Activism

While I’m dedicated to utilizing my design work for the betterment of the world, I believe that grassroots organizing is at the heart of transformational social movements. Therefore, I’ve sought to be involved in activism throughout my time at UW.

One of the main organizations I’ve worked with during my time at UW is Institutional Climate Action (ICA). I have worked with ICA at varying extents over the past five years at UW – beginning in 2020, online from my house.

Most of the work I’ve done with ICA has been behind the scenes – although some artifacts of my participation exist, such as the photos above. I’ve gone to many meetings, made signs, attended club parties, researched for our campaigns, attended protests, and also attended social club gatherings.

Honors courses have provided opportunities to deepen my connections to other students, learn about activist movements, and ground myself in like-minded communities to grow capacity for activism. Honors courses such as Liberation Movements and Education & Power connected me with many other inspiring students and provided spaces that were both comforting and challenging – teaching me new information, pushing me to live up to my values, and showing me the challenges and joys of community.

Although activism can be disheartening and frustrating at times, it has also brought fulfillment and purpose and connected me to others. Ultimately, my engagement with activism has led me to understand the necessity of community in any movement for change, however fraught it can be.