On the surface, Clyanna appears to be an awkward social justice warrior. Her achievements and community impact, however, are anything but inept.
Hailing from Miami, Florida, Clyanna was a founding member of Black Lives Matter Upstate New York and newly founded organization NNLB, a 2020 cohort of the New Leader Council in the Capital District, a proud Union College alumnus, and has sat on numerous panels for restorative justice practices. In addition to offering her insight on the difficult and necessary topic of accountability within organizing and activist communities.
Clyanna is determined in her fight for freedom, reparations, equity, and replacement of mass incarceration with restorative justice practices and a chance for redemption, transformative healing, and strengthening communities.
Follow NNLB on all the socials for updates on events and content as well as check out NNLBUnited.com.
What We Talked About:
- Never visiting the college until the first day
- Looking at colleges at 12 years old
_ Living in America but living under the rules of the old country
- Culture shock
- Bail Reform + Discovery reform
- From organizing to volunteering to organizing
- Bringing your community together
- Social Justice
- Needing more resources within your community and having accountability
- Going to prison with John Legend
- The current conditions of prison
- When you run towards something while everyone else is running in the opposite direction.
- The best advice Clyanna's ever gotten
- Information about the NNLB
Resources:
Instagram: @NNLBUnited
Facebook: @NNLBUNITED
Facebook- @Clyanna.Blyanna
Twitter- @ClyannaL
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