Dr. Majadi Baruti

Skills

Climate justice organizing

Housing justice advocacy

Homelessness prevention

Community organizing (macro and grassroots)

Coalition building and partnerships

Community land trust organizing

Environmental justice

Racial and social equity

Interfaith and eco-spiritual leadership

Faith-based organizing

Popular education and political education

Curriculum design and facilitation

Leadership development and coaching

Volunteer management and team building

Campaign strategy and planning

Digital organizing and online mobilization

Strategic communications and messaging

Public speaking and oratory

Workshop and training facilitation

Policy and legislative advocacy

Narrative change and storytelling

Community outreach and engagement

Rapid response organizing (disasters, crises)

Conflict resolution and mediation

Program design and evaluation

Impact assessment and data-informed strategy

Stakeholder engagement (state, tribal, local partners)

Working with low-income and marginalized communities

Anti-racist and intersectional practice

Trauma-informed facilitation

Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint)

Zoom and virtual facilitation

CRM and campaign databases (e.g., VAN; transferable to Salesforce, Mailchimp, Quorum)

Social media organizing and content development

Writing (reports, articles, toolkits, sermons, scripts)

Event planning (forums, conferences, direct actions)

About

I am a community and climate justice organizer with more than fifteen years of experience building grassroots power across the Northeast and South of the United States. My work focuses on the intersections of housing, climate, and racial justice, particularly for low-income and historically marginalized communities. Over the years, I have led regional campaigns, co-founded a Black-led community land trust, and supported resident leaders to shape policy on housing, land use, and environmental justice.

My core skills include coalition building, popular education, leadership development, and strategic communications. I design and facilitate workshops, trainings, and political education spaces that help community members understand the systems affecting their lives and take effective collective action. I have extensive experience working with faith communities and interfaith networks, integrating spiritual and cultural wisdom into organizing for climate and housing justice.

I am comfortable leading decentralized teams, coordinating multi-city actions, and using digital tools to mobilize supporters and track engagement. Public speaking and storytelling are central to my practice, and I regularly offer talks, sermons, and presentations that connect climate disruption, housing instability, and systemic racism. I am committed to long-term relationship-building, intersectional analysis, and developing leaders from directly impacted communities so that the solutions to climate change and housing crises are rooted in their knowledge and power.