Spotlight on Rising Changemakers: Randall Nielsen

Profiles of New Hampshire leaders who are lifting up diverse voices in the Granite State and beyond

By: Yasamin Safarzadeh

Outlets: 603 Diversity

Published: February 12, 2026

Words: 741

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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City: Manchester

Passion areas: Nielsen is an artist and the executive director of Queerlective, a community-powered arts organization uplifting queer and BIPOC voices through creative expression, storytelling and collective action.

Q: Where did you get your start in changemaking, movement building and community organizing?

Randall Nielsen: I moved to New Hampshire in 2017, and for the first four months, I didn’t really leave my apartment. During the height of the pandemic, I, …

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