Bio Nissa Tzun

Nissa D. Tzun is a media artist, community organizer and educator. Her work is driven by her persistent determination to advocate for human rights.   In 2009 Nissa founded the Forced Trajectory Project, a long-term, multimedia documentary project illuminating the narratives of families impacted by police murder and corruption.  The project has been exhibited across the country in major cities like New York, Los Angeles, Detroit and Las Vegas, and has received numerous awards and recognitions.  It can be experienced online at http://forcedtrajectory.com .  In 2014, Nissa supported the inception of Families United 4 Justice (FU4J), a growing nationwide collective of families impacted by police brutality, murder and corruption.  Last June, Nissa and her team members successfully raised $30,000 to subsidize over 50 family members impacted by police violence to convene in Detroit for FU4J's first national network gathering.  Nissa’s other works include documenting the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti and the grassroots movement for sustainable living solutions in Haiti by Haitian Diaspora and native Haitians.  Nissa serves as a Communications Fellow for the Center for Community Change and is a core working group member of Groundswell, a national network of oral historians.  She teaches in the Journalism & Media Studies Department at UNLV and is pursuing her Master’s in Social Work.