{"id":141,"date":"2026-02-13T15:21:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T15:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/othnieltucker.com\/riseup\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T16:25:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T16:25:08","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/othnieltucker.com\/riseup\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"141\" class=\"elementor elementor-141\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdbb71b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bdbb71b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;triangle&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg 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http:\/\/othnieltucker.com\/riseup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Image_fx20-768x1097.jpg 768w, http:\/\/othnieltucker.com\/riseup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Image_fx20.jpg 896w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" title=\"About\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09db9e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"09db9e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-742bb6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"742bb6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who We Are<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e21ba53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e21ba53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2737\" data-end=\"2916\">Rise Up Healing Collective is a youth-centered leadership and wellness initiative committed to cultivating healing, leadership, and collective care within schools and communities.<\/p><p data-start=\"2918\" data-end=\"3109\">Rooted in restorative justice, cultural identity, and global citizenship, we design experiences that empower young people to lead with integrity, compassion, and courage\u2014locally and globally.<\/p><p data-start=\"3111\" data-end=\"3221\">Our work centers youth voice, honors lived experience, and recognizes healing as both personal and 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