SPARK Reproductive Justice NOW is excited to be awarding our 2nd Annual FIERCE Award to outstanding reproductive justice warriors committed to liberation and justice for our bodies, genders, sexualities, and communities.
Members of the Year
AJ Jones
AJ is an advocate for the rights of all oppressed peoples. Having worked on a variety of social justice issues, amongst them LGBTQ rights, reproductive justice, and worker’s rights, he is currently an active member leader with SPARK Reproductive Justice NOW and serves as an officer with the support group Trans(forming). AJ’s passion lies in working on behalf of our most vulnerable community members because he is one. By giving voice to the voiceless, he in turns gives voice to himself.
BT
BT is the founder and/or facilitator for several trans men support groups – Trans Men of Color, Stealth World, TransReading Group, and Trans(forming).
He has over 25 years of experience in social and human service causes, focusing his work on youth, seniors, trans people, people with disabilities, and people of color. In addition to organizing a monthly support and social group for trans men communities, he does outreach and networking with various agencies, community organizations, and members to provide housing, food, clothing, and employment resources to community members as well as providing much needed one-on-one emotional support.
BT has worked as a Service Leader for the AmeriCorps Program and has an extensive volunteer record, having lent his time as a participant, panelist, and organizer for a number of panel discussions and community conversations.
A true Arian, he values his friendships and relationships and currently resides in the Historic West End with his Partner (and greatest supporter) Cee Cee.
Partner of the Year
ACLU of Georgia
The American Civil Liberties Union is a national non-partisan organization with more than 280,000 members dedicated to preserving and defending the principles embodied in the Bill of Rights. While the ACLU is often perceived as one large organization, it is actually a network of state affiliates associated with a national office.
The purpose of this Association shall be to advance the cause of civil liberties in Georgia, with emphasis on the rights of free speech, free press, free assembly, freedom of religion, due process of law and to take all legitimate action in the furtherance of such purposes without political partisanship.
To learn more about the ACLU of GA, visit www.acluga.org.
Community Brilliance
Georgia Undocumented Youth Alliance (GUYA)
GUYA is an Undocumented Youth-led organization which seeks dignity and justice for its immigrant youth community in the state of Georgia. GUYA believes all persons should have equal access to education and a life free from persecution regardless of their legal status.
To learn more about GUYA, visit guyaconnect.tumblr.com.
