Sam(ira) Obeid is an internationally renowned spoken word poet, an anti-discrimination educator, and a local activist. She is the founder of Poetry is Activism, a business dedicated to the intersection between art and resistance. Her commitment to justice stems from a long and existing journey of knowing what it is to have one’s humanity revoked socially, politically, legally, and economically.
Arts Impact Fund – Performance: To produce performances of “Tell My Puppy I’m Coming Home,” so people on all sides of immigration debates learn and share beyond typical talking points
