I'm Rebecca (she/her), an arts, equity, and justice consultant, facilitator, interdisciplinary artist, and former civil rights attorney working with communities to heal internalized oppression, decolonize the imagination, and move practices toward equity.
My programs are rooted in guiding individuals to begin compassionately holding their discomfort and questioning long-held beliefs in order to cultivate self-awareness, meaningful connection, and action toward personal and community justice. The center of this work is both creating supportive healing space for individuals shedding the impacts of structural oppression and addressing inequities within institutions. Rather than partnering with communities to say and do the "right" thing, we unpack history, assess its present-day impacts on us, and strategize about how to move forward for long-term institutional, internal, and interpersonal change.
My undergraduate degree is in musical theater performance, and as an artist, I continue to investigate the world through creating vocal soundscapes and movements to encapsulate the soul journey. I went on to practice civil rights law as Associate Counsel with The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law where I attained a critical analysis of systemic oppression and engaged with the judicial and legislative systems as an advocate for justice. Those experiences came with me into to the classroom where I taught artistic activism, community building, and know your rights courses spanning from the law school to the high school environment. Now, I fuse all of those experiences to create community sessions that speak to various learning styles, incorporate creative expression, and offer deliberate actions for change.
My programs are rooted in guiding individuals to begin compassionately holding their discomfort and questioning long-held beliefs in order to cultivate self-awareness, meaningful connection, and action toward personal and community justice. The center of this work is both creating supportive healing space for individuals shedding the impacts of structural oppression and addressing inequities within institutions. Rather than partnering with communities to say and do the "right" thing, we unpack history, assess its present-day impacts on us, and strategize about how to move forward for long-term institutional, internal, and interpersonal change.
My undergraduate degree is in musical theater performance, and as an artist, I continue to investigate the world through creating vocal soundscapes and movements to encapsulate the soul journey. I went on to practice civil rights law as Associate Counsel with The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law where I attained a critical analysis of systemic oppression and engaged with the judicial and legislative systems as an advocate for justice. Those experiences came with me into to the classroom where I taught artistic activism, community building, and know your rights courses spanning from the law school to the high school environment. Now, I fuse all of those experiences to create community sessions that speak to various learning styles, incorporate creative expression, and offer deliberate actions for change.
Header photo by Liz Maney