About Ruth
Ruth Ifakemi Jeannoel is a passionate community organizer, Consultant, Trainer and Practitioner of Restorative Justice Circle Keeping Practices , and social justice advocate dedicated to empowering marginalized communities. With over 20 years of experience in grassroots organizing, she specializes in healing justice, immigrant rights, and transformative leadership development.
Ruth's holistic approach combines traditional wisdom with innovative strategies to create sustainable change. As a Circle Keeper and facilitator, she supports communities through conflict resolution while building collective power for systemic transformation.
Connect with Ruth to explore collaboration opportunities in organizing, facilitation, or Restorative Justice practices.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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Full Bio Ruth Ifakemi Jeannoel
Ruth Jeannoel is a Haitian American, cultural organizer, holistic healer and writer. She is also a mother and wife.
Currently, Ruth serves as the founder and director of the growing non-profit, Fanm Saj, Inc with the mission to provide families across the African Diaspora with cultural and wellness tools as well as social and political resources to nourish themselves, families and communities. Ruth also serves as a Wellness consultant with Sweet Livity, LLC supporting with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Restorative Human Resources and a Coop Owner of Dandelion Medicine Liberation.
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Ruth Jeannoel has been practicing Restorative Justice Practices since 2010 and began her formal Restorative Justice training in 2015 with Sujatha Baliga of Impact Justice. Sujatha was trained by renowned restorative justice practitioner and trainer, Kay Pranis. Since Ruth was trained, she’s held circles for Power U Center for Social Change, Dream Defenders, NAACP-Miami Dade Chapter, Miami Workers Center, New Florida Majority, S.O.U.L Sisters Leadership Collective and conducted training for agencies and over 200 community members including teachers, students, and parents.
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She has over fifteen years of experience working in education justice as well as extensive experience in after-school programming, popular education, community organizing and advocacy in the youth development and the social/racial justice arenas, working for such organizations as local and national organizations, Power U Center for Social Change, Advancement Project, Miami Workers Center, Dream Defenders, Concerned African Women, Girl Power, Overtown Youth Center, Pridelines, FANM - Family Action Network Movement, Alliance for Education Justice, Dignity in Schools Campaign, and National Institute for Reproductive Health. Ruth is also a writer with Echoing Ida, A program of Forward Together-A Black women’s writers collective. Ruth currently serves on Local and nation boards, including Collective Sistahood and Highlander Research and Education Center.
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Recently, Ruth became a Yoni Steam Practitioner to add to her wellness toolbox that she will share in her cultural work for Self-care and community care work. Ruth is a Restorative Justice Practitioner Trainer, certified Usui Holy Fire Reiki Practitioner, Womb Reiki & Yoni Steam practitioner. As the creative director of the Sacred Ori Affirmation Card Deck, Ruth uses her personal creativity to shift a larger narrative of healing centered in African Spirituality. Ruth has also moved into priesthood by doing full initiation into the yoruba traditional practice of Ifa/Orisa.
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Ruth also believes strongly that the political struggle is personal. She has a strong commitment to providing communities and individuals with tools to shift the narrative. Recreating our own stories and future for the sake of Black Liberation.