Phoebe Shea Perez

Phoebe is particularly passionate about indigenous people's rights, liberation pedagogy, and world cultures. She volunteers with local organizations teaching English to recent Central American immigrants in the United States; shea's an active member of foreign language clubs, having been the former president of French Honor Society at her high school; and shea's involved with Hope Community Center's Sin Fronteras Youth Group, through which she has deepened her involvement with the Fair Food Campaign, women's rights movements across the world, and the fight for immigrant justice. This year, Phoebe hopes to expand her knowledge about Islam and traditional West African cultures, and to become fluent in French and Wolof. She also hopes to cultivate meaningful relationships with her fellows and her host community and to authentically explore what it means to be a citizen of the world. Phoebe's favorite quote is "When "I" is replaced with "we" even illness becomes wellness." - Malcolm X