Asli Mahdi (she/her) is the System Navigation & Community Support Lead with CWCLN, focused on the Rooted in Recovery program.

She is a community health worker, artist and culture worker, with experience in the HIV sector, supporting Black and racialized women and gender-diverse community members.

Through Rooted in Recovery, Asli’s role is focused on system navigation, wrap-around supports and social prescribing for Black and racialized women, femmes, non-binary and gender-diverse community members, connecting them to community spaces free of stigma and judgment.

She completed her MA in Geography, BA in Anthropology and obtained a diploma in Social Service Work. She is an advocate of arts-focused wellness and healing.