named programs · 2 · from sources
What they call their work
Amplify Cities
An initiative exploring urban futures through the lens of ecological sustainability, regenerative design, and equitable development, featuring curated content on architecture, governance, and climate action.
Caring Economy Campaign
Collaborative program promoting a political-economic system centered on care for people and nature, in partnership with thought leaders and advocacy groups.
activities · 5 groups
What they do
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Urban Resilience Planning & Advocacy 1 activity
- Designing multi-species urban environments to support biodiversityDevelops architectural and urban design models—including in Los Angeles, New York City, and microclimatic zones—to integrate human and non-human habitats through wildlife connectors, layered vegetation, and multi-species zoning rules.
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Community-Engaged Public Art Projects 1 activity
- Documenting and amplifying community-led transformation in FlintDocuments and amplifies community-led transformation efforts by residents, businesses, and institutions in Flint through public art, media, storytelling, and public events to reclaim vacant spaces and reinvigorate the city.
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Policy Advocacy & Research 1 activity
- Influencing public policy through media, design, and aesthetic strategiesUses emerging ideas, media, design, and aesthetic strategies to influence public policy and advance systemic reform, including through events, public forums, white papers, reporting, and architecture and design projects.
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Curated Art Exhibitions and Public Displays 1 activity
- Organizing public engagement initiatives in post-industrial communitiesOrganizes public events, workshops, temporary installations, and festivals—such as the Free City Festival in Flint and activations in Newburgh and Callicoon—to engage residents in reimagining and reclaiming underutilized urban and rural spaces.
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Uncategorized 7 activities
- Advocating for indigenous freedom of movement across the AmericasAdvocates for official recognition of the right of Indigenous peoples to move across borders of historical territories, seeking leadership and participation from sovereign tribes, First Nations, and Indigenous groups to promote continental citizenship and open movement.
- Developing visionary design and governance models for planetary and local systemsConvenes multidisciplinary groups to develop transformative models for ecological governance and hyper-local/planetary systems, including through design proposals such as the Spiral Congress of the Americas and the Planetary Layer redevelopment of Summit Place mall.
- Generating alternative eco-socio-political policy scenariosDevelops applications and methodologies to generate alternative policy scenarios that integrate ecological, social, and political dimensions for improved community and planetary outcomes.
- Implementing the Worldbuilding curriculum for future-flourishingDevelops and implements an interdisciplinary curriculum—covering Earth systems, human cultural evolution, and categorical domains—to establish a shared intellectual foundation for a globally flourishing future beyond current political boundaries.
- Reevaluating organizational mission and governanceConducted internal reevaluation of mission and programs through weekly board discussions in 2020, leading to a strategic shift toward addressing disinformation, corruption, and failures in political processes.
- Spinning off and supporting independent community initiativesSpun off the Flint Public Art Project into a separate organization in 2018, reflecting a capacity-building role in fostering independent civic and cultural initiatives.
- Submitting visionary design proposals to international competitionsSubmits conceptual design proposals—such as the Spiral Congress of the Americas—to international forums like the Mextrópoli competition to advocate for open movement and continental citizenship across the Americas.
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financials · form 990EZ · fy2019
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expenses
Total expenses$200
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balance sheet
Total assets$1K
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Net assets$1K
1 years on record · 2019–2019
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2019
Who runs it
board members · 1
- Tunde Onikoyi — Board member
relationships · 39
Who they work with
- ABC No Rio-in-Exile Partner — Co-organized the Post-American World symposium as part of the Summer School: Art, Education & Radical Resistance program.
- Al Ramos Partner — Collaborator on the Amplifier concept that informed the Spiral Congress of the Americas proposal
- Alfonso Ramos Partner — Participant in AMPLIFY's discussions, contributing as a U.S. immigration attorney.
- Alfonso Ramos Partner — Secretary of Amplifier
- Aloisia Moser Partner — Participant in AMPLIFY's discussions, contributing as a philosophy professor.
- Aurash Khawarzad Partner — Participant in AMPLIFY's discussions, contributing as a community planner.
- Claude Boullevraye de Passillé Partner — Participant in AMPLIFY's discussions, contributing as an architect and space designer.
- Flint Public Art Project Partner — Partner organization leading public art initiatives in Flint, MI
- G.H. Hovagimyan Partner — Collaborator on spatial concept, drawings, and imagery for the Spiral Congress of the Americas proposal
- Grand Street Democrats Partner — Collaborates on community engagement and urban resilience projects, particularly related to the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project.
- Isabella Bruno Partner — Participant in AMPLIFY's discussions, contributing as an exhibition designer.
- James Andrews Partner — Collaborator in AMPLIFY's worldbuilding discussions, contributing as an artist and strategic planner.
- James Andrews Partner — Vice President of Amplifier
- James Rojas Partner — Participant in AMPLIFY's discussions, contributing as a community planner and specialist in Latino urbanism.
- Jennifer Lee Partner — Participant in AMPLIFY's discussions, contributing as a member of OBRA Architects.
- Jim Costanzo Partner — Participant in AMPLIFY's discussions, contributing as a New York-based artist and activist.
- Joyce Hwang Partner — Participant in AMPLIFY's discussions, contributing as an associate professor of architecture and director of Ants of the Prairie.
- Kyong Park Partner — Participant in AMPLIFY's discussions, contributing as an artist, curator, and professor.
- Liliana Perez Reinaldo Partner — Collaborator who provided assistance on the Spiral Congress of the Americas proposal
- Louis Putzel Partner — Participant in AMPLIFY's discussions, contributing as an ethnobotanist.
- Mextrópoli Partner — Collaborated through submission of the Spiral Congress of the Americas proposal to the Mextrópoli competition.
- Mextrópoli Partner — Submitted the Spiral Congress of the Americas proposal in response to the Mextrópoli competition.
- Nina Rappaport Partner — Participant in AMPLIFY's discussions, contributing as an architectural critic and curator.
- PS122 Gallery Partner — Hosted the in-person component of the Post-American World symposium in Manhattan’s East Village.
- Pablo Castro Partner — Participant in AMPLIFY's discussions, contributing as an architect with OBRA Architects.
- Peter Duhon Partner — Participant in AMPLIFY's discussions, contributing as an art critic and curator.
- Raphaele Shirley Partner — Participant in AMPLIFY's discussions, contributing as a sculptor, performance artist, and creator of the word cloud.
- Sarah Williams Partner — Participant in AMPLIFY's discussions, contributing as an MIT associate professor and director of the Civic Data Design Lab.
- Sonja Blum Partner — Participant in AMPLIFY's discussions, contributing as an artist and neurologist.
- Stephen Zacks Partner — Concept developer for the Spiral Congress of the Americas proposal, building on Amplifier's work
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strategies · 5
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Border Transcendence through Indigenous Rights and Open Movementmethodology: border-transcendenceBy promoting open movement and recognizing indigenous border-crossing rights, the organization challenges artificial geopolitical divisions because restoring ancestral mobility and dismantling exclusionary borders fosters continental citizenship and justice.
- Design and Aesthetics for Systemic Changemethodology: design_and_aesthetics_for_systemic_changeBy deploying media, design, and aesthetic practices, the organization shifts political discourse and institutional frameworks because sensory and symbolic interventions can reframe public imagination more effectively than policy arguments alone.
- Ecosophy-Based Systems Transformationmethodology: ecosophyBy applying Guattari’s ecosophy, the organization integrates mental, social, and environmental ecologies to counter oppression and ecological degradation because sustainable change requires simultaneous transformation across all three registers.
- Polycentric and Multipolar Governance Advocacymethodology: multipolar_governanceBy advocating for polycentric and multipolar governance models, the organization advances transnational solutions to systemic crises because distributed authority with universal suffrage better addresses ecological and social challenges across borders.
- Worldbuilding as Epistemic Shiftmethodology: worldbuilding-curriculumBy using a worldbuilding curriculum, the organization cultivates a shared global imaginary and alternative episteme because collectively envisioning futures beyond current geopolitical divisions enables new forms of planetary governance and flourishing.