Rae Abileah

Prime Minister of Special Projects

Rae Abileah is a social change strategist, Jewish faith leader, author, and editor for collective liberation. She is a trainer and project manager at Beautiful Trouble, and co-creator of the global Climate Ribbon art ritual. She was the co-director of CODEPINK, consulted on digital strategy for social justice at ThoughtWorks, and now runs her own consultancy, CreateWell. Through her facilitation work, she supports teams working on freshwater protection and climate adaptation at The Nature Conservancy’s Agility Lab. Rae is a contributing author to a number of anthologies including Beautiful Trouble and Beyond Tribal Loyalties: Personal Stories of Jewish Peace Activists. Rae graduated from Barnard College at Columbia University, and received ordination by the Kohenet Hebrew Priestess Institute. She’s a first-generation American, and her Dutch and Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry informs her work toward dismantling white supremacy. createwell.io | @raeabileah