Racial + environmental justice
Meet Benu Amun-Ra | Non-Profit Co-Founder & Seed Keeper
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Benu Amun Ra
S.A.C.R.Ed Eco-Center
CEO
expertise:
state: CO
city: Aurora
LGBTQ: YES
Tribal Affiliation: NO
languages: English
race + ethnicity: Black, African-American, Afro-Caribbean, African or African descendant, East Asian (eg: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese), White, European, or Caucasian
Benu Amun-Ra (We/Our/Ours) lives at the intersections of being a single mother, an activist, a BIPOC generational farmer, and seed-keeper, LGBTQ+ community member and has over 32 years’ experience as a primary caregiver for those living with disabilities as well as an end-of-life doula. We believe in advocacy and have worked with organizations that center on food security and mental health access, as these have been the two most dire issues and primary challenges for marginalized communities, which have been exacerbated by the pandemic. We founded the non-profit organization, S.A.C.R.Ed Eco-Center, which focuses on the principles of decolonization, integration, re-indigenization, and transformation through indigenous ways of knowing and being.