Nyiesha Mallett (she/her) is a 25-year-old artist, arts educator, and DOE college counselor. She began organizing with UPROSE in 2015 at just fourteen and graduated from Cooper Union’s School of Art in 2023. With roots in Grenada, she brings a deep awareness of climate change’s impact on Caribbean communities of color. Nyiesha channels her passion for social, political, and environmental justice through both her art and community work, leading workshops that center resident voices in climate action. Her efforts have influenced policy, built community solidarity, and earned recognition as a 2021 Grist 50 Fixer and Yale Public Voices Fellow.

Annecia Steiniger is an environmental and political organizer originally from Staten Island who has worked on various electoral and issue based campaigns since 2016. She is a graduate of Evergreen State College in Olympia,Washington where she studied environmental science, political economy, and Mandarin. Passionate about love as praxis, she is currently involved in building mutual aid. networks in New Jersey.