Shaena Johnson
Born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Shaena Johnson is the Program Director at BreakOUT! and brings over 7 years of organizing and advocacy experience as well as her extensive work in the community focusing on issues facing LGBTQ youth in the juvenile justice system. Shaena investigated conditions of confinement for incarcerated youth and supported defense attorneys with zealous advocacy and investigation for court-involved youth in New Orleans as a Youth Advocate and later the LGBTQ Program Coordinator at the Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana and as an Investigator at the Louisiana Center for Children's Rights. In 2013, Shaena became a Brown Boi after completing the Brown Boi Leadership Training Cohort.
Presentations from Facing Race 2014
Get Yr Rights: Toolkits for Transforming Our Communities
Get Yr Rights: a national Know Your Rights Network made up of organizations working with LGBTQ youth are excited to share out a youth-created campaign toolkit! Policing is a day to day reality faced by LGBTQ youth, especially LGBTQ youth of color in communities across the country. Youth are responding to police violence by organizing their communities and changing law and policy to reduce harm during police interactions. During this session we will launch a toolkit to share out the brilliance, organizing strategies, and campaign tools created by and for LGBTQ youth.
Speakers: Shaena Johnson, Mitchyll Mora