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Koki Mendis

Communications Director

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Koki Mendis is Communications Director at Political Research Associates. In addition to communications, she has a background in outreach, fundraising, and graphic and brand design.

As a communications professional, she works to underpin strategic partnerships with the interpersonal relationships that drive ongoing collaborations and mutual support. As a graphic designer, she is committed to enhancing nonprofits with vibrant design and iconic branding that builds awareness, strengthens fundraising, and communicates mission.

A former researcher in Generically used to describe factions of right-wing politics that are outside of and often critical of traditional conservatism. Learn more political parties, critical race theory, intersectionality, and refugee studies, Koki holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Florida.

Articles

Political Research Associates
Inform Your Resistance Season 1: Episode 6
In this episode Koki and Daryle discuss what it looks like, on the ground, to fight the Far Right showing up in our communities, and what the day-to-day for antifascists in this work for the long-haul is like.
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Political Research Associates
Inform Your Resistance Season 1: Episode 5
Listen to this episode of Inform Your Resistance where host Koki Mendis and guest Alex Amend discuss the rise of far-right environmentalism. It is an ideological framework weaponizing environmental concerns to propagate nativist and reactionary politics.
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Political Research Associates
Inform Your Resistance Season 1: Episode 4
Listen to this episode of Inform Your Resistance where Dr. Chrissy Stroop peels back the layers of Christian dominionism, and explains how this ideology is deeply woven into the fabric of Christian homeschooling.
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