Organizing Experience
Texas Equal Access Fund
Serves as board secretary with Texas Equal Access Fund, an abortion fund under the National Network of Abortion Funds, and aids a mission to provide funding to people seeking abortion care, end barriers to abortion, and shift the current culture toward reproductive health, rights, and justice.
The Justice Collaborative
Co-produced The Briefing, a streaming news show and podcast by The Appeal and NowThis, that featured elected officials, candidates, high-profile advocates, experts, and system-impacted people.
Organized the Justice Hub, a private digital community for leaders on the front line of the movement to end mass incarceration.
Co-led a policy-tracking project under TJC's Emergency Action Plan, which emerged in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
Organized and moderated research and social media amplification projects for the Justice Volunteers, a remote volunteer task force dedicated to researching and amplifying a variety of key criminal justice reform issues.
Beto For Senate
Canvassed southern Fort Worth neighborhoods in an effort to counter voter disenfranchisement, had hundreds of face to face conversations with registered voters, and provided transport to polling locations.
RESIST, 2017
Deirdre organized 'RESIST' — a gallery event featuring Dallas-Fort Worth based artists and musicians of color with proceeds benefitting Texas Equal Access Fund.