Mariame Kaba

Mariame Kaba is an organizer, educator, and curator. Her work focuses on ending violence, dismantling the prison industrial complex, advocating for transformative justice, and supporting youth leadership development. She is the founder and director of Project NIA and has co-founded multiple organizations and projects, including the Chicago Freedom School, the Chicago Taskforce on Violence against Girls and Young Women, the Chicago Alliance to Free Marissa Alexander, Rogers Park Young Women’s Action Team (YWAT), and We Charge Genocide.