Meet the Leaders of the US Accelerator Program

Building a resilient ecosystem of activists, farmers, and healers to connect people to their bodies, communities, and the Earth.

Preserving the legacy of Black agriculture and foodways through land and food access.

Striving to make nutritional education accessible to the community to help them build healthy bodies, minds, spirits and become aware of how much power they have over their health.

Returning resources and land education through immersion programming and sustainable agriculture systems rooted in social awareness.

Connecting people to the natural world through herbalism, land stewardship, farming, education, and gardening.

Cultivating and nurturing indigenous agricultural practices through heirloom seeds, ecological justice initiatives, and ceremonial practices.

Advocating and organizing with farmers to create and advance policies that are rooted in social justice and equity.

Creating a nourishing place where the original stewards of this land can heal, gather, share and be nourished.

Fisher(wo)man, small business founder, advocate for independent small-boat fishers, and the advancement of gender and racial equity

Cultivating an equitable food system by addressing food security and building resilience on local farms.

Sustainable all-natural skin, hair, and self-care with an emphasis on self-sustainability and working with nature to heal our communities and the Earth.

Cultivating healthy and healing relationships between people and land through permaculture.

Educating and supporting underserved communities through growing organic produce and learning healthy living practices.

Rematriating Indigenous lands through community-led food and medicine projects.

Restoring village traditions through health services, environmental protection, and preserving cultural heritage.

Using art to support holistic healing from stress related diseases, systematic trauma, and sexual violence.

Building pathways for BIPOC communities to attain land and restore Indigenous land and stewardship practices.

Cultivating a network of like-minded individuals, organizations, and activists eager to support the learning and growth of urban youth in Los Angeles.

Connecting people and land through food.

Transforming neighborhood spaces and using gardening to educate, unify, and improve community wellness.

Sharing wisdom about the interconnectedness of our bodies and Earth’s natural cycles.

Combining food sovereignty and eco-psychology to strengthen communities’ relationships to the land.

Seeking food security through local farmer education and collaborative partnerships that are plant and poultry farming and distributing produce to food-insecure families.

Hosting farmer trainings and support spaces supporting and advocating for veterans, caregivers, and community members.

Storytelling by creating multi-sensory learning environments that build community, increase connection to the natural world, and expand critical thought.

Pushing back against facilities practice open burning of toxic chemicals to protect the health and wellbeing of surrounding communities.

Elevating Cultural Community Arts for Educational Reform as fundamental to youth development and our collective liberation

Envisioning environmental action through art and music and uplifting the voices and perspective of the QTBIPOC in the Bay Area.

Breaking down barriers for BIPOC and low income communities by providing them with tools they need in the face of natural disaster.

Protecting the Mexican and US waters of the Colorado River by connecting people and communities with the natural resources that nourish and sustain them.

Bridging cultural and scientific knowledge on natural and working lands to increase its resilience, increase and maintain soil health, and support public policy.

Creating music that reinforces human relationships to each other and to nature and that casts vision for equitable climate change solutions.

Protecting water access and indigenous food sovereignty through seedkeeping and community mobilization.

Sharing Indigenous Black Caribbean histories and ecologies through community gardening and reforestation that promote healing & resilience on the front-lines of the climate crisis.

Using art, research, and oral traditions to create healing spaces for the public that express creativity, passion, and environmentalist themes.

Founding, designing, and creating programming for women and girls that prioritizes gender equity, safety, peace, and security.

Using law, science-based advocacy, and education to protect wetlands, water quality, water infrastructure, and support equitable flood resiliency.

Seeking global climate justice and community equity through renewable energy and access.

Representing youth voices and creating community projects through art, climate education, and political action.

Teaming up with schools, businesses, harbors, organizations, and individuals to restore and enhance the Santa Monica Bay watershed, reduce waste, and steward our waters.

Promoting economic, environmental and political transformation in the coastal communities of Puerto Rico and eradicating neocolonial policies of the Global North.

Reinforcing the native right to safe water, air, and land through grassroots advocacy, traditional education, and through the mentorship of aspiring filmmakers, actors, and actresses in her community.

Advising entrepreneurs, community groups, and governmental agencies on equitable clean energy technologies and policies.

Designing programming that mentors the next generation of girls and women to steward the local oyster reefs and waterways throughout New York City.

Conducting outreach to urban BIPOC youth and their communities to share knowledge, create space, and generate solutions in the movement to combat climate change.

Removing pollutants and toxins from Los Angeles communities through science and education.

Amplifying voices against the Mountain Valley Pipeline to protect resources and communities impacted by fossil fuel infrastructure.

Supporting the intersection of youth education and elder wisdom in hopes of advancing ocean stewardship and indigenous culture preservation.

Fostering a community of ocean lovers working to protect and restore ocean health through advocacy and education.