Kate Kahan is a longtime social justice advocate with over three decades of experience working on a range of issues, including advancing LGBTQIA+, racial and gender justice, immigrant justice, democracy reform, and economic justice.
Kate got involved in activism as a young mom on welfare. She led welfare rights and feminist organizing groups before moving to Washington, D.C., to work for the US Senate Finance Committee on low-income policy and tribal affairs.
Kate has also worked for several national advocacy organizations, including the National Partnership for Women & Families, Community Change, the Vera Institute of Justice, and People’s Action, on a range of social justice issues and campaigns, bringing a deep commitment to strengthening the field of community organizing and building power to advance justice and systemic change to build a more equitable world.