Adrianna Griffith
Adrianna is a native of San Jose, CA and a longtime resident of Stockton. She is currently the Restorative Justice Program Specialist for the Women’s Center Youth & Family Services where she has worked for the past 5 years providing direct services to individuals and families experiencing domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking. As a Lived Experience Expert, she assists others experiencing various forms of trauma by helping them to navigate the systems intersecting in their lives. Her passion and focus have been to empower those most impacted by mass incarceration and sexual exploitation, helping them to unlock their full potential and understand how their own experiences have led to their decision making and behavior as well as bringing awareness to her community about how interpersonal violence and systemic harm intersect in our daily lives. In 2019, she became an Outside Organizer with Initiate Justice, furthering the mission of activating the political power of those most impacted by mass incarceration and in 2020, a fellow, with the Solis Policy Institute through the Women’s Foundation of California. Adrianna also currently Chairs the Legal Advocacy workgroup of the San Joaquin County Human Trafficking Taskforce. Her favorite activities include spending time with her family, playing PS4 and spending time in community with her extended I.J (Initiate Justice) family growing, learning, healing and discussing all things prison abolition!
Amy Smith
Ms. Smith is the founder of amy_consulting, a watchdog barrier buster advocacy firm in Anchorage Alaska. She believes when vulnerable people are maltreated or exploited a sense of profound isolation from their community occurs. Ms. Smith’s passion is inspiring through Survivor Led leadership; current victims, survivors, and disenfranchised community members a safe, judgement free space to tap into their power individually and as likeminded groups to courageously develop their lived narrative to foster felt change in their lives and communities.
Polina Ostrenkova
Press:
https://www.covenanthouse.org/charity-blog/i-want-fight-justice-and-equality