The Accidental Activistâ„¢ | Where Grief Meets Power

Where Righteous Rage Meets Power. Where Healing Fuels Change.

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Featured Initiatives That Drive Change

Chanae Jackson's work sits at the powerful intersection of activism, healing, and social justice. Through these core initiatives, she's building a movement that transforms grief into action and creates sustainable pathways for community empowerment.

Ripple Effect Action Labâ„¢

Empowering young survivors of gun violence through trauma-informed peer support, art workshops, and leadership development. Creating safe spaces where youth can transform their pain into powerful advocacy.

The Mourning Afterâ„¢

A sacred circle for mothers who've lost children to gun violence, transforming collective grief into healing and systemic change through peer support, memorial planning, and advocacy workshops.

Root & Riseâ„¢

Reclaiming wellness for Black communities through ancestral healing practices, trauma-informed care clinics, and cultural retreats that restore body, mind, and spirit connections.

Common Purposeâ„¢

Reframing gun violence as a public health crisis through community-led solutions, policy advocacy, and collective action that prioritizes prevention and healing over criminalization.

Each initiative emerges from lived experience and deep community knowledge, creating spaces where those most impacted lead the way toward transformative solutions.




Disrupt & Deliverâ„¢: Where Revolution Meets Ritual

Activism You Can Wear, Healing You Can Hold

Disrupt & Deliver™ isn't just merchandise—it's a movement in fabric form. This Black mama-led brand creates powerful statements that merge activism with ancestral wisdom.

Yeah, I Said It, I Don't Give a D.A.M.N.

Order your autographed copy today.

Protest wear Collection

Bold statements like "Grief Is Political" and "My Rage Is Reproductive" on ethically-sourced apparel that speaks truth to power while funding grassroots initiatives.

Ritual Kits For Resistance

Healing tools for activists including "Rest is Resistance" care packages and "Rage & Release" ceremony kits that honor Afro-Indigenous traditions of renewal.

Climate Survival Essentials

Practical tools for communities facing environmental injustice, from heat stress relief kits to hurricane protection supplies that combine immediate aid with political education.

Talking S.H.I.T. Podcast: Stimulating & Highly Intellectual Talk

Chanae doesn't just organize on the ground—she amplifies crucial conversations through her powerful podcast platform. Talking S.H.I.T. brings together movement leaders, healers, and community voices to explore the intersections of justice, healing, and political strategy.

"We don't just talk about problems—we excavate root causes and elevate the solutions already living in our communities. Every episode is both a history lesson and a tactical blueprint for change."

Featured Episode Themes:

  • Black Maternal Health: Beyond the Statistics
  • Gun Violence as a Public Health Crisis
  • Climate Justice in Black & Brown Communities
  • Radical Rest as Revolutionary Practice

Upcoming Events & Media Highlights

The Mourning Afterâ„¢ Healing Circle

Bi-weekly virtual gathering for mothers who have lost children to violence. Creating sacred space for grief, memory, and collective healing.

Date: Every other Thursday, 7PM EST

Climate Justice Teach-In

Community-led workshop on environmental racism, disaster preparedness, and organizing strategies for climate resilience in Black communities.

Date: First Saturday monthly, 1-4PM EST

Root & Riseâ„¢ Weekend Retreat

Three-day immersive healing retreat featuring ancestral practices, somatic release work, and community building for activists and caregivers.

Date: Quarterly, next dates TBA

The Ripple Effect Action Lab

Bi-weekly youth-led action lab and healing space for young people directly or indirectly impacted by gun violence. Through support circles, peer organizing, creative resistance, and trauma-informed leadership training, we transform pain into power.

Date: Every other Sunday, 4PM EST



About Chanae Jackson: The Accidental Activistâ„¢

Chanae Jackson is a strategist, cultural organizer, and unapologetic truth-teller who mobilizes at the intersection of Black motherhood, political resistance, and Afro-Indigenous wellness. Her journey into activism began after nearly losing her life in childbirth—twice—and experiencing the trauma of having her son Keyon Young snatched from her car at gunpoint by a sheriff's officer in 2018.

Today, she builds the systems she needed to survive: healing spaces, political education pipelines, and campaigns led by and for Black communities.

"We don't live for the 'I.' We live for the 'we.'"

Ecosystem of Impact:

  • Founder, Converge Creative Solutions (strategic consulting)
  • Creator, The Intentional Activist Academyâ„¢ (organizing training)
  • Visionary behind Root & Riseâ„¢, Disrupt & Deliverâ„¢, Black Mama Power Collectiveâ„¢, Common Purposeâ„¢

The Black Mama Power Collectiveâ„¢

Where Reproductive Justice Meets Radical Healing & Systemic Resistance

As a Black Mama Activist, Chanae leads with a fierce commitment to the liberation of Black mothers—starting from the womb and stretching across the full arc of life. Her organizing, policy work, and storytelling are rooted in lived experience and sharpened by deep systemic analysis.

"The brutalization of Black bodies begins in the womb."

This isn't just a quote—it's a charge to act. Through The Black Mama Power Collective™, Chanae addresses the harsh realities that Black mothers face: from being 3-4x more likely to die during childbirth to fighting for their children's safety in a system that criminalizes Black youth.

Wailing Womenâ„¢

Public mourning rituals and ceremonial spaces that transform grief into community power through Afro-Indigenous traditions of collective remembrance.

Black Parent Support Networkâ„¢

Monthly gatherings, resource sharing, and advocacy training for Black mothers navigating healthcare, education, housing, and justice systems.

Maternal Justice Campaigns

Community-led initiatives addressing Black maternal health inequities, birth justice, and the intersections of state violence with reproductive freedom.

Burdens & Blessings: Radical Climate Resilience

Environmental Justice for Black Communities

Chanae's climate and environmental justice work is rooted in the belief that climate solutions must be shaped by the people most harmed by environmental racism and economic injustice. Her approach isn't extractive—it's participatory, trauma-informed, and community-led.

Community Organizing

Monthly Climate Equity Teach-Ins delivered in multiple languages, focusing on concrete issues like heat stress, housing displacement, and disaster preparedness.

Mutual Aid Response

Distribution of cooling kits, hurricane protection supplies, and multilingual "Know Your Rights" toolkits to 3,500+ Floridians across 20+ counties.

Policy Advocacy

Secured $250,000 in energy burden funding via ARPA for low-income households and fought corporate overreach in utilities through community-led campaigns.

Healing Infrastructure

Creation of Community Resilience Hubs in barbershops, faith spaces, and cultural centers that provide cooling, power, supplies, and healing care during disasters.

"Black communities don't need to be saved—they need to be resourced, protected, and trusted to lead."

Services & Consulting through Converge Creative Solutions

Strategic Support for Movement Organizations

Through Converge Creative Solutions, Chanae offers specialized consulting services to organizations and leaders working at the frontlines of social change. Her approach combines deep systems analysis with practical implementation strategies.

Strategic Planning

Comprehensive organizational strategy development, campaign design, and power mapping for justice-centered initiatives and social impact projects.

Curriculum Development

Custom training modules, workshop facilitation, and political education resources for organizations and coalitions working toward systemic change.

Speaking & Facilitation

Keynote addresses, panel moderation, and interactive workshops on topics including racial justice, reproductive freedom, climate equity, and collective healing.

"My consulting work isn't about delivering answers—it's about building the collective capacity to ask better questions and implement transformative solutions."

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There are many ways to support and engage with Chanae's initiatives. Whether you're looking to participate in events, support financially, or collaborate on projects, your contribution matters to building collective power.

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Your financial contributions directly fund healing circles, youth programs, climate resilience kits, and community organizing. Every dollar builds infrastructure for change.

Partnership Opportunities

Organizations looking to collaborate on initiatives, events, or campaigns can reach out directly. We believe in the power of strategic alignment and collective impact.

3,500+

Community Members Served

Through direct support, training programs, and resilience initiatives across Florida and beyond.

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Active Initiatives

Spanning maternal justice, youth empowerment, climate resilience, and healing-centered organizing.

$250K

Policy Impact

In secured funding for energy burden relief and community-led climate programs.

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