Layla Elabed is the campaign manager for Listen to Michigan in her own capacity as a regional organizer with We the People in Southeast Michigan. She is the daughter of Palestinian immigrants, number 12 of her 14 brothers and sisters, and mother of three. Layla organizes around energy and environmental justice issues, equitable housing, voter rights and movements that amplify justice and the voices of BIPOC communities. She engages and uses her learning to organize communities toward powering sustainable change.
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