We see how power, privilege, and systemic oppression shape access to basic needs, resources, and opportunities, and we are dedicated to co-creating a more just future.

Our perspective is intersectional and recognizes the complexities of social identities and systems of oppression.

We take an asset-based approach that values individual and collective strengths — the lived experiences, passions, and abilities that each person or group brings — and we look for opportunities for people to contribute their strengths in ways that are meaningful to them.

Paraphrasing a wise parent we once met in a program: creative spaces inspire us to work hard and to dream. They also encourage different ways of knowing and communicating.

Don’t be surprised if we ask you to draw, move, or otherwise express yourself creatively!

Knowledge is power — and we believe it’s most powerful when we create it together.

We draw on tools like Facilitating Power’s Spectrum of Community Engagement to Ownership and Roger Hart’s Ladder of Children’s Participation to support collective learning and action, with the caveat that all people in a collaboration should have the freedom to choose the level and form of participation that works best for them.