I grew up between Lagos and New Jersey, watching my mom run a community garden out of a vacant lot. She never called it activism — she called it Saturday. That's how I think about contribution now: a habit, not a campaign.
Most of what I do for a living is design software. Most of what I want to be remembered for is much smaller: a steady donation, a code review at midnight, the friend who actually showed up.
I believe the best way to leave a mark is to make the invisible work — the maintainers, the organizers, the people doing the unglamorous good — a little more visible.
Public-interest environmental law firm using the courts to hold polluters accountable.
Litigation is the closest thing we have to climate enforcement. I give monthly because their wins compound — every precedent makes the next case easier.
DonatePaid internships in open source for people from underrepresented backgrounds.
My first PR was terrifying. Outreachy is what I wish had existed when I was 19 — it gets people *paid* to learn in public.
DonateGreenmarkets, recycling programs, and school gardens across the five boroughs.
The Saturday market in Fort Greene is one of the reasons I love this city. Showing up to volunteer feels like paying rent on that joy.
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