Jackie Obungah (she/her)

Jackie is a Black African femme living, working and playing on the occupied Coast Salish territories of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Peoples. She is eternally grateful for the delicate communal care offered by Black and Indigenous youth on these lands. She is particularly intentional in fostering and building meaningful community and solidarity between Black and Indigenous youth in her immediate community. Jackie dedicates her time toward curating spaces for dialogue and participating in mutual aid efforts in her community. She has been intentional in dedicating time to learn her indigenous languages and speak them more often. Jackie spends her time reveling in the optimism of Afro-futurist worlds through film literature and photography.