This week, Vernon Oakes will be joined by Sacajawea “saki” Hall, activist and co-founder of Cooperation Jackson. Saki will discuss the Fannie Lou Hamer Community Land Trust, explore various aspects of developing worker cooperatives and highlight other initiatives of Cooperation Jackson.
Sacajawea “saki” Hall is a Black feminist, activist, mother, birth-worker, educator, and journalist committed to the collective struggle for African liberation, human rights, and social transformation. With over 20 years of experience at the local, national, and international levels, she has provided leadership in political mobilizations, direct actions, conferences, fundraising initiatives, communications, and organizational development for numerous movements and networks, including People’s Production House, the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, the U.S. Human Rights Network, and Cooperation Jackson.
A native of New York City’s Lower East Side, saki migrated to Jackson, Mississippi, where she became one of the founding members of Cooperation Jackson. She currently co-leads its Land and Housing Initiative, including the creation of the Fannie Lou Hamer Community Land Trust, and supports its Climate Justice and Just Transition work. Within Cooperation Jackson, she also leads the Communications team, guides strategic and financial planning for the development of worker-owned cooperatives, and advances cooperative development as a pathway toward community self-determination.
