MAAD Thought
Organization Type
Collective
Industry/Sector
Environmental Justice, Community Development, Environment
Service Provided
Co-Creation / Collaboration, Original Concept
black and brown women igniting holistic paths toward inclusive futures.
MAAD Thought is a collective of black and brown women and allies of different backgrounds and interests coming together to research and advocate for climate justice from a holistic, intersectional and interdependent lens. It is also a movement, a call for these melanated communities to explore, reclaim and embrace spaces as a beautiful and essential part of their present, ancestries and futures.
overview
A newly formed collective, MAAD Thought needed to define its mission, identify its unique value propositions, and get organized for funding and project participation. With an emphasis on holistic, intersectional lenses and approaches, the group wants to empowering black and brown communities to reclaim spaces and be a part of decision-making processes for more inclusive development initiatives and other actions that impact environmental justice. MAAD Thought could become a transformative force in the environmental justice landscape, with an aim to make traditionally inaccessible spaces both realized and activated as part of the present, ancestries, and futures of melanated communities.
details
Mission and Vision Shaping: Engaged in collaborative efforts to articulate a clear and impactful stance on environmental justice- and defining what it means to this group and how that informs their intersectional and interdependent approach.
Organizational Development: Helped facilitate the development of an effective organizational structure for MAAD Thought that would enable the collective to navigate grant applications, engage with stakeholders, and establish a presence through projects.
Strategic Partnerships: Ideated on potential partnerships with municipalities, academic and research institutions, and architecture and development firms to include these communities in the decision-making and space activations.
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