Ella Baker Organizing Collective

06/23/2021

06/15/2021

Meet Lesly!

[Lesly is wearing a black blazer, blue button down and denim jeans with a lanyard around their neck and a bag hanging from their left shoulder. Lesly is centered within a crowd of people with their right hand extended. They are speaking. Quote reads, "youth organizing imagines."]

06/15/2021

Meet Aja!

[Aja is sitting in the driver's seat of a car with their left leg propped up and giving a peace sign with their left hand. Aja is wearing a black shirt, black hat, and black rimmed glasses. Aja is smiling slightly. Quote reads, "I am invested in youth organizing because it taught me to care for myself and my community."]

06/15/2021

Meet Femi!

[Femi is wearing a denim jumpsuit. She is sitting on the ground in gravel. Left leg is stretched outward and the right leg is propped up with her right hand resting on the right leg as she supports her head. Her face is calm but serious. Quote reads, "Radicalizing young people is necessary and vital work for our movements."]

06/11/2021

Meet Quinn!

[Quinn is wearing a hat, shades, red handkerchief, blue f***y pack and a tank top that's says southern qu**rs against southern pride. They are slightly angled away from the camera as they sip a drink from 7-Eleven. Quote reads, "There is no place where imagination is more bountiful, mobilizing and expansive than radical youth organizing."]

06/10/2021

Meet Portia!

[Portia is sitting on the ground and propping herself up with her left arm. She is wearing a peach colored halter top, blue jeans, and sunglasses as she smiles. Quote reads, "...a continuation of liberation movements; to uplift the voices and affirm the talents of young people.]

06/10/2021

Meet L.A. !

[L.A. is wearing a blue, red, and white striped button down shirt. He is wearing gold wire framed glasses and is looking directly into the camera with a slight smirk. Quote reads, "youth organizing, especially in the south, holds the most significant place in shaping understanding and concept of what the work is."]

06/09/2021

We want to thank everyone for their patience over the past month as we have rolled out our soft launch! A lot of the magic is happening offline as we ground ourselves in the work ahead and prepare ourselves to train up a generation! We have been meeting, strategizing and planning and now we are ready to introduce ourselves.

Over the next couple of weeks, we will be introducing the community to the team with a quote from each person on how they feel about youth organizing!

Meet CARLY!

[Carly is wearing a black shirt with a reddish skirt and is kneeling down close to the ground. Carly is smiling hard. Quote reads "...offering such radical hope for the future- youth organizing plants seeds for the future we all envision!]