JeronimoSaldana

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Jeronimo Saldana

JeronimoSaldana
Virtual Events Director
On Point Studios
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Jeronimo Saldaña, Virtual Events Director at On Point Studios, is a Chicano digital strategist who leverages creative spectacle and digital tools to support campaigns reach mass audiences. Jeronimo’s past streams include Moms Rising, Working Families Party, Center for Popyular Democracy, Latino Community Foundation of Georgia, UCLA, the NYU Latinx Project, Latino Rebels, Tsuru for Solidarity, Movement Law Labs, the Frontline, and others. Saldaña was the founding Co-Director of the Justice Reform Collaborative at LatinoJustice PRLDEF where he focuses on building Latinx power to end the criminalization of communities of color. Jerónimo has over a decade of experience working to advance criminal justice and immigration reforms through the use of grassroots and digital strategies. He has honed his skills through his time working in grantmaking philanthropy, organized labor, and national legislative advocacy arenas. Saldaña is also a proud member of Mijente, a new political home for Chicanxs and Latinxs. A skilled digital strategist, Jerónimo volunteers on their comms squad where he was the driving force behind the viral anti-Trump Make America Mexico Again hat campaign and continues to pursue cultural shifting dialogues through the use of online spaces. In 2016, Remezcla included his activism in their list of Latino activists who fought for a better world. He is currently based in Brooklyn and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Chicana/o Studies.