Fueling The Movement

Meet Ceasar Jones! Born deaf, Ceasar was raised in Colorado Springs, and ended up in Rochester, NY after doing co-ops all across the U.S. A metrologist (not meteorologist) by day, Ceasar gets creative in his free time through his photography. Check out his work @ceasarjonesphoto!

*Note: An ASL interpreter is voicing for Ceasar during this interview*

Meet Ciara Morales! Born and raised in New Jersey, dance has always been a passion of hers. While in school in Chicago, she took classes and learned styles like Ballet, Modern, African, House, Hip-hop and Bachata. Today she continues to dance, is a freelance ASL interpreter, and also as a recovering alcoholic helps to create a space for others to share their stories.

Meet Kjersti Faret! Graduating from School of Visual Arts in NYC with a BFA in Illustration, Kjersti has since been living in Brooklyn and running her own successful business at Cat Coven for the last four years. Being part of the LGBTQ+ community, she believes representation matters - it’s what says, “Yes, you belong here with us and deserve to be treated equally.”

Meet Justin Jeffires, singer/song writer and photographer who was a Rochester NY native now living in Miami. Listen to him discuss growing up in the LGBTQ+ community as a young black gay man, what the current movements mean to him, and how everyone’s story is important.

Meet Scott Snowden, aka "Scotty MAC", as he discusses how important the Black Lives Matter movement is to him, what it means, and how he is feeling in today’s political climate. As an educator, Scott sees daily how the education system fails young students of color and works hard to see the next generation succeed. Hear him discuss ideas for change to better equip our future leaders with the tools for success. Scott is no stranger to being racially profiled. Starting from when he was a child he had frightening encounters with police doing everyday activities such as browsing through a store, sitting in his dorm room, or walking to the train. He can’t change who he is, which is why it is important to change the system.