Beyond Prisons

For  this episode Kim sat down with long-time educator and organizer, Anya Tanyavutti for a conversation about her contribution titled “Shelter and Shower Toward Abolition: A Reflection on Collective Care, Reproductive Justice, and Educational Justice.”  Anya Tanyavutti has 25 years of experience working in the fields of education and nonprofit leadership.  She earned her Bachelor's in Elementary Education and Masters in Socio-Cultural Studies and Educational Thought, from Western Michigan University. Anya is a trained birthworker and a 3 time alum of the Jade T. Perry Cecilia Weston Spiritual Academy.  Her work history has included executive leadership of a birth justice organization, a Community Schools department, and youth development program administration, teaching, and DEIB consultation. Ms. Tanyavutti is currently the Executive Director of Changing Worlds, an Arts nonprofit serving CPS.  Lastly, Ms.Tanyavutti is the survivor of a tragic postpartum stroke, predicted only by her race. She is the proud m