What makes an organization truly equitable? What does an anti-oppressive organizational culture look like? And how do organizations see themselves objectively so that they can move towards just practices? These questions led…
What Is an Equity Audit? An Interview with Desiree Adaway
Pause for the Cause Update
Dear friends, As we shared earlier this year, we are taking a “pause for the cause” with Tzedek programming. We want to share more about how we got here, and what is…
Change Your Dreams, Change Your Life: An Interview with Lexus Walker
Lexus Walker is a native Ashevillian, a truth teller, an artist, and an activist, whose life speaks to the power of living as our full selves. Whether DJing or digitally organizing, Lexus…
A People’s History of 37 Montford
In November 2016, AMKRF and the Tzedek Fellowship established a physical office for the first time at 37 Montford Avenue. Currently, Asheville is one of the most rapidly gentrifying cities in the…
Research, Participate, Act: An Interview with Davia Young
Davia Young believes in the power of the collective. It’s this belief that inspires her work as a participatory action researcher, a research method that centers community inquiry and social change. Davia…
Black Love, Black Healing, Black Justice: A Conversation with Joie Lou Shakur
Joie Lou Shakur is an activist, an artist, a community organizer, a visionary, and a self-described medicine maker. In this interview with Tzedek’s Heather Laine Talley, Joie talks about prison abolition, justice and…
Bless My Heart: An Interview with Niki Maldanado
Niki Maldanado is a self-described, unapologetic queer fat femme, whose passions include sex-positive education, eradicating fatphobia, and building wildly inclusive Jewish spaces. She’s also a skin care expert and founder of The Beauty…
Creating Space to Breathe and Win: An Interview with Maya Washington
As the Tzedek Fellow for Engagement and Operations at the Campaign for Southern Equality, Maya Washington has traveled throughout the South inviting folks to contribute their time, talent, and treasure to campaigns…
Marsha Davis Joins the Tzedek Fellowship Team
Dear Friends and Collaborators, We are delighted to announce that Marsha Davis is joining the Tzedek Fellowship team as the Co-Director of Social Justice Education and Community Engagement. Marsha brings invaluable experience…