survivor defense fellows
jenani “jen” srijeyanthan (they/she/them) currently serves as a tdc-sdp Survivor Defense Fellow. jenani is a tamil queer femme disabled organizer now residing on occupied Lenapehoking lands (Brooklyn, NY) after spending 10 years living on the occupied lands of the Muscogee-Creek Nation (Georgia). Within tdc, they co-lead the Survivor Defense Project and is a co-founder of the devi co-op. Their organizing interests include: survivor defense, transformative justice, education, and dreaming of a world where healthy relationships and love reign supreme. jenani has a Bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology from Emory University, and has utilized an intersectional & interdisciplinary lens in a variety of settings related to trauma, addiction, and survivorship. By day, jenani is a staff member with Just Beginnings Collaborative and a 2023-2025 Soros Justice Fellow. They love architecture, art, reading theory, cooking, hiking, and farming. They fully and unapologetically embody their “scorpio sun, aries moon, libra rising” energy- in short, they’re one moody they/she, but it’s casual.
andrew kornfeld (he/him) currently serves as a tdc Survivor Defense Fellow. Andrew is an abolitionist, writer, and current undergraduate student at Yale University pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in American Studies. Within tdc, he co-leads the Survivor Defense Project. He is interested in freedom campaign work and building up power and support for people currently in prison. At Yale, Andrew serves as a Communication and Consent Educator, engaging in targeted interventions to create a more healthy sexual climate on campus. He has previously worked with Mourning Our Losses, a volunteer organization that formed out of the COVID-19 pandemic and memorializes those who die in jails, prisons, and detention centers and advocates for mass releases across the country. He was also previously on the board and the advocacy team of the Yale Undergraduate Prison Project. Andrew loves creative writing, running, reading fiction, and making playlists.
priyanka jain (she/her) currently serves a tdc Storytelling & Inside/Outside Communications Survivor Defense Fellow. Within tdc, she coordinates inside/outside communications and utilizes storytelling as a method to engage survivors on their healing and liberatory journeys. She also writes and sends out the Survivor Advisory Board Newsletter every few weeks. Priyanka has previously worked on the Yale Undergraduate Prison Project’s board and head of the Police Brutality group. She is currently studying public health at school, and hopes to go into fields of healthcare or public health. In her free time, she really enjoys biking and hiking, and even teaches spin classes a few days a week!
milkay (she/her) currently serves as a tdc Survivor Defense Fellow. Milkay was born and raised in Buffalo, NY. Within TDC, she is a survivor defense fellow. Her advocacy work began in high school with her city’s chapter of CAIC (Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement). She also worked as a canvasser and project organizer for VOICE Buffalo, which is dedicated to building voter equity amongst the black population in Buffalo. Currently, Milkay is pursuing a major in Anthropology with a certificate in Arabic from Yale University. At college, she has been involved with the Yale Undergraduate Prison Project and Mourning Our Losses, an organization that memorializes people who lost their lives in prison. Milkay loves biking, film photography, storytelling, music, and her Taurus sun (and refuses to admit her Gemini stellium has any influence on her life).
aunties
Asian Americans Advancing Justice- Atlanta (AAAJ-ATL)
Mission: “to envision a social movement in which communities of color are fully empowered, active in civic life, and working together to promote equity, fair treatment, and self determination for all.
Raksha, Inc.
Mission: “to promote a stronger and healthier South Asian community through confidential support services, education and advocacy” by working towards healing, empowerment, and justice for South Asian survivors of violence.”