Ashley Crystal Rojas

California, United States

Policy Director, Indigenous Justice

Ashley is a community organizer, strategist, and power builder currently serving as Policy Director for Indigenous Justice. She has dedicated her career to addressing systemic injustices impacting Indigenous peoples in the so-called United States. As a survivor of gender-based violence, Ashley has navigated her career finding answers to questions to make better sense of the world she grew up in. Creating solutions to protect and defend women, girls, and gender-expansive people has been critical to her own survival. Ashley has a Bachelor of Science in community-based public health and is a 2023 Soros Justice Fellow.

Rise Up Cohort: California, 2024