Center For Progressive Leadership

2008 New Leaders Summer Interns

Juliana Weissbein

Hometown: Bethlehem, PA

Age: 20

School: State University of New York--Purchase College

Interests: Digital photography, radical performance art, progressive scrapbooking, and everything taboo

Juliana is currently a junior at SUNY Purchase double majoring in Sociology and Gender Studies. Most of her work in the progressive movement has surrounded queer and gender activism.

She has served on the Executive Board of the GLBT Union and as founder & president of TransAction at SUNY Purchase where she has lead political action campaigns including policy reform, gender-blind bathrooms, safer sex education, and the gender-blind housing project.

"I have seen political action take place and am honored to say that I have been part of the feminist and queer movement. "

- Juliana Weissbein,
2008 New Leaders Summer Intern

More about Juliana

What are you most passionate about?
My passion is in absolving social injustices, specifically women's health and prison reform.

You're stranded on a deserted island. What is one book or album that you can't live without?
Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman On Sexism and The Scapegoating of Femininity by Julia Serano. It wouldn't be useful on a deserted island but is still a good read and a good opportunity to plug the book.

What do you hope to take away from your experience as a CPL New Leader?
I have seen political action take place and am honored to say that I have been part of the feminist and queer movement. As a CPL New Leader, I will continue work mercifully towards this sort of direct action and I hope to gain a new perspective on the impact of activism.

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