Hello, I’m Kristeena Monteith.
Currently, I am a Ph.D Candidate at the London School of Economics and Political Science researching how Caribbean feminists navigate and address digital, social and political inequalities in their organising.
Previously I spent 11 years in media, communication and development producing social impact media and community projects, leading strategic comms on environmental projects at UNEP, and working alongside LBTQ Jamaicans as a feminist organiser.
Activist/Designer: Let’s talk abortions
Abortions are restricted in Jamaica. In the Offences Against the Persons Act (Section 72 and 73 to be exact), a person can be imprisoned for life for getting an abortion and can be imprisoned for up to three years for assisting someone with an abortion.
Creative Director: A transmasculine healthcare journey
Watch as Lando and Saint-Saëns bravely share their experiences as trans-masculine people, shining a light on the challenges they face and advocating for sexual and reproductive health rights.
Writer/Researcher: Writing about organising online
It’s issues like these that activists and collectives that occupy, shape and move through digital space must take into consideration in their ethics. What are the foundations of the spaces we use to build avenues for connection, identity expression, education and mobilisation?
artist: Fiona Godfrey, 2019
This year I joined 9 feminists in partnering with HEINRICH-BÖLL-STIFTUNG to write about feminist mobilizations in our countries/regions!
For three months this year I worked with Climate Tracker in curating innovative workshops engaging Caribbean journalists in covering the Caribbean energy transition.
I’ve had multiple amazing opportunities to mentor young women this year and it’s been incredibly fulfilling in ways I didn’t anticipate.
Earlier this year I had the amazing opportunity to design a communications strategy for a deeply powerful reproductive justice project currently underway at WE-Change JA.