Common Spark is excited to welcome Catherine Casomar to the Sparkler Team. Follow us through a series of questions to get to know Catherine better!

Equity and justice work needs no permission. If this year has taught me anything, in the absence of policy, other forms of power, intention, and hope take hold. For every DEI position taken down, a new cohort of organizers and experts emerge. For every removal of words from walls, signs, policies, and laws, a new language in action and camaraderie takes its place. For every agency torn apart, new initiatives come together to carry the wisdom and the work forward. Equity and justice work can be bold and public, but it can also be quietly present and resilient, like mycelium underground. It is my belief that this work can’t actually be stopped.