Blessitt Shawn Bryant is a dynamic community organizer and social influencer with a decade-long career in the non-profit advocacy space.A Midwesterner at heart, Blessitt’s passion for social justice and civic outreach landed them a highly competitive internship with House Minority Leader, Nancy Pelosi. Their ability to work across difference and zeal for the ever-relevant work of the labor movement led them to senior digital communications & strategy roles at the AFL-CIO and the Service Employees International Union. Blessitt is most proud of serving as the online voice of the union’s International President, Mary Kay Henry, who was selected as one of Politico’s Top 50 visionaries transforming American politics in 2015, Fast Company’s Most Creative People in 2015, and ranked #4 on NPR’s The Power List in 2016.Blessitt now uses their talents as the Director of Digital Storytelling & Strategic Programs for Do Big Things, which helps the world’s leading non-profits, foundations and social enterprises design digital ecosystems that create change globally. Blessitt uses evidence-based digital tactics and traditional organizing principles to create online movements that move communities to action.Blessitt’s commitment to social justice moves far beyond the political arena as it remains an integral part of their daily life. Blessitt is changing the definition of beauty as an unapologetic, queer style icon with cerebral palsy. Using their sense of fashion and a bit of humor, Blessitt has cultivated communities that have allowed their reach to extend far beyond their midwestern foundation. Blessitt’s work has been featured on Qwear.com, TAGG Magazine, and Refinery29. Blessitt is a leading voice on “WYD Weekly?,” a podcast of #WeBuiltThis-- an online community celebrating the brilliance of Black people through culture, art, and politics. They currently serve on the board of the Chocolate City Burlesque and Cabaret Historical Society & Fostering Change Network.