As an organization, our goal is to draw awareness to the narratives held internally (within the body) but expressed externally across the greater Kalamazoo community. We deliver our services through a decolonized, decentralized, trauma informed and indigenized lens that reflects the unique cultural heritage and experiences of multicultural, LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC living in the greater Kalamazoo community.
In order to disrupt systems and structures of oppression the paradigm of surviving must shift to thriving. In order to reduce black/BIPOC oppression, we need spaces that reduce stress and invite healing. Therefore we achieve our goal and mission through our Enrichment Center, which offers movement classes, workshops in cultural humility, yoga, meditation, doula/perinatal services, in addition to facilitating a youth dance and drum collective. As an organization we have offered culturally relevant dance, healing arts and somatic awareness to our community for over 5 years.
Our Core Values: Self-accountability, connection, love, honesty, perseverance, commitment to justice, courage
Our Why: Oppression is created by colonization: none of us are free if we all aren’t free; nothing for us without us
Our influences: Afro-futurism, Anatomy, Holistic Health, Intergenerational Interaction, Emergent Strategy, Transformative Justice, and Somatics/Movement
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Founder / CEO
kama@rootead.org
HR Director / CFO
dominic@rootead.org
Birth Justice Director
elan@rootead.org
Operations Manager & Radicle Coordinator
coco@rootead.org
Data & Administrative Assistant
tia@rootead.org
Birth Justice Manager & Doula Coordinator
erica@rootead.org
Community Care Specialist & BBTC Coordinator
adia@rootead.org