Our Values
LOVE AND JUSTICE
We believe that only through radical self love (ex. being generous, loving, and joyful with ourselves) can we undo generational trauma and extend that same love to others. We use our love to fight for justice for our community.
POWER SHARING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE
We are committed to centering the voices of young people, and reshaping the relationship between young people and adults by sharing power in all that we do. Young People are 50% of board and staff with full voting rights.
CREATIVITY AND PLAY
We find comfort in the process of observing, testing, trying, and enjoying the environment and the people in it. "The Way is Awkward Not Forward" Bayo Akomolafe
COLLECTIVE CARE AND DECISION MAKING
When making decisions, we are committed to recognizing forms of communication that embody our diverse backgrounds, cultures, and identities. We move at a pace that ensures everyone can voice their concerns and ideas.
HUMILITY AND CURIOUSITY
Learning is a lifelong practice. No one has all the answers. No one is the best at everything. We check our egos at the door. We are optimistic about the future.
RECIPROCITY WITH NONHUMAN KIN
We operate in a way that reciprocate kindness and support of Earth Mother, plant and animal kin.
