Jasmine Barnes

She/Her

Jasmine Barnes (she/her) deeply believes that joy and freedom are the natural outcomes of loving each other and ourselves.

Detroit-born, Houston-raised and Chicago-based, she is an experienced facilitator and project manager with a deep commitment to relational healing, community building and creative self expression. A self-identified disciple of joy and relationship advocate, she brings an Afrofuturist perspective to all of her work. Jasmine's diverse background in social justice education, non-profit leadership, non-fiction storytelling and placemaking have created a unique blend of skills and interests. She's currently focused on exploring somatic healing on the personal, interpersonal and communal levels. It's this relational healing work alongside caring for her garden and nurturing her poetry practice that ground her on this spiritual journey of being human.

BLACK AFFINITY GROUP MEMBERS

• Have a commitment and openness to healing

• Identify as Black, African American, African, or Caribbean

• Have a willingness to engage in cross-racial & cross-ethnic difficult conversations

• Come from a range of identities (geographic locations, gender, immigrant experience, sexual orientation, age, position in education, years in education, etc.)