Shanelle Mathews is the Communications Manager at the Oakland, CA-based organization Forward Together, which leads grassroots actions and trains community leaders to seek to transform policy and culture so all people will have the economic, social and political power, and resources to make decisions about their gender, bodies, and sexuality. Previously Shanelle worked for Law Students for Reproductive Justice as their first Development and Administrative Associate, before which she was a freelance journalist contributing to such outlets as Women’s eNews and the Women’s Media Center. She is currently working toward a MS in Urban Studies with an emphasis in Race, Ethnicity, and American Urban Culture. (www.forwardtogether.org)
