BIO

Katie Petitt re-envisions community-driven initiatives as a new basis for racial justice, global solidarity and peace-building. Petitt is the founder and Executive Director of Current Movements, a D.C.-based organization connecting grassroots movements through art, film and technology. She is also an arts and cultural organizer in D.C. where she has organized with groups such as Black Lives Matter D.C., Movement for Black Lives D.C. and D.C. Mutual Aid Network. Petitt brings her love of the arts to her consulting work where she focuses on strategic planning and organizational culture, event planning, storytelling, conflict transformation, exhibition curation and fundraising. Previously, Petitt managed The Advocacy Project’s programs and D.C. office, including its Peace Fellowship Program which partnered with 14 grassroots organizations in 10 countries. As a fellow at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey Center for Conflict Studies, Petitt conducted field research on water conflicts in Ethiopia and worked for over five years in refugee resettlement in three major U.S. cities. Petitt received a Master’s degree in International Peace Studies from the United Nations mandated University for Peace and an undergraduate degree in Peace Studies from Whitworth University. Petitt is currently the Eaton Workshop Impact Director, working with grassroots partners and community initiatives to fulfill Eaton’s mission of furthering progressive social change.