Natasha singh
ABOUT
ME
TRANSFORMING COMMUNITIES
I have worked in education for over twenty years and hold a few degrees, including an M.Ed. in Human Sexuality. I taught at Rutgers University and the Collegiate School for boys before embarking on the kind of teaching I felt people really needed: the kind that can foster relational/sexual ethics and agency.
When I'm not teaching, I'm deeply involved in communities and organizations striving to foster a world free of violence, exploitation, sexual harm and injustice. I serve on a number of boards including MISSSEY, which not only prevents the sexual exploitation of Black girls and gender expansive youth, but also supports survivors to exit the sex trade, heal, and rebuild their lives free from harmful relationships. I also serve on the board of the Gaines-Jones Education Foundation, which offers scholarships and educational opportunities for African American youth. Past board service includes co-chairing the board of Center for Domestic Peace, an organization dedicated to ending domestic violence and promoting healthy relationships in Marin, and serving on the board of Freedom Forward, a San Francisco based organization focused on preventing the sexual exploitation of youth and fostering their agency.
In 2014, I co founded Asha Rising, a nonprofit based in India that provides permanent housing for elderly women who have experienced sex trafficking, stigma, poverty, homelessness, and gender-based violence. Before that, I co founded Diasporadics, New York City's first arts and activism festival for cultural producers and activists in the South Asian diaspora. I was also a community organizer and Board member of Desh Pradesh, an organization committed to providing a community platform for marginalized voices within the South Asian diaspora, namely the voices of queer and gender variant folk, women, artists, people living with HIV and AIDS, refugees, and people living with disabilities. I speak widely on sexual ethics, critical sexual literacy, consent, and preventing sexual harm. I am also a recent recipient of the Humanitarian Award by AASECT (American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists) for my work in the field of Human Sexuality.
My writing (nonfiction and fiction) has appeared in various publications including the New England Review, The Atlantic, The New York Times, Three Penny Review, Brevity, Glimmer Train, South Asia Review, Alaska Quarterly Review, Crab Orchard Review, and Hippocampus. I have also appeared on a number of podcasts including the New York Times Modern Love Podcast, the Parent Footprint, and The Parenting Reset.