Shawn Muhammad "Gat Turner"
WHO IS GAT?
A MAN AMONG MEN...
Shawn Muhammad is anti-violence against women and a community justice activist, a minister, and an artist. Having worked in the field of intimate partner and family violence prevention for over 22 years, Mr. Muhammad has held the position of Associate Director at The Asha Project, formerly known as Asha Family Services, Inc. (Asha), for the past 12 years. Known throughout the community as Brother Shawn, Mr. Muhammad is a Desert Storm Veteran. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Springfield College in Human Services and is presently pursuing his Master’s Degree in Business Administration with a focus on Nonprofit Management. He is an expert on cultural competency with African American populations and has worked in the field of Human Services as:
Batterer Treatment counselor and Ujima Men’s Program Director, Domestic Violence Prevention Advocate and as a credentialed Substance Abuse Counselor, and as a Crisis Stabilizer.
Other involvements include working in the areas of Prison reform and working directly with prisoners; HIV/AIDS outreach, Anger Management, Sexual Violence prevention and ending Sex Trafficking.
Mr. Muhammad is also a nationally recognized Hip Hop and Spoken Word Poetry artist. As an artist/activist he speaks and performs in Universities, Prisons, Churches, Mosques, Elementary, Middle, & High schools, and at Rallies, as well as other community events and gatherings locally and throughout the country.
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