Constance Paige Young

ACTIVIST | SPEAKER | WRITER

Named one of the ten people showing more moral leadership than Trump after Charlottesville by the Washington Post

I am a former Goldman Sachs contractor and economic development specialist, who survived sexual violence and the racist, terrorist attack in Charlottesville. 

Informed and transformed by a dynamic journey, I now devote my energy to anti-racist activism, advocacy for survivors of sexual violence, and my desire to find truly restorative justice options for crime victims by building radically loving community in the here and now. 

I draw on a range of experiences, including my work as a Peace Corps volunteer in Latin America, as a consultant at the United Nations Office for Program Services in Copenhagen, and as an Executive Assistant at the Omidyar Network in Washington, DC. As a Unitarian Universalist, I also find inspiration in many faith traditions, including the Jewish concept of tikkun olam, or “repairing the world.”

Through my storytelling and presentations I teach anti-racism and the dangers of white nationalist radicalization.  I speak about how radical love can see us through even the most trying aspects of our human condition.  I speak about my experience in the Louisiana state criminal court system as a result of reporting sexual violence and my experience in Virginia state court and Federal court as I held the terrorist responsible for the car attack in Charlottesville accountable for his actions. I speak frankly and with care about my lowest moments, how I got out of them, and why punitive measures don’t equate to justice for survivors of crimes. My audiences vary widely and have included the 9th Annual Lemon Symposium [on reparations for African Americans] at the College of William and Mary, the United States Defense Intelligence Agency, the University of Maryland and Georgetown Law School.

Outside of my social justice endeavors I’m the devoted mother of the world’s greatest rescue hound dog, and a lover and learner of languages.

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