Bonifacio Aleman

Bonifacio, also known as “Flaco”, is a parent of four & grandparent. Born a revolutionary, Bonifacio brings over a decade of experience in community organizing & program development, as well as a lifetime of resistance work. Community organizing that Flaco has worked on include the Louisville Ban the Box Ordinance, the Louisville Resolution to Support Statewide Restoration of Voting Rights, and the Louisville Minimum Wage ordinance.

Flaco survived eleven years of incarceration, which began in his teenage years, including state-sanctioned torture via solitary confinement. Flaco has an undergraduate degree and graduate degree in Social Work. Currently, Bonifacio is working on a Doctor of Social Work degree, with research interests in post-incarceration syndrome, health equity, eliminating structural racism, and abolition.

Flaco also serves as a Client Board Member at the Kentucky Equal Justice Center. A frequent writer & speaker, Bonifacio presents and writes on racial bias & structural racism, health equity, community organizing, and voting rights for justice impacted people.