Raha Behnam

Descended from northern Iran, Raha is a first-generation immigrant to occupied Indigenous land. She has studied and performed in the San Francisco Bay Area with Abby Crain, Kathleen Hermesdorf and Sara Shelton Mann. She is currently concerned with systems and practices for collective healing, and engaged in liberation work through community-based counseling. She holds a Master’s in Urban and Regional Planning and Bachelor’s degrees in Dance and Anthropology, and is in process towards teaching certification in Open Source Forms (OSF).