Jo Lorenz
Writer, Activist, Community Organizer
Jo Lorenz is a writer, community organizer and communications professional. She is the co-founder of the political and sociopolitical social platform, The Progressivists, which speaks directly to more than 800,000 people, and is one of the lead-organizers for the abolitionist movement, Here4TheKids.
With more than 25 years of experience, Jo has worked in several international organizations, on political campaigns with high-profile U.S. politicians, with well-known non-profit organizations, and has written for several notable international publications. Yet, throughout her professional journey, she has consistently argued that the goals of our various establishments are only truly worthwhile if they embody collective liberation.
As a writer, she has by-lines with various international publications, including Vogue and Eco-Age, where she has written social justice pieces focused on intersectional activism. Jo is also a speaker and moderator of events for conscious businesses, movements and educational institutions and was host of Spotify-acclaimed, The Progressivists Podcast, where she and her influential guests discussed how to use our collective voices to equitably serve people and the planet.