She directs strategy and communications for Adalah Justice Project, and co-edited the book Palestine: A Socialist Introduction, published in 2020.

Awad is Director of Strategy and Communications for Adalah Justice Project,[1][2] and a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.

[3] She was present at Jewish Voice for Peace's October 27 protest at Grand Central Terminal, where she told The New York Times that she was calling on the United States government to "follow the guidance and the wants of the majority of Americans".

And that Palestinians deserve to be grieved, just like any other person.” On November 27, 2023, she joined more than 20[7] other Palestine solidarity activists and state legislators in a five-day-long hunger strike outside the White House to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.

[1] She additionally emphasized the role of the United States government in supporting Israel, saying that "we are not just silent observers.