Cat Brooks is an artivist and mother who has spent her life working on many social justice issues. In 2009, Cat joined the fight for Oscar Grant and was instrumental in developing organizing and communications strategies and leading multiple demonstrations. In 2013, Cat co-founded the Anti Police-Terror Project (APTP) whose mission is to rapidly respond to - and eradicate - state violence in communities of color. APTP has successfully developed a model for first response to police violence that is currently being replicated across the state of California and the country. Cat is also the Executive Director of The Justice Teams Network. At the age of 8, Brooks found her voice on the stage as an actress and in her journals as a writer. Her life has been about impacting inequitable social dynamics through communications, organizing, advocacy, public speaking, and art. Cat Brooks is also the co-host of the morning drive time radio show UpFront on Pacifica’s KPFA Radio Network.