Living2Portraits

Tucson Public Voices Fellow, Randiesia Fletcher is an author, educator, and public speaker. She grew up in L.A.’s Skid Row slums—reared by drug-addicted parents. Her childhood was plagued with abuse, neglect, and homelessness, so as a teen, she enlisted into the USMC. It proved to have its own challenges of racism and sexism and retired as a Disabled Veteran. She completed a BA in Creative Writing/ Anthropology—UA, and a MA in Education—U of P. She completed research abroad in Women’s Occupations in Fiji. To highlight her struggles, she published "Scratches, Needles..." and "Social Mindfulness." She founded I Can Do All Things, Inc., a 501c3, to help alleviate generational poverty through Sustainability Education, and the Refugee Resource Center, to advocate for refugees, asylees, and others victimized by poverty and sexual assault. Currently, she and her husband run Urban Forest Project (UFP). UFP provides sustainable low-income housing, reduces energy consumption to mitigate Heat Island Effect. The mission is to deliver economic solutions through sustainability education. The wife and mother of 3 lives in Tucson, and continues to write her own story.