Yvonne Winer

Hailing from the California Bay Area, Yvonne Winer (she/her/hers) graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2016 with a Bachelor of Arts in History and a focus on human rights. She has worked and studied in over 30 countries focusing on the socio-historical context of systems of oppression, colonialism, indigenous knowledge, international development, and refugee issues. Her MSW field placement is at American Indian Health & Family Services in Detroit where she is working on community-based mental health initiatives. In the Global Activities Scholarship Program she hopes to hone in on her passion for global, intersecting social justice movements and liberated spirituality. Yvonne is bilingual in English and Spanish, and aspires to learn Chamoru, the language of her family in Guam.