Deana Ayers

Deana Ayers (they/them) is a Black nonbinary organizer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota by way of Texas. Deana currently works as the Political Education Coordinator with Black Visions in Minneapolis. Outside of their full time work, they do freelance writing focused on abolition, youth-led liberation movements, and critiques of social work.Outside of their full time work, they do freelance writing focused on abolition, youth-led liberation movements, and critiques of social work.

Organizers in the Rio Grande Valley worked this summer to ensure people had access to food in neighborhoods with high rates of food insecurity. All photos by Ángela García.

POLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Love to the RGV from a new generation of activists

by Deana Ayers October 12, 2020November 13, 2023

While the government dragged its feet this summer for Hurricane Hanna relief, young organizers launched mutual aid in the Rio Grande Valley to meet people's basic needs.