Claudia de la Cruz is the Co-Executive Director of The People’s Forum and serves on the CODEPINK Board of Directors. She was born in the South Bronx to immigrant parents from the Dominican Republic. She is a popular educator, community organizer, and theologian. Claudia was Pastor of Iglesia San Romero de Las Americas-UCC- a community church rooted in the traditions of Latin American Liberation Theology and grassroots organizing. In 2004, she co-founded Da Urban Butterflies Youth Leadership Development Project (D.U.B), and she developed the cultural and political education program at The Rebel Diaz Arts Collective (RDAC-BX). In 2004, she co-founded Da Urban Butterflies Youth Leadership Development Project (D.U.B), and she developed the cultural and political education program at The Rebel Diaz Arts Collective (RDAC-BX).