About
Photo by Anne Lac
Sara Haile-Mariam is a 22 year old recent graduate of NYU who credits President Obama with sparking her political curiosity and ultimately her political activism. Throughout the 2008 Presidential election Sara worked in New York as a grassroots organizer, Out of State Coordinator and Campaign Surrogate.
During the Campaign she appeared on BET, MTV, and Hardball, participated in interviews with a number of local and international outlets, and spoke at rallies alongside elected officials and community leaders. Since the Campaign, she has continued to speak on the importance of the youth involvement at various outlets, from Universities to Rufus Wainwright’s Black Out Sabbath Concert to blogs on the Huffington Post and Global Grind. Sara continues to strive to continue the movement of the Obama campaign in whatever way she can.
Photo by Leah Kozak