
Amanda Harvey-Sánchez Okumu 🍉
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Amanda Harvey-Sánchez Okumu 🍉
@amanda_hsanchez
Latina 🇲🇽 | organizer, researcher, educator | PhD candidate @uoft_anthro & @uoftenvironment | climate justice, social movements, political economy | she/ella



When Supervisor asks about thesis Progress




I'm transcribing portions of some of my interviews from 2023 (just the parts I need for this chapter) and I'm struck both by the range of emotion organizers carry in their daily lives, but also by how often there is laughter – b/w interviewer (me) & interviewee – across convos.

As we head into 2026, I’m excited to share my 2025 editorial on activist love as a feminist praxis and utopian method for grassroots organizing. I've love to hear your thoughts! Read the piece here: doi.org/10.1093/cs/cda… Or access a free PDF copy here: tinyurl.com/5985u7hp

New York City: The time has arrived. Finally, a chance to tell the city EXACTLY what your landlord’s been getting away with. NYC’s first Rental Ripoff Hearings are happening in all five boroughs, and we want to hear from you. Real New Yorkers. Real stories. Real policy changes.

Me to me again as I start drafting vignettes for Chapter Three...

Perpetual reminder to myself every time I start a new dissertation chapter draft.

Normal people: “to make a long story short…” Academics: “to make a short story unbearably long…”






