WHO WE ARE

Faye Williams is a social justice activist from Gainesville, Florida. For many years she operated a feminist bookstore and meeting space in Washington, D.C. She has a BA in American Studies (African American literature and history) and a paralegal certificate from Antioch Law School.

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Sister Faye:

• Founder, Alachua County Black History Task Force

• Co-founder, Alachua County Peace Coalition

• Founder, Porters Quarters Community Connection

• Mayor’s Community Response Council Advisory Board

• Porters Quarters Community Grandma

• Leader, Porters Quarters Community Farm

• Former Chair, Downtown Redevelopment Advisory Board

• Board Member, State Housing Initiatives Partnership

• Member, The Democratic Party

• Member, American Association of University Women 

• Member, Democratic Women's Club of Alachua County

• Member, Alachua County Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

• Founder, Sisterspace and Books (1994-2004)