Niloufar Khonsari is a longtime Bay Area organizer, facilitator, and movement lawyer who supports communities and organizations to build more just, caring, and participatory ways of working together. They are the cofounder of Pangea Legal Services, a worker-led immigrant justice organization, and now work through Bala Rising to support groups with organizational development, capacity building, and practicing collective leadership. Their work is rooted in lived experience—shaped by their journey across borders, years of legal advocacy, and an ongoing practice of listening to and learning from community.