Emma Munson-Blatt

Emma Munson-Blatt (they/them) is an activist and a patient representative at MadFreedom Advocates, a Vermont-based organization supporting peers who are involuntarily committed and face stigmatization and marginalization within mental health “care” institutions. As a sexual assault and psychiatric survivor, Emma believes understanding intersectionality is a key component of restorative justice. They are informed by lived experiences coping with extreme mental states and self-liberating from addictive substances. Emma’s advocacy work includes fighting for LGBTQIA+ rights, immigrant rights, antiwar policies, environmental justice, and abolition of the prison-industrial complex through nonviolent direct action. They are pursuing an associates degree at Greenfield Community College in Massachusetts.