Asha SudraFind more about Asha Sudra on Instagram @asha_poet or at http: //www.ashapoet.com IN GUJARATI MEANING HOPE AND SWAHILI MEANING LIFE ASHA is an Artist, Educator, and Revolutionary. Originally from LA, ASHA has been a public school teacher for the last10 years in the bay area. She is an international poet, striving to use art to create radical change. ASHA was featured on the cover of Content Magazine, and KQED Arts produced a documentary on her intention and process as an artist. She has showcased her work at many of the prominent poetry events in the Bay Area, as well as been an active speaker, emcee, and performer at numerous rallies and marches for civil and human rights. Her Tedx tells her own personal story of identity through poetry. She was given the Hank Hutchins award by the Santa Clara County Alliance of Black Educators for supporting black youth. Her dream is to establish her own K-12 school rooted in restorative practices, art and social justice based standards. Asha consistently uses her platform to voice out against injustice and to speak up for those who have been marginalized and silenced for centuries. Read More Read Less