EMBRACE THE PROMISE OF
NONVIOLENCE
AND THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF
LOVE
Meet Ainka
Inspirational speaker, facilitator, and advocate for nonviolence, unarmed truth, the Beloved Community and Selma 2.0.
Born in Montgomery and raised in Selma, Alabama, Jackson is the founding Executive Director of the Selma Center for Nonviolence, Truth and Reconciliation and the Co-Executive Director of the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee.
She was previously the Metro Guardian ad Litem for the Metro Nashville Public Defender's Office, Juvenile Division, a case manager in the foster care system, a teacher and an adult Public Defender.
“Systemic transformation cannot occur without personal, institutional and cultural change.”
“With proximity there is responsibility. Get proximate.”
"The opposite of love isn’t hate but untamed fear that produces hate.”
"Prioritize connection over comfort and compassion over understanding."
Testimonials
“Ainka helped plan, facilitate, and lead an incredible experience through Alabama Civil Rights History and EJI Museum experiences for our families."
Sarah Stripp
Springboard to Opportunity
“Ainka Jackson is an exceptional leader, teacher, facilitator and guide who stands squarely in a long tradition of principled nonviolence rooted in love and justice."
Todd Deatherage
Telos Group
