The board is structured in duos for the administrative triangle (chair, secretary, treasure). The duos share responsibilities and work together – each half also has their own expertises and focuses within the board. Additionally, general board members have individualised focuses based on their background, expertise, and interests.
Co-chairs
Srishagon Abraham (he/him)
srishagon@coloredqollective.org
Hi! I’m Srishagon, and I go by Srish. I’m a racial justice activist and LL.M. graduate from the Catolicá Global School of Law. I have a background in international human rights law with a focus on Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) and an intersectional focus on global migration and development studies. My work covers a wide array of topics, often centring on a critical analysis of European and international law theory and praxis through a decolonial perspective.
My activism finds its roots in Malaysia, through various efforts for the rights of marginalised communities, including my fellow Indian community. Since moving to the Netherlands, I have focused my activism on the rights and inclusion of racialised communities in the European (youth) green movement and in European politics and founded and coordinated the Racial Justice Task Force of the Federation of Young European Greens.
As co-chair, I oversee organisational, legal, and technical affairs of the organisation. Feel free to reach out to me regarding organisational structures, legal queries, or issues with our website (we are busy designing a new website)!
Tuyet Stooker (they/them)
Hi! My name is Tuyet Stooker. I have always been interested in politics, people and paradoxes. My academic background n Cultural Anthropology, Political Science, and Urban Governance: International Public Administration reflects that. Currently, I give workshops, trainings and lectures about intersectionality, diversity and inclusion. After each session, I just hope people will be nicer to one another.
In my role as co-chair, I work externally and internally. I work mostly with external parties such as Jong Gelijk partner alliances about youth and gender norms, and I sit in the LGBTQIA+ Advice committee in Utrecht. Internally, I assist the wonderful Safer Space team where I can. Together with Srishagon I work on the strategic and organisation level.
Co-secretaries
Zef Faerber (he/him)
Hi, I‘m Zef. I have been with Colored Qollective as Co-Secretary since 2023, handling email communications and serving as the primary contact for the Trans Clinic Utrecht. I enjoy organizing events that bring our community together, whether they’re formal gatherings or casual meetups. My passion for community organizing and LGBTQ+ advocacy began in 2015 in my home country, Suriname, where I was inspired by the strength and resilience within the LGBTQ+ community. With my background in medical science and research, I am dedicated to advancing inclusive healthcare, particularly for queer and transgender individuals, and determined to push for change from within the system.
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Co-treasurers
Anh Trinh (she/her)
My name is Anh Trinh (She/her), background in non-profit and social justice practices. I am constantly longing for communities and actively reimagining decolonial realities in queer spaces.
I work as a treasurer for Colored Qollective. My work ranges from making payments, forming budgets, to anything relating to the funding of all projects within Colored Qollective. I also support collaborative events and internal (safe(r) space) events.
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General board members
Maui Miranda (she/her)
Mabuhay! My name is Maui. I’m an intersectional transfeminist activist and researcher who is passionate about relational and collaborative approaches and a firm believer in their potential for transformational change. I have previously worked with several feminist and LGBTI collectives and groups and have been actively involved in campaigns to advance the rights of sex workers, women in all their diversity, racialised migrants, and individuals who have been forcibly displaced.
My lived experience as a migrant woman of trans experience not only gave me a firsthand view of the precarious situations racialised migrants and forcibly displaced individuals of all genders, sexualities, and life experiences face but also paved the way for my advocacy and activism.
As a researcher, my work is situated at the intersection of gender, sexuality, and migration, exploring how a critical understanding of sexuality can lead to a more inclusive and accurate portrayal of gendered migration. As a board member of Colored Qollective, I hope to contribute to community-building and transformative care, (particularly in making the Transkliniek Utrecht sustainable, rights-based, and person-centered), partnerships and coalition-building, policy advocacy, fundraising, and resource mobilisation.
Yegane Mehrzad (she/her)
Hi~ my name is Yegane. I’m an artist, designer, and facilitator working at the intersections of feminism, care, and resistance. My practice centers on situated approaches to geopolitical and sociopolitical issues, reimagining liberation and agency through queer and feminist lenses.
I contribute as a general board member with a focus on community-centered creative facilitation and curation. Through this role, I hope to help nurture the CQ community by fostering collaboration, meaningful exchange, and accessible educational and creative resources. I’m especially committed to supporting BIPOC LGBTQ+ artists and makers, amplifying their voices, resilience, knowledge, and decolonial practices of community and collective care within the creative field.