Sumayyah is a Perth-based youth leader and founder of Plates & Perspectives; a community event series that uses food, trivia, and cross-cultural conversation to bring people together across difference. She believes belonging shouldn’t feel like a compromise, and designs experiences where identity and safety don’t have to be in conflict.
Alongside Plates and Perspectives, Sumayyah represents the Swan electorate at the National Youth Parliament, is part of WA’s Future Female Leaders Signature program, and works with the CaLD Police Youth Forum advocating for community voices to be heard. Her events are built on the same idea: that real connection starts with sitting down at the same table.