Kiran Oommen

Age: 27 | Hometown: Eugene, oregon


"Our government refuses to protect our basic rights to life. If those we have put in power aren't protecting our necessities, what purpose are they serving?"


Kiran Oommen is a queer Malayali-American community organizer, gardener, and musician living off the grid on stolen Siuslaw land, in the Coast Range of Oregon. In addition to their work as a plaintiff on the Juliana vs. US lawsuit, they are on the Board of Directors for the Civil Liberties Defense Center, and associate with a variety of direct action groups in the Pacific Northwest.

Kiran got their BA in sociology at Seattle University. They are the primary singer/songwriter behind the bluegrass band Foraging.

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