Speaking & Facilitation | Utopian Visions

Keynotes

Building multiracial democratic power
Movement strategy for this political moment
The South as a site of transformation
Democracy as practice, not just aspiration
Fighting fascism and authoritarianism
Noncooperation and civil resistance
Racial justice
Environmental and climate justice
Reproductive justice
Black liberation, women's liberation, LGBTQUIA+ liberation
Movement and faith
Feminism
Complexity, multiple truths, and holding it all together

Facilitation & Training

Coalition strategy sessions
Movement infrastructure planning
Noncooperation and civil resistance trainings
Cross-sector alignment and governance

Consulting

Movement strategy
Coalition and partnership design
Partnership strategy development
Campaign and infrastructure design
Leadership development, coaching, and advising

Featured Media

Post-election national call with the Working Families Party and movement partners, November 2024. Over 150,000 participants.

Netroots Nation 2025 keynote, New Orleans.

The Fascism Barometer

Episode 1 with Ejeris Dixon, October 2024

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Democracy in Color

February 2025

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Beyond the Gatekeepers

With Bishop Yvonne Flunder & Bishop Vanessa M. Brown

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KPFA: Fascism in America Today

Black Radical Organizing with Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson

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How to Organize in an Authoritarian State

Building power when rights and freedoms are under threat

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Anti-Trump Resistance, No Kings, and Building Democracy

Interview on movement strategy and democratic power

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In the Press

Rolling Stone

The No Kings Playbook to Confront Trump's 'Authoritarian Breakthrough'

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The Guardian

We do not comply: how do we disrupt the momentum of cruelty? (with V, formerly Eve Ensler)

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The Antidote

Issue no. 9: Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson (profile by Michelle Howell)

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Selected Writing

A Love Letter to Survivors

Medium

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No Freedom Without Dismantling Patriarchy

An open letter to our movements and our country

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Selected Appearances

Netroots Nation (2025 keynote, 2024 keynote) · Tavis Smiley Show (TV, radio, and podcast; multiple appearances) · American Democracy Summit (Phoenix) · USA Today Storytellers Project (2020) · National Lawyers Guild 2019 (#Law4thePeople keynote) · SNCC Digital Gateway Project 2018 (closing keynote) · Facing Race Conference (featured speaker) · Prairie View A&M University (2022-2023 Activist in Residence)

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