Fateen Jackson
Activist, Guiding Rage Into Power (GRIP)
2022, 2023
Fateen Jackson, was incarcerated for 23 (check this) years. Fateen went through the GRIP program at San Quentin in 2013. After he graduated, he went on to facilitate nine more groups. He gave a TEDx talk at San Quentin in 2016 called the Apologetic Salute, dedicated to people who have suffered violence at the hands of another person. Fateen was released in 2019 after former Governor Jerry Brown commuted his sentence. He now works for GRIP facilitating groups at Avenal State Prison, supports staff in the GRIP office and does work on media and public engagement.
It is a tragic reality that hateful ideology has found fertile ground online and offline, with consequences affecting not only Americans but people around the world. We cannot stand idle in the face of bias, bigotry, and extremism. Together, at the Eradicate Hate Summit and beyond, the collective will of individuals and organizations is needed to galvanize all people of good will to protect and defend our communities.
