Who We Are
Meghann McCrory
Originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, Meghann McCrory is an artist based in Los Angeles. She received her MFA from The School of Art at CalArts and her BA from Wellesley College. She works across multiple media including photography, sculpture, performance and installation.
Frances Yasmeen Motiwalla
Frances Yasmeen Motiwalla is a Chicago native and ex-New Yorker living in Los Angeles. She is a full-time organizer with Peace Action, the nation's oldest, largest grassroots advocacy organization devoted to creating a more peaceful foreign policy. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking with her sous chef (and wife) May, spending time with their parrot, Ginseng LaBeija, traveling, listening to podcasts and watching documentary films.
Lori Kozlowski
Lori Kozlowski is a writer, editor, producer, and media exec. In 2018, she founded More Light Media, a media company and content studio producing original works and working with startups, brands, and NGOs on various forms of storytelling. In partnership with Google, she produced Project Empathy, a virtual reality series about human rights issues in the United States. She co-founded Smashd, a publication about music, technology, and startups, was previously an editor and columnist at Forbes, and also served previously as a senior editor at the Los Angeles Times. She lives and works in Los Angeles.
Gabriella Ricketts
Gabriella Ricketts is a Colombian-American artist born and raised in Los Angeles, California. After graduating from Bard College with a BA in Languages and Literature, she moved back to LA, where she works in the documentary film world.
Why We Are Doing This
We felt after the U.S. presidential election that it was a critical time to take action. Beyond voting, we wanted to be involved in civic life and politics year-round. So, we formed our group, called The Constituents, and started to create civic-minded projects that are meant to be accessible and helpful to residents of Los Angeles.
We realize that democracy is a living, breathing thing. It depends on each of us participating to make it work and to create change. We also wanted our voices to be heard, and we hope to inspire others to make their own voices heard too.