Sangeetha Ravichandran
Program Director |
A Long Walk Home
Sangeetha Ravichandran, MAAT, LPC, was born and raised in India, moved to Chicago to pursue her fine art career and then an art therapy career. Her research and work centers around intersectional approaches to examining empowerment and serving women and girls in marginalized communities by acknowledging their resilience, helping them heal and gain a stronger voice against violence.
Presentations from Facing Race 2012
Girl/Future: Youth Activism and Ending Gendered Violence
While African American girls are heavily represented in the victim quadrant of sexual assault, they are severely underrepresented in the solution quadrant. A Long Walk Home formed the Girl/Friends Leadership Institute, a year-round program, in the under-resourced neighborhood of North Lawndale, Chicago, in response to the epidemic of sexual assault and to arrive at sustainable solutions. Girl/Friends values those most affected by a racialized gender-based violence: African American adolescent girls and empowers them to be sexual and dating violence prevention advocates and social justice leaders in their schools and communities.
Speakers: Teana Gamill, Sangeetha Ravichandran, Larrinita Starks