feeling alone? check out these collectives!

Sometimes healing is best accomplished with a group by your side. At times it is nice to find a new group of people who you do not know but have a common connection with. For anyone who may be feeling alone or is in search of community, here are some collectives you should check out! Even if you can’t join any of these they may just inspire you to start your own!

ART HOE COLLECTIVE

Art Hoe Collective is a creative safe space created by Queer People of Color (QPOC) for creatives of color. 

GURLS TALK

Founded by activist and model Adwoa Aboah, Gurls Talk is a safe online community to share and listen without judgment and stigma. 

Gurls Talk is a safe space for women to discuss various topics like education, relationships, depression, mental health, self-care, etc. 

SMART GIRL CLUB

Founded by Destiny Frasqueri (aka Princess Nokia) and Milah Libin, Smart Girls Club is a collective birthed from the perspective of Urban Feminism. The collective has hosted workshops, radio shows and staged poetry performances. Nokia told i-D: 

“It’s for women like myself, who identify on such a multitude of planes and need something that is relatable. Urban feminism is in the community I grew up in, we’re not invisible. It’s saying that whether you like it or not, we’re gonna be represented, we’re gonna demand respect, we’re gonna counteract negligence with our presence, we’re gonna create tools of awareness and protection for sisterhood, for education, and for better ways to navigate our lives. It’s our goal.”

BUFU

BUFU means “by us, for us” and this is exactly what this collective does. BUFU is best described as: “A project based collective interested in solidarity amongst us. co-creating with you experimental models of organizing & making — generating prestige & mining time as a resource.”

THE VERY BLACK PROJECT (SPECIAL MENTION)

The Very Black Project may not be a collective but we still think it deserves a mention. This is an Instagram page you can go to to celebrate us. The page is a community in itself always sharing moments that remind us of our connection to each other.