Call for Applications: 2026 Emergent Leadership Program

Masa Center is now seeking applications for our 2026 Emergent Leadership Program in Battle Creek! Participants will receive $500 for completing the program, which will take place from 12pm-2:30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays from July 14th to August 6th. Any resident of Michigan 16 or older is eligible to apply to the second application cycle by June 5th Application link The program is designed to develop academic proficiency and build community connections with participants esp

Call for Applications

Masa is now accepting applications for our 2026 Fellowship Program! UPDATE: the deadline has been extended to the December 29th from the original deadline of the 22nd. This year we have a dedicated theme on agriculture and land-based community organizing in Xicano, Mexican, and Latin American communities. The fellowship comes with a $5,000 stipend that requires participation in a reading and discussion group focused on Indigenous social movements, practicing traditional and i

Masa Shared Values (Draft)

Below is a draft of our shared organizational values, meant to provide a value-based description of our commitments and our orientation to the work we do. At our center, we are a collective that organizes for autonomy . We embrace diasporic land-based practices while also making space for remote/digital work and remaining connected to each other through our roots. Our roots represent that at our foundation, we are politically-centered (decolonial, anti-racist, anti-capi