“My job is to see who’s ready to start speaking up and help them use their voice.” (w/ Jade Pacheco, Community Builder at ACT 4 SA)
What does it take to overcome your anxieties and concerns about canvassing, public speaking, and more?
Jade Pacheco gives us an unfiltered look at how she went from being a shy, passive citizen to a builder of communities through her work with ACT 4 SA, the first grassroots organization in San Antonio to focus on policing the police. In the process she talks about developing the confidence to canvas for candidates and causes, the training and support that allowed her to take the leap, the medical barriers that kept her from getting diagnosed with ADHD, the accommodations she now requests to ensure she can do her community work well, and so much more.
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Jade Pacheco
Jade (Ha-theh) Pacheco (She/Her/Ella) is a Community Builder with Act 4 SA. She is a queer Latina who loves reading and playing board games. As a Community Builder she will work to uplift community voices concerning policing in San Antonio. Jade is passionate about supporting her community in the efforts to create real and lasting change that will make a safer community where all are treated with dignity and kindness. She is a graduate of The University of the Incarnate Word with a Bachelors in English. While at UIW she worked at the Ettling Center for Civic Leadership where she found her passion in serving her community. Jade served as a Bernie Victory Captain during his 2020 Presidential Campaign. She is currently an Equality Texas Fellow.
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