Gangstas to Growers working to end the cycle of poverty
Abiodun Charlotte Henderson is a community organizer and Executive Director of The Come Up Project which features Gangstas to Growers, an agribusiness training program for formerly incarcerated young adults, and the developing Sweet Sol, a worker-owned cooperative. She has been an organizer in Southwest Atlanta for over 10 years and under her leadership, the Westview Community Garden is now community-owned. Abiodun is a board member of the Georgia Cooperative Development Center, the Collective Courage Fund, a founding member of the MAMA (Metro Atlanta Mutual Aid) Fund, and FAAM (Free Atlanta Abolition Movement). Abiodun is a native Brooklynite who represents for the Kru Tribe of Native Liberians. She enjoys it when her son yells, "Free All Black People" when they pass the Atlanta City Jail and her babygirl says "Power to the People"!
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Abiodun Henderson
Abiodun Charlotte Henderson is a community organizer and Executive Director of The Come Up Project which features Gangstas to Growers, an agribusiness training program for formerly incarcerated young adults, and the developing Sweet Sol, a worker-owned cooperative. She has been an organizer in Southwest Atlanta for over 10 years and under her leadership, the Westview Community Garden is now community-owned. Abiodun is a board member of the Georgia Cooperative Development Center, the Collective Courage Fund, a founding member of the MAMA (Metro Atlanta Mutual Aid) Fund, and FAAM (Free Atlanta Abolition Movement). Abiodun is a native Brooklynite who represents for the Kru Tribe of Native Liberians. She enjoys it when her son yells, "Free All Black People" when they pass the Atlanta City Jail and her babygirl says "Power to the People"!
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