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Oshen Turman

Executive Assistant


Oshen Turman is a 27 year old East Oakland native. She is a writer, artist, activist and student of healthy living. She has been involved in social justice work for the past 9 years, beginning during her senior year of high school through speaking on panels on issues such as homophobia in the Oakland Public School system to teachers, students and administrators. Through this work she assisted in the development of a resource guide aimed for queer identified youth and their allies. For 6 years Oshen worked with Young Women United For Oakland on issues including reproductive justice, health and wellness education, political development, grassroots organizing and organizational development. During this time she became committed to her personal healing while working with Generation Five’s Community Response Project.