Roj Amedi is a campaigner and organiser focussing on grassroots, community-led, and distributed campaigns. She is the Chair of the Human Rights Arts and Film Festival and serves on the Law and Advocacy Centre for Women steering committee. Roj is Kurdish and a former refugee from Iraq, which has influenced her commitment to racial and economic justice. She has previously served as Chair of Overland Literary Magazine and held senior advocacy positions at GetUp, Foundation for Young Australians, Justice Connect and Colour Code.