Maya Bhardwaj (she/they) is a community organiser, musician, and artist from Detroit. Maya is a current Masters student at SOAS, University of London, studying South Asian diaspora queerness, leftist activism, and solidarity with Black liberation. Prior to living in London, she was based in Mexico City and New York City, where she was formerly the It Takes Roots national coordinator with Grassroots Global Justice alliance, and the Housing Lead Organiser with Faith in New York. In London she is a member of LGSMigrants, and she is also active with several QTPOC direct action collectives and community groups in the UK, India, and the US.