12: Mx. Yaffa - Creating Your Utopia Now
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Tune in to hear about the idea of creating utopia, a beautiful combination of visioning and justice. "I’m not going to wait for systems of oppression to be dismantled for me to live as close of a utopic lifestyle as I can" - Mx. Yaffa
Mx. Yaffa (they/she) is an acclaimed disabled, autistic, mad, trans, queer, Muslim, and indigenous Palestinian individual who has received multiple awards for their transformative work around displacement, decolonization, equity, and centering the lived experiences of individuals most impacted by injustice.
Mx. Yaffa is the inaugural Executive Director of Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity (MASGD), as well as the founder of several non-profits and community projects, such as CT Mutual Aid, and Life in My Days, an international non-profit that supports individuals and their communities on their journeys for self-actualization through mutual aid, transformative justice, and disability justice. Mx. Yaffa is an engineer, death and birthing doula, peer support specialist, consultant, and artist.
Mx. Yaffa is a storyteller and an equity and transformation consultant, having shared their story with over 150,000 audience members at speaking events globally.
Connect with Yaffa:
IG: @yaffasutopia
MASGD: @themasgd / MASG Website
Consulting Website: Meraj Consulting
Connect with Andrea:
IG: @alovincoven
Intro & Outro music: Me Siento Como el Sol by Sharisse Francisco
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