Regina Yau
Founder and President, The Pixel Project
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Regina Yau is a global citizen who synergises Western liberalism with Asian pragmatism and her own social conscience. In 2009, she created The Pixel Project to raise funds, awareness and volunteer power for the cause to end violence against women using the power of the internet, popular culture and new technologies. Prior to The Pixel Project, Regina was nominated in the Education and Public Service category of The Malaysian Women’s Weekly’s “Great Women of Our Time” Awards 2008 for her innovative awareness-raising work for breast cancer. Regina is a Rhodes Scholar with a long-standing commitment to women’s issues. She has a M.St in Women’s Studies and a M.St in Oriental Studies from Oxford University.
Eliska Hahn (On Sabbatical)
Music Campaigns Co-Coordinator, The Pixel Project
Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
Eliska is speaker, writer, radio talk show host, artist, activist, and student. As a survivor of rape, domestic violence, and other forms of violence against women Eliska is dedicated to raising awareness, education, prevention locally, nationally, and internationally, as well as helping women escape the violence and heal. After 20 years in music intensive radio, Eliska now hosts “Speak Out LOUD with Eliska Hahn” in a continued effort to bring information and education to the public. She is also working on two books about her experiences and is a contributing author on a third book about surviving domestic violence.
Giovanna (Gia) Ibarra
Music Campaigns Co-Coordinator, The Pixel Project
San Diego, California, USA
Gia is the Co-Founder, CEO and Executive Director of the Global Freedom Concerts (GFC) which uses music to educate, motivate and inspire new advocates to lead the global human rights movement. Gia is a survivor of rape, domestic violence, abuse and discrimination who has turned her pain into projects and campaigns involving music, poetry and art aimed at raising awareness about crimes against humanity, human trafficking, modern day slavery and violence against women. She works tirelessly to bring together artists, activists, students and politicians together to find creative solutions to give survivors a voice.
Gina Yap Lai Yoong
Graphic Designer, The Pixel Project
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
A fulltime freelancer in a multiracial country, Gina is a graphic designer who writes and a copywriter who designs; a communicator at heart who can’t decide if she loves writing or designing more. She is a firm believer of the power of dreams and has seen her own dreams being fulfilled when her debut novel entitled ‘Eksperimen Cinta’ hit the local bookshelves in 2009. Her works are showcased at www.ginayaplaiyoong.com where you will discover the passion and dedication she has in all the projects she does. When she is not busy strategizing marketing/branding campaigns for her clients, you would probably find her lazing in the park under the tree writing her next novel.
Joy Grace Syiem
Chief Artiste Liaison Officer, The Pixel Project
Mumbai, India
Joy Grace is a human rights lawyer, activist, speaker and a non-profit legal consultant of Indian descent. She currently works as a member of Third Sector Partners. She started volunteering with awareness campaigns and non-profits at a young age, and developed an instant connection to the work. All her volunteering work led her to choose law as a career so that she could be a voice for those without. Joy has two passions: being a lawyer and music. If not fighting legal battles, she is working on campaigns and events that use music to meet the needs of social justice.
Christy Aden Phelps (On Sabbatical)
Music Campaigns Outreach Team, The Pixel Project
Malden, Missouri, USA
Christy is a licensed professional counselor, nationally certified counselor and certified co-occuring diplomate professional instrumental in bringing an evidence based therapy model to the mental health agency where she is employed. She is a survivor of domestic violence who finds raising awareness in her rural community a healing art and is a recent recipient of a scholarship to attend the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence conference. Most importantly, Christy is a mother of four and an incurable dreamer.
Shreya Gupta (On Sabbatical)
Music Campaigns Outreach Team, The Pixel Project
New Delhi, India
Shreya Gupta is a third year student of Delhi University who aspires to be a writer one day. One rainy night engulfed in deep thought was all it took her to revolt against the wishes of her family who were intent on making an engineer out of her. Having seen her mother and friends victimised, she is opposed to domestic violence of any kind against women and is an ardent supporter of women rights. She hopes to use her perfectly purposeful pen to impress the readers’ and get them on board the cause to end violence against women.