Guisela Mishel Ramos was born in the beautiful town of Sanarate, Guatemala. She migrated alone to the states at age 7, embarking on a journey with the hopes to reunite with her mother. They were connected in 2003 and the Fruitvale became her new home. As a high school student she remembers being this quiet and timid girl. Afraid of people finding out her undocumented status. That all changed when she joined 67 Sueños. In 67 she learned to express herself and found her voice through spoken word. She used her newfound power to speak out against unjust immigration policies and violence impacting her community.
Ericson "E" Amaya Bonilla was born in Pulgarcito de America (El Salvador), but was raised in Deep East Oakland. He joined 67 Sueños as a high school intern back in 2013. During his time at 67, he discovered poetry as the tool that allowed him to express himself and take control of his life. While getting himself through college, "E" has continued to mentor and organize over 100 Oakland youth each year. He is currently on his path to graduate from SFSU.
Dulcinea joined AFSC (American Friends Service Committee) to support the Roots for Peace team in developing and facilitating the Freedom School program and coalition building. Dulcinea is from Michoacan, Mexico, and at a young age she migrated with her family to South Central Los Angeles. She began community organizing in 2012, successfully advocating and witnessing the implementation of Ethnic Studies in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), among many other local campaigns in Los Angeles.
Adalberto Rios is AFSC's Program Director for Roots for Peace.
Crystal Gonzalez serves as Program Coordinator of AFSC’s Roots for Peace program in Los Angeles and has been on staff with AFSC since 2010. With AFSC she has overseen the successful development of two urban farming projects, a food equity campaign, and the development of annual Freedom Schools that support youth organizing.
Minerva Mendoza is an indigenous Mixteca from the southern state of Oaxaca, Mexico. When she was seven years old, her family migrated to California in search of better opportunities and settled in Madera. She earned a degree in psychology from Fresno State in 2013.
Myrna Martinez Nateras is a popular educator, participatory researcher, and cultural organizing practitioner who has dedicated her experience to fostering the Central Valley’s immigrants into active citizens and social actors. She advocates and organizes for immigrants and indigenous rights, with a focus on strengthening women’s leadership.
Lida Shepherd is the director of AFSC’s West Virginia Economic Justice Project (WVEJ), a community organizing and advocacy program. Lida’s work advances policy solutions to issues affecting poor and working families in West Virginia, and includes popular education trainings, policy advocacy, and coalition building. Lida also serves on the boards of the American Civil Liberties Union-WV and Mountain State Justice. She graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in Peace and Conflict Studies and lives with her family in Lewisburg, WV.
Timothy Franzen is the Atlanta Economic Justice Program Director.
Foluke Nunn has worked for the AFSC Atlanta Economic Justice Program since December 2017. In her role as a Community Organizer, Foluke works with tenants and partner organizations to launch campaigns for housing justice.