Activist, Advocate & Community Organizer
Dawèdo came to the US from Haiti where her father, uncles, and family friends were political activists fighting against the corrupt government. The influence of the Haitian Revolution on American black liberation movements has always been the starting point for Dawèdo’s own political activism.
She became a volunteer organizer and activist in New York’s Columbia, Greene and Albany Counties.
She is currently a staff organizer with Columbia County Sanctuary Movement. CCSM organizes immigrants and allies to collectively support, empower, and defend communities in the Capital Region and Hudson Valley. CCSM was founded in 2016, by four community members who stood up and intervened in the ICE raids that were happening throughout the city of Hudson.
Dawèdo has spent most of last year in Albany collaborating with local organizations to support newly arriving Asylum Seekers. As a volunteer coordinator & Community Organizer, she continues to build relationships, ask tough questions, and fight for new arrivals.
Her work in Columbia County involves cultivating potential members, specifically from the Caribbean Islands such as Haiti, Jamaica, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago. This is done through one-on-one conversations and community-building events. Dawèdo also spends a great portion of her time at the Capitol in Albany. She attends press conferences and meets with legislators to push state priorities for our immigrant communities and incarcerated individuals. She is currently organizing a Caribbean Festival in Albany, NY July 27, 2024, and looks forward to starting her skin care and healing ventures.