Abdi Ali
Board Vice-Chair
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Abdi Ali is a community organizer and racial justice advocate who is a lifelong resident of East Boston. His most recent work focuses on systemic racism, housing, and immigration issues. To that end, Abdi has been the lead organizer of the Eastie Antiracism Community Coalition – a grassroots community led group advancing equity and racial justice in East Boston. In addition, Abdi has been involved in supporting numerous causes including housing justice efforts through City Life/Vida Urbana, the immigration and Human Rights Clinic at St. Mary’s University of Law, and various political campaigns to elect women of color in Massachusetts.
Abdi currently works in the financial services sector and holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Denison University.