Ashley Triggs
Rethink
Ashley has been a part of Rethink since 2008. During her time with Rethink she has worked with a team of her peers to stand up for their rights. Her work in Food Justice, and its connection to the School to Prison Pipeline has been highlight on local television, newspapers, and radio. As the class President at her high school, she uses her skills in communications to advocate for and organize her fellow students. As Ashley transitions into the role of a Rethink Veteran she works with younger Rethinkers during the Rethink Summer leadership Institute as a Summer Intern. She sees passing the torch as a part of her ongoing work to improve New Orleans.
Presentations from Facing Race 2014
Building a Community Led Movement to End Mass Incarceration
Research can be a vehicle for unearthing stories in order to fuel the resistance to the oppression we face. This workshop will explore how individuals and organizations throughout the country are examining and using community participatory research to illuminate and demystify the reality of the cradle to prison pipeline and the grave impacts of incarceration on individuals, families, and communities -- humanizing research and the lives of participants in the process. This highly interactive workshop is geared towards those who are actively engaged in working with young people and dismantling the prison industrial complex.
Speakers: Patrisse Cullors, DeAngelo Bester, Milan Alexander, Alicia Walters, Azadeh Zohrabi, Kennadi Robinson, Ashley Triggs