Lawrence Barriner II

Lawrence is a Black Queer storyteller, narrative strategist, writer, and liberation worker who values love, justice, community, and transformation. His paid work includes coaching, consulting, and facilitation via his organization, lqb2&co. His unpaid work includes visionary fiction, (r)evolutionary uncling, community-focused healing work, and creating post-patriarchal futures. He came to live on occupied Massachusett and Pawtucket territory (aka Cambridge, MA) by way of earning undergraduate and graduate degrees in City Planning from MIT. He hopes one day all universities will be collectively-owned and democratically-controlled (or made obsolete). His parents professionally were a pastor and teacher. He has one younger brother and 24 nibblings (23 here and 1 returned). His ancestors lived in the Southeast United Status (Florida, Georgia, South Carolina) and his earlier ancestors are West and Central African. Lawrence is a revered communicator who will help UFI share its story and speak to communities.