My journey to this work 

I am a feminist practitioner, working to redistribute resources to communities who are bravely and creatively resisting, reforming and reimagining alternatives to the current system.

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My strength is in being the connective tissue between people and ideas. In being bold and creative to imagine new ways of doing things and to experiment fearlessly. At the heart of my work is ensuring the people impacted are leading in design and decision making. I take the time to ensure meaningful processes that move us closer to power-sharing, centering trust, accountability and joy.

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My feminist politics are inspired by my mum, Vivien Johnson, who helped set up the first domestic violence refuge in Sydney and was the drummer in  Australia's first all female punk band - Alias.  As young as 6, my mum took me with her to the remote indigenous community Papunya in Australia, where I was privileged to learn from strong Aboriginal First Nations women leaders about their culture and history and became acutely aware of the injustice and systemic racism in Australia. This experience spurred my subsequent activism for human rights, women and girls' rights and racial justice. It also grounded my work collaborating with indigenous and feminist movements and healers in Oaxaca, Mexico. 

I grew up in Sydney, Australia, on Gadigal Land of the Eora Nation, and have lived in different parts of the world over the last decade, from Phnom Penh, Cambodia to Oaxaca, Mexico. Living in Mexico I worked in Ocosingo, Chiapas, studied in Guadalajara and have lived Oaxaca for the last 10 years.

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Working with women's human rights defenders with UN Women in Cambodia, led me to Devi Leiper O’Malley, with whom I later became Co-Executive Director of FRIDA | The Young Feminist Fund - the only global fund dedicated to resourcing young feminist organising. During 2013-2019 we grew the organisation from 1 to 25 staff, budget from 250,000 to 4.5 million USD, and the grantee partner community from 15 - 150 grassroots young feminist led groups in 100+ countries.

In 2020, with Devi Leiper O'Malley and Swatee Deepak, I launched Closer Than You Think, a hybrid ideas studio and consultancy collective working at the intersection of activism, philanthropy and art. Together we have launched research and tools on feminist co-leadership and a narrative campaign and podcast on garment worker rights and ethical fashion Remember Who Made Them. 

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I draw energy from the ocean and have immense respect for natural beauty, and a love for whales. For the last few years, I have been learning to read Tarot, and invest love into my writing, and have hopes of writing a feminist children's book soon! I currently have a Social Justice Consulting Practice and love what I do!