About The Acorn Collective.

Established in 2020

The Acorn Collective is a response to the silence and inaction of our town’s officials despite the rest of the country moving towards revolution and liberation. The suburbs are not immune to racism and discrimination. Our residents and people in power must work towards being anti-racist and transparent.

Our Mission

To challenge our local officials and institutions to actively work towards promoting the health, safety, and education of its marginalized populations. We fight for immediate changes to policy and infrastructure to reflect the demands of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Our Team

Yasmine Ramachandra
she/They
Yasmine is a queer, disabled, South Asian community organizer focused on abolition, housing justice, immigration policy, and reproductive justice. She is a GBN alum (‘15), Oberlin College alum (‘19) with a B.A. in Biology and Biochemistry, and Master of Science in Law Candidate at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (‘21). Yasmine believes in approaching all work with an intersectional and reproductive justice lens as established by Sister Song. She is a chapter leader at NAPAWF Chicago and a pen pal for Black & Pink.
Maria Kahn
she/her
Maria is a Mexican American woman, and comes from an interfaith family. She is an alumni of GBN (‘15), and Miami University alum (‘19) focused on equity in education, women’s rights, housing, and immigration reform. She holds a BA in History and a BS in Integrated Social Studies Education. Currently, she works as a high school social studies educator for the city of Chicago. Maria strongly believes that as an educator you should commit yourself to a process of lifelong learning, and actively model that both inside and outside of the classroom.
Rohan Mitra
He/Him
Rohan is a current sophomore at GBN ('23) and wants to see positive and beneficial change in his community. He believes in Rohan is a current sophomore at GBN ('23) and wants to see positive and beneficial change in his community. He is taking on anti-racist education and actions to help himself understand how to fight for what his community needs, while also fighting for a safe space for everyone in his community to feel accepted and comfortable. 
Fiona Yin
she/her
Fiona is currently a sophomore at GBN (‘23). She strives uplift the voices of her fellow BIPOC peers, create a safe environment for those of all identities, continue to learn & expand her own worldview, and perpetuate both material and ideological changes in her community.
Jack Miller
he/him
Jack is a biracial sophomore at Glenbrook North High School.  He wants to pursue fighting systemic racism while educating himself and others about the history and future of antiracist action.
Lauren McGinnis
She/Her
Lauren is a Black community organizer focused on the broken system of policing and equity in education. She is a GBN alumni (‘20) and a freshman at Howard University, where she is playing soccer and majoring in english (with a minor in Africana studies). She intends on going into teaching because she believes that one of the only ways people can ever be liberated is through education. She is committed to working towards a more anti-racist model of education and encouraging people to continue having the difficult conversations.
Shalini Ramachandra
She/her
Shalini (she/her) is a South Asian American from Northbrook who cares about community-centered activism and justice. She wants to contribute to cultivating a space where people are willing to be uncomfortable, admit their mistakes, challenge their thoughts, push boundaries, and advocate for change in the community. She is a GBN alumn ('18) and is currently studying Statistics and Public Health at American University in Washington, D.C. ('22).
Devin Winnie
she/her
Devin is a queer woman focused on sustainability through community empowerment. She is an alumni of Glenbrook North High-school (2015) and the University of Wollongong, Australia (2019). She holds a BA in Global Media Communications and is a full-time digital marketer specializing in local business.
"The proof that one truly believes is in action."
​- Bayard Rustin

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