Abby Burkland

Abby Burkland (they/them) is a transnational Korean adoptee who grew up in rural Pennsylvania where they developed a deep and abiding commitment to racial, gender, and climate justice. They are a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), someone who takes moments, exchanges, and relationships to heart, and also encourages themself and others to see the value that introverts bring to the world. Based in the Dorchester neighborhood in Boston, they find meaning through co-creating community-focused solutions that prioritize equity, access, consent, and alternative solidarity economies. Collective care, disability justice, and transformative justice are foundational to their life and path toward liberation.