Anaz participants will not be the prototypical “best and the brightest," as currently defined by academia. We do not expect them to be the people who have best adhered to the rules of societal achievement as schools and society at large have defined them. They will, however, be some of the most promising people to support the Asafa Collective vision of a liberated community for the future. That means they will be:
We want to support the students who understand that what's more important is coming out the other end with a degree, trade, business or craft, with social capital and network, and most importantly a plan or vision for the future.
We seek kids who understand that when the tide rises for one, the tide rises for all of us, that our liberation is bound together, and that the further they can progress in their own goals and their own liberation the more they're going to be able to open doors for every single person around them – whether it's a parent, or a sibling, or even a neighbor who's watching them do it.
- socially conscious
- compassionate
- community-oriented
- driven
- gifted with a combination of “a by any means necessary” mentality (brother Malcolm) rooted in a very bell hooks’ version of “love”
We want to support the students who understand that what's more important is coming out the other end with a degree, trade, business or craft, with social capital and network, and most importantly a plan or vision for the future.
We seek kids who understand that when the tide rises for one, the tide rises for all of us, that our liberation is bound together, and that the further they can progress in their own goals and their own liberation the more they're going to be able to open doors for every single person around them – whether it's a parent, or a sibling, or even a neighbor who's watching them do it.