Social Justice Fellowship Alumni
Asher Firestone
New York, NY, USA
Community Manager and Facilitator at Fearless Futures
Fellowship Year: 2018-2019
Placement: Gisha
Interests:
Asher Firestone (they/them) is a New York-based activist and artist from Israel-Palestine. They completed their Master of Public Policy at the University of Virginia, where they co-founded the PULSE Dialogue Retreat, facilitating students in identity questions around cycles of oppression. They also conducted research for young LGBTQ adults in Latin America to receive effective online mental health resources. Asher then spent two fellowship years living in Tel Aviv, creating a podcast about civilian voices in Gaza and developing community leadership seminars. They are a dynamic facilitator and writer for Fearless Futures, who challenges individuals to engage in vulnerable anti-oppression work.
In My Own Words: Working at Gisha was a special opportunity to dig into the details of anti-occupation work, and follow the important leadership of folks who know the intricacies of these oppressive systems. I was so grateful to learn from my colleagues and also be given the opportunity to design a podcast that would build on the exposure of Israel's inhumane treatment of people in Gaza, and who is responsible to change it.