“I have found a lot of healing and growth through playing and singing with my guitar over the years.”
- Name: Ceci Pineda
- Born: January 2
- From: Brooklyn, NY, USA
- Pronouns: They/them
- Contribution/Impact: Pineda is an educator in New York City and since 2012 they have worked with non-profit organizations around environmental justice, education and migrants’ rights. Pineda is also a singer/songwriter whose dedicates their music to the earth.
- Occupation: Activist, Singer, Songwriter
- Known For: Founding RADIKO
- Interesting Facts: Pineda graduated from Brown University with a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies.
Ceci is a gender non-conforming organizer for the Audre Lorde Project in NYC. The Audre Lorde Project is a community organizing center that is run by and for lesbian, gay, bi trans, and gender nonconforming People of Color. The project also works to draw attention to environmental justice movements that are led by people of color, and are disproportionately affected by climate change. They provide tools for the public to run workshops for people of color and trans people.
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