Dean Steed

Communications Director, Solutions Not Punishment Collective

Dean (he/him) has organized in the city of Atlanta, standing on the frontlines of the resistance to police brutality, dating back 2012. As an organizer, Dean has been instrumental in campaigns that have sought to transform the state of policing and police violence, here in our city.

From standing with the families of Alexia Christian and Deaundre Phillips (both murdered by APD) to co-organizing a campaign to decriminalize the possession of Marijuana. Dean is a thought leader, organizer, certified fitness and nutrition instructor, and a Black trans man, seeking to create a world where Black people can live freely and confidently in their bodies and communities.