Kennedy Walker, Co-Founder
Kennedy is a campaigner, researcher, and facilitator who first came into change making through grassroots organising in London. He has worked on a breadth of issues including trade justice, community land ownership, migration, and environmental justice. In 2017, he co-founded activist and organiser network, KIN and more recently was a founding member of Resourcing Racial Justice; a funding initiative to support organisations working towards racial justice. Currently, he is Lead Campaigner and Researcher at the climate justice charity, Platform. Kennedy has a passion for exploring the different ways collective and community power can be unlocked through community wealth building and ownership models. Working with a consortium of partners in Tower Hamlets this is the focus of his current research. Find him on socials @kennedysrwalker |
Zahra Dalilah, Co-Founder
Zahra is a black feminist from Lewisham, South East London. She grew up believing herself Leo before being introduced to her truth as a Leo/Cancer cusp. She still calls also herself a writer no matter how sparse the writings are and still calls herself an activist although she has lost a handle on what that means. She has been involved in projects on black british fatherhood, social justice education, land distribution, food justice and anti-gentrification work in London. She also consumes overpriced coffee in recently gentrified areas more often than she would like to admit. Dreaming of a thriving independent media sector and joyful black children make her happy. |
Ayeisha Thomas-Smith, Co-Founder
Ayeisha is a Senior Organiser at the New Economy Organisers Network, and has led on designing and delivering Movement Builders, a national training course for activists and organisers over 2017. She has previously worked on political strategy and campaigns, on peace and dialogue in Israel/Palestine and coordinated campaigns and project around migration. Ayeisha is a black feminist and centres anti-oppression, decoloniality and intersectionality in her approach to training. She has an MA in Postcolonial Cultural Studies and Global Policy, lives for June Jordan and Octavia Butler, and teaches a Basic Beyonce dance class - all levels welcome! |