The PURPOSE Productions team is a collection of brilliant and radical minds who have committed to the collaborative, mothering work that PURPOSE does. While our team does have Liberation Levels, these roles are not hierarchical and are framed by a combination of capacity, skills, and current commitment to PURPOSE as a growing institution.
Learn more about how we define our roles in Our Language.
PURPOSE Productions practices a collective leadership model. Our CEO (Creator.Emancipator.Oracle) and VPs (Visioning Partners) engage in shared practice and decision-making to guide our team and facilitate support for our Sojourners.
The praxis of collective care is what Nia has built a life around through writing, performing, creating, marketing, listening, mothering, and… [read more]
Digital Storyteller, Creative Strategist, Social Media Goddess [read more]
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The PURPOSE Productions team consists of Organizers, Workers, and Supporters who are the primary collaborators for our work with Sojourners. These individuals bring their diverse expertise to every engagement along with a commitment to mothering creative work through the lens of PURPOSE’s values.
Witch. Architect of Black futures. Farmer. Artist.
Mover, Bodyworker, Being
Dance and Teaching Artist, Arts and Administrative Organizer, Creative Collaborator
Aquarius
artist, lover, dreamer
Healer, social justice advocate, reader who loves bad tv, podcasts, and golf
Art Maker, Facilitator, Educator
Educator, Creative, Nurturer, Artivist, Justice Seeker
Healer, Writer, Lover of All
Dreamer. Advocate. Agitator. Connector. Mother.
Shape Shifter | Mover & Shaker
Seeker. Agitator. Connector.
Photo Credits: A. Nia Austin-Edwards by Gerry Eastman, Timothy Edwaujonte by ShocPhoto Imagery, Jessica Lee by Anna Lueck, Joshua Bristow by Hannah Broder