Ada Gay Griffin, co-director of A LITANY FOR SURVIVAL, is an activist working in electronic media and film production. Formerly executive director of Third World Newsreel, she has dedicated her career to ensuring a flourishing future for progressive artists of color. She studied art, political science, and Black feminist writing at Hampshire College, where she encountered the works of Audre Lorde. Griffin previously directed and produced "Can't Jail the Revolution and Break the Walls Down", and developed "Black in a Small Town", a documentary series exploring issues of race and class in semi-rural areas. She is currently the administrative director for Dreams of Hope: Queer Youth Arts in Pittsburgh.