to use my position to make our campus more safe, more inclusive, and more understanding about intersectionality.
I draw inspiration from my exposures, and experiences that help me build my vision of this life; and something about my education, my knowledge, my sense of responsibility and my conscious tells me that there is so much wrong to our society. Being an SJO is not just a income driven choice for me, it is my passion. Being an SJO means to inspire, it means to wake up everyday, and pave the way of revolutionary change. Being an SJO means to be alive.
I am a heterosexual, transgender man of color, who is driven to bring change in how we operate as a community based on our differences. I am passionate to raise my voice on issues that impact the lives of young LGBTQIA+ individuals, and seek out the road blockers that silence them in the first place. I face microaggression, and insensitive judgement on daily basis. Thus, giving me all the reasons to advocate for others with oppressed identities.
"The only way out of our oppressed pain is to heal together."
Jasmyne Bryant
Yo! I’m Jasmyne and I am a third year student majoring in Society, Ethics, and Human Behavior minoring in Diversity Studies and Human Rights. What should I let yall know about me? Hmmm….
I am a social justice organizer.
I am a revolutionary.
I am an abolitionist.
I am an oppressed person.
I am a person.
I have been personally harmed by systems of oppression within our world. Injustices are in the fibers of my everyday life. So, when I got the privilege to obtain a higher education I chose to evaluate and deconstruct systems of power. My mission is to ensure that tomorrow can be a better existence for myself and my loved ones (this includes you). I don’t think there is anything radical about this. In fact, I think it is the responsibility of all citizens of the world to participate in the continual growth and evolution of society. I seek a more equitable and utopian existence. This begins, I believe, with making space for knowledge to be shared and reminding each other that we are upholding all systems of power through every relationship in our lives. It is up to all of us to revolutionize ourselves on a micro level in order to make an impact on a macro level. This is what revolution is to me. That is why I am here.
Holler if you see me.
Email if you need me.
Kim Correa
I'm fat, Latinx, a woman, and queer - all of these identities influence and inform my day to day life, and I believe all of these intersecting identities carry both oppressions and privileges. Unlearning privilege and how to navigate identities can be hard, and I know that I have so much more to learn. My goal is to create environments and experiences on campus where we can all respectfully learn together.
Naima Shaltu
My name is Naima Shaltu, double majoring in Society, Ethics & Human Behavior and Health Studies. This is my third year at UWB and I'm excited to make a change on campus.
Through my experiences, I have learned a lot about what problems we face as a society and what problems are needed to be solved. One of my beliefs through achieving change is through education and as an African, Oromo, Muslim Women is, believing that knowledge is a powerful aspect in life. My goals are to create opportunities for students to be educated on clearing up misconceptions and stereotypes that are placed by media voices like "Fox News" or "CNN" and make people realize that we should be getting reliable resources on media that only speaks "23% of truth" and the rest biased.
I try and do my best to speak out on misconceptions as a Spoken Word Artist through my poetry. My job is to give the voiceless a voice, and if you need someone you can count on, InshaAllah (God Willing), as an Social Justice Organizer, you can count on it!
Rowaida Mohammed
My name is Rowaida and I am an Educational Studies major. I am currently on my third year and working as a Social Justice Organizer for the first time.
I joined the Social Justice Organizers team because I want to make a change on campus. There are a lot of injustices that are happening in the US and we see these issues come up on campus. There are a lot of misconceptions about certain groups of people and certain identities. I want to bring more awareness to that. I want to find the barriers and work on breaking them with the rest of my team members. I am hoping for a better just year!
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