In order to create feedback loops between the research conducted by the Institute and the lessons from the field, we have created the Community Accountability Committee (CAC). The CAC is composed of community organizers, scholars, artists, mental health practitioners, and cultural workers. The main purpose of the CAC is to provide feedback to all materials related to the Radical Imagination research and contribute to the collective thinking and co-write sections of the toolkit. Given the overwhelming interest we’ve decided to phase out the commitment and responsibilities of the CAC. Here is a brief description of the multiple phases of the CAC:
- Phase 1: CAC members provide feedback to the “Radical Imagination Principles” that were co-created by the OBI staff. By the end of Phase 1, we will have a final draft of said Principles
- Phase 2: CAC members will be working on a “Call for Activities,” including selection criteria, a template for submission, and assisting with the selection of activities to be included in the toolkit.
- Phase 3: CAC members will review the final draft of the toolkit including format and design, and will advise on the future of the toolkit. All CAC members will receive a copy of the toolkit upon publication.
Members of the CAC committee:
Shawna Vesco Ahern is a curator, writer, and cultural strategist based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Dominic Cinnamon Bradley (they/them) is a Brooklyn-based Black, disabled, nonbinary multidisciplinary artist hailing from the Crunk-era "Dirty South."
Bryan Coleman is a Black queer facilitator, strategist, and learning designer from Washington, DC.
Fatima Elkott is an urban planner and facilitator focused on pathways for community connection and collective action.
Charisse Iglesias is the Training and Resource Director at Community-Campus Partnerships for Health with a PhD in Rhetoric, Composition, and the Teaching of English from the University of Arizona.
Jasmine Hiroko McAdams is a PhD student in UC Berkeley’s Energy and Resources Group.
Mallory Rukhsana Nezam is a cross-sector culture-maker who loves cities and believes that we have the tools to make them more just and joyful.
