Ana Jonessy
Hey, I'm Ana Jonessy! I'm a neurodivergent queer community organizer, and sound healing and somatic movement facilitator.
Newsletter 💌
- Being a work in progress feels like hell.
- The year I thought I ruined everything.
- Love is nothing if not brutal.
- Coming to terms with my assault–practicing abolition even when it’s hard..
- Your attention is a gift.
- Who’s paying for the oligarch’s free lunch? Not me.
- “I’m the problem, it’s me.”
I’m really into... 🛹
Creative focus and disruptive collaborations, exploring accountability, interconnectedness in the digital Universe, BIPOC queer lit and psychedelic-assisted experiences, board games, RPGs and puzzle-platformers, storytelling, urbex, picnics, unplanned adventures, pop culture and abolition, observing animals, sunnies, funny socks, and strong coffee.
Past, Present, Future & The Ether 🌎
Over the years, I’ve worked as a community organizer, facilitator, moderator, resource person, project manager, outreach/engagement coordinator, digital communications executive, and gallery manager.Throughout all these experiences, whether in technology, communications, or community engagement, my primary interest has always been creative and disruptive collaborations.
- Embody Nadi | Sound Healing & Somatic Movement Facilitator (2023 - Present)
- Gibbon Conservation Society | Operations Director (2023 - Present)
- Internews | Digital Security Trainer (2023 - 2024)
- HUSH Collective | Co-Founder, Facilitator, Community Organizer (2017 - Present)
- Rainbow Forward | Crisis Responder (2018 - Present)
- Vegan Outreach Southeast Asia Mentor (2018 - Present)
I've had wonderful and productive engagements with Freedom Film Network,Sabah AIDS Support Services Association (KASIH), Sisters in Islam, and Malaysian Centre for Constitutionalism & Human Rights (MCCHR) among others.I am incredibly grateful for the opportunities I've had through my involvement with various human rights organizations where I get to develop my facilitation and mentoring skills, and co-creating safer spaces for meaningful conversations, sharing of ideas, and collaboration toward collective goals.I've also had the privilege of facilitating, training, speaking, and moderating discussions on topics such as sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (SOGIE), animal rights, grassroots activism, and climate justice.
- Freedom Film Festival | Freedom Film Network (2018 - Present)
- Politicization of Ethnic & Religion in Malaysia | All Women’s Action Society (2018 - Present)
- Semarak Kasih: Positive Parenting | UNICEF, Maestral International, University Putra Malaysia (2019 - Present)
- Intersectional Sustainability: Animals, People & Planet | North Borneo Rainforest Festival (2019)
- The True Cost of Our Food Choices | Borneo Eco Film Festival (2019)
- Compassionate & Sustainable Living | Borneo Yoga Festival (2019)
- Dunia Tanpa Batas (World Without Borders) | 350.org, Fossil Free Indonesia (2018)
- Gender Awareness Nurture & Develop Program | SAWO (2018 - 2019)
- Word Power Festival (2019)
- Youth Advocacy Academy on Freedom of Expression | MCCHR, Internews (2021)
- Gender Justice in Human Rights Discourse | Sisters in Islam (2018)
- Anonymous for the Voiceless (2018 - 2019)
- Climate Justice Solidarity Action | 350.org, Climate Rangers Jakarta, The Artivist Network (2018)
- GREAT 2017: Innovation in Tourism | Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre, Ministry of Finance Sabah (2017)
- Bridging the Communication Gap Between the Hearing & Deaf Community | WebCamp Kota Kinabalu (2016)
