Paulina Hernández is a
queer femme cha-cha girl, artist, political organizer & trouble-maker-at-large from Veracrúz, Mexico. She lives in Durham, NC and is the Co-Director of Southerners on New Ground (SONG), having joined the staff after coordinating the Southern regional youth activism program at the Highlander Research & Education Center for over 4 years.
Paulina has a background in farm worker and immigrant rights organizing, youth organizing, anti-violence work, and cultural work. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Third Wave Foundation & Student Action with Farmworkers (in Durham, NC).
Proposition 73 and 76 defeated! Thanks to organizations like Khmer Girls in Action who worked to mobilize and educate voters on the proposed amendment to California’s Constitution. Learn more…
In December 2006, Third Wave celebrated 10 years of activism and philanthropy led by young women and trans youth. Learn more about the event… 