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Kensington Corridor Trust Joins Translocal Membership Program
Join us in welcoming Kensington Corridor Trust as our second member of the Translocal Membership Program!
The Kensington Corridor Trust (KCT) seeks to foster the equitable economic revitalization of a commercial corridor and its surrounding neighborhood through local partnerships, strategic programming, and an innovative approach to moving real estate assets out of the speculative private market. Leveraging patient, flexible capital, and a long-term trust vehicle, the KCT intends to de-commodify real estate assets and transition them to neighborhood control. KCT introduces neighborhood-based property control for long-term, equitable revitalization of a key commercial corridor.
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The Ujima Translocal Membership is an action-oriented initiative to support peers outside of Boston in getting closer to creating economic democracy ecosystems where they are. Ujima's Translocal Membership is comprised of five components: partnership on Ujima's Quarterly Office Hours, joint fundraising, private organizational 1-on-1 support, whole team check-ins, and ecosystems exchanges. Membership in the Translocal Program is by invitation only.
Early this year, we announced that we would begin an experimental voting delegate program to ease the burden of investment list ratification.
Today we are pleased to announce our 2022 Voting Delegation, who will work over the next few weeks to ratify our 2022 Member Investment List. Take a look at the businesses delegates will be reviewing, as well as the reasons community members love them.
2022 Ujima Voting Delegation
Bo Opetubo
Louise Baxter
Kristen Halbert
Joyce Clark Henry
Shamaiah T Turner
WaWa Bell
Michael E. Thomas
Lisa Owens
Jamiah Tappin
Chrislene DeJean
Myrna Greenfield
Bing Broderick
Nadav David
Lyse Fedjanie Barronville
Salimata Bangoura
Edward Galan
Matthew Parker
Why delegates? In our 2019 and 2021 list ratification process, we asked members to review 140 businesses, then 80, respectively. We learned through staff experience and voter feedback that this was too much information to ask voters to thoughtfully review in a short period of time.
In order to create a more easeful process for Voting Members, we knew we would have to do things differently. Delegates will review no more than ten businesses, and have time to discuss their thoughts with each other.
If you would like to nominate more businesses for our next investment plan fill out a Personalized Investment Form!
This Weekend: BAMS Fest
& Black Market Block Party
This weekend, we're outside. Join us at Black Market Nubian's Buy the Block Party and Boston Arts & Music Festival (BAMS Fest) on Friday, June 10, and Saturday, June 11, respectively.
On Friday, Black Market will be celebrating Black Music History Month and their fifth birthday. From 1-6PM, there will be an outdoor Block Party with vendors, music, and more in Nubian Square, followed by a Hip Hop Symposium with KRS One and EDO G on Saturday, June 11 at Hibernian Hall.
On Saturday, BAMS Fest is hosting a full day of art and music at Franklin Field in Dorchester. This year, performances include SWV, Black Alley Band, our Ashe Ashe grantee Zili Musik, and more!
Both events are free and open to the public. Get your tickets today.
We are still looking for volunteers to table with us! Sign up here.
If you have named businesses as a Business We Love in our Neighborhood Investment Plans we'd like you to partner with us to reach out to them!
Use the Businesses We Love Outreach Bank to sign up to call, or walk into, the Business You Love, tell them why you love them, and let them know about Ujima. Encourage them to reach out to the Ujima Fund Management Team (dogoodbusiness@ujimaboston.com) to hear more about the next steps.
Are there any more businesses you love? Complete our Personalized Investment Form to nominate BIPOC-owned businesses in Boston. Are you a business owner?You can name yourself!
Join us on July 30th, 2022 from 7PM-12AM ET for Black Portals!
Prepare to be transported through space and time, to realms where Black spirits thrive, joy and consideration reign supreme, and dance in our body, words, and communities is commonplace.
Black Portals is a recurring visual projections dance party, collaborative fundraiser and digital art exhibition sponsored by the Boston Ujima Project and curated by Black and Brown artists in Boston and beyond.
For the affair, wear a busy print, loud color, Black or something sparkly, and dance with Black Boston as we honor our vitality and ensure our futurity.
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