ARTivist

Let's build your community!

Soteria Shepperson

The Team

Soteria has worked in education for over ten years, both as a secondary teacher and an instructor at Wake Technical Community College.

She also supports youth and adults through crime prevention work and advocacy within the criminal justice system, empowering individuals to rebuild their lives and step into a positive future of their own creation.

She has worked in schools, residential facilities, prisons, communities and wraparound programs serving individuals as they return from incarceration and drug treatment facilities. Soteria also uses spoken word and music to advocate for social justice issues and to inspire listeners to live into their destinies.

Growing up Soteria had a mother worked long days and hours there were so many community members who played a pivotal role in her success. She remembers, parents taking her to basketball games after school and an aunt who would make sure she could be picked up if her mother had to work late nights and early mornings. One of the most meaningful things she has realized growing up, is the importance of access in collaboration with opportunity. There were so many opportunities around her but it was not until community members provided access to those opportunities that she was able to take part thrive and become a first generation college graduate. It was very quickly she started to build her community outside of her family. Even today the majority of Soteria's work centers around community leaders, community members and the communities at large. What better way to invest in youth then to give them the gift that continues to keep on giving which is the understanding that together we are truly better.