As sisters of Sean Monterrosa, our leadership is rooted in lived experience. We come to this work not only as advocates and organizers, but as a family that has experienced the devastating impact of police violence firsthand. As Latinas raised in a working-class immigrant family, we understand the barriers that many families face when navigating grief, seeking accountability, and confronting systems that were never built with our communities in mind.

The Sean Monterrosa Project was created from the belief that those closest to the harm should be closest to the solutions. Our work is led by people who have been directly impacted by state violence, the criminal legal system, economic hardship, and other forms of systemic injustice. We know that lived experience is expertise, and we believe impacted people deserve to be at the center of conversations about safety, justice, and change.

We are committed to building alongside Black, Brown, Indigenous, immigrant, LGBTQIA+, disabled, and system-impacted communities because we understand that our struggles are connected. Through our partnerships, organizing, and advocacy, we work to ensure that the voices of impacted families are not only heard, but valued as essential to creating lasting change.

At our core, this work is about honoring Sean's legacy and standing with families who are carrying their own unimaginable loss. Together, we are working toward a future where care, healing, and community not punishment and violence shape what safety looks like.