Home for Activism
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING
HOME FOR ACTIVISM 2026: ROOTED IN ACTION
Thank you for attending, Home for Activism: Rooted in Action! Across two gatherings we centered what it means to build spaces where we can be seen and move with purpose. We welcomed alumni and our Sadie Nash community back at our traditional reception on January 15th, and on January 19th, in the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, we gathered for a Day of Action, where we assembled winter care packages for trans and gender-expansive community members which we will distribute via the Black Trans Liberation Kitchen.
Home for Activism reflects our ongoing commitment to building a leadership ecosystem rooted in care, connection, and collective action.
Home for Activism Reception Guests playing "Concentric Circles," a game to get to know each other.
Home for Activism Day of Action Guests and Nashers posing in front of the 100+ care packages they assembled for trans and gender-expansive youth
H4A 2026 Reception Photo Album
“At Sadie Nash, home represents a soft place to land, where young people can join our programs and safely be in community and become their own selves. And to find home, we must create it.”
- Tené Howard, Executive Director
HISTORY OF HOME FOR ACTIVISM
Inspired by bell hook’s Homeplace: A Site of Resistance, the concept of “home” is described as a space where one can flourish and become the subject in one’s own life rather than an object for someone else. For two decades, Sadie Nash has been a home for the radical work of gender and racial justice, creating a container for the brilliance and dynamism of young people.
We provide opportunities for young people to step into their confidence and purpose, encouraging them to experiment and evolve into the best version of themselves.
In November of 2022, we held our first Home for Activism event featuring a conversation between ELLA alums, Rana Abdelhamid and Imani Maliti, and moderated by Sadie Nash alum Jenna Caldwell. In November of 2023, we launched our Alumni Council and it included a panel of alumni Talia Scott, Najah Aldridge, and Nicolas Cortez, moderated by Rasha Kadir. In January of 2025, we hosted Home for Activism: Homecoming— a three-day virtual and in-person celebration by and for SNLP Alum. We offered three virtual workshops led by alum Fatoumata Soumahoro, Ashley Abid, and Dr. D Tejada. At our in-person celebration we had an amazing alumni panel with Ashley Abid, Jenna Caldwell, Charmaine Gentles, moderated by Lorena Estrella.