Hudson named EJ Disrupt Design Fellow
AJ Hudson has been selected as an Environmental Justice Fellow by the Tishman Environment and Design Center at The New School for his work with UPROSE.
Selected from a pool of 230+ leaders, the cohort includes 18 EJ Fellows divided into five groups from 16 community organizations spanning seven U.S. states and three territories, including Indigenous territories, Hawai’i, and Puerto Rico.
Fellows will be building upon the groundbreaking achievements of the inaugural ‘21-’23 cohort, which mobilized $4 million in philanthropic support for grassroots initiatives and empowered 1350 organizations in the practice of EJ Design. Following the fruitful outcome of the very first Centering Justice Symposium in January 2024, birthing the Centering Justice Manifesto, these dedicated leaders will help create practical and effective solutions as part of a network that will serve as a valuable resource for the EJ Movement.
"It will be an absolute joy to be amongst other disruptors and build a space where we share the burdens of imagining a better movement, world, and future," AJ said.
Our collective resistance to the status quo gives me hope in this precarious moment, and the leaders I am surrounded by inspire me to smile even as we fight.
AJ Hudson, UPROSE
AJ has been working and partnering with UPROSE since he first joined the family in 2018. He has organized coalitions to pass New York’s trailblazing climate legislation, helped to plan and execute the 2019 Climate Justice Youth Summit, led weekly neighborhood workshops on climate justice, as well as protests and political actions, and he is currently a member of the UPROSE Advisory Board.
“These EJ Fellows work every day beyond their organizations. The urgency of the climate crisis has made Earth Day insufficient, we need Earth Futures across the World. Today, we stand at the precipice of transformation. These leaders are not merely envisioning the world they desire to see but are actively designing it in action and in community,” said Angela Mahecha, Director of the EJ Disrupt Design Fellowship.
The EJ Disrupt Design Fellowship stands firm in its dedication to fostering collaboration, cultivating power, and amplifying scale. With unwavering resolve, these visionary leaders are positioned to forge a future characterized by resilience and equity, ensuring a legacy of progress for generations to come.
Learn more about AJ’s award and the EJ Fellowship on the Tishman Center website.
