Umoja Kijana Shujaa 2026 Leadership Cohort Application
Hi, and thank you for applying to our 9th annual Umoja Kijana Shujaa Youth Leadership Cohort. We are thrilled you are taking the time to let us know more about you! About the cohort: Umoja Kijana Shujaa is an eight-week leadership cohort designed to empower Black TQN2SIA+ youth to become leaders in their community. The program will cover topics such as racial justice, self-advocacy, community organizing, and political education through a Black Queer feminist lens. Participants will be paid $19 per hour, and we will meet on Thursdays starting June 26th, with at least two sessions outside the regular Thursday meeting time (PDX Pride weekend and Night Out for Safety and Liberation). Participants renting in Multnomah County will receive full rent assistance for the two-month program. About the application: This application will take approximately 30 minutes and cover demographic information, some get-to-know-you questions, and your learning goals for the cohort. If you would prefer to submit voice memos with answers to the questions, please send them to negasi@bbbcollective.org.
Legal Name
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Preferred Name
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Age
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Do you identify as Black AND TQN2SIA+ (Trans, Queer, Non-Binary, Two-Spirit, Intersex, Asexual+)?
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Are you first generation (parents from a non-US country)?
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What is your experience with colorism?
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Are you a returning member of Umoja Kijana Shujaa?
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How did you hear about Umoja Kijana Shujaa?
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Access Needs (ASL, large font, visual descriptions, quiet space, etc.)
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Do you have any dietary restrictions?
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Have you ever been to a Black & Beyond the Binary Collective event? If so when?
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Email
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Phone Number
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Social media (to verify identity)
Over the course of the Umoja Kijana Shujaa cohort, we will meet starting Thursday, June 26th, and continue every Thursday thereafter from 10:00 am - 5:30 pm. Including at least one shift during PDX Pride Weekend on July 18th, 12 pm-5 pm, or July 19th, 4 pm-9 pm, in addition to the Night Out for Safety and Liberation on August 4th from 2:00 pm-9:00 pm. Will you be available for all sessions? If not, please explain.
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Get To Know You
Are you an introvert? (Introvert: a person whose personality is characterized by introversion : a typically reserved or quiet person who tends to be introspective and enjoys spending time alone)
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Kinda
Are you an extrovert? (Extrovert: a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction )
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No
Kinda
Are you an ambivert? (Ambivert: a person having characteristics of both extrovert and introvert )
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Kinda
What is your learning styles? (Look up Learning Styles here)
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Visual learning
Auditory learning
Reading and writing
Kinesthetic learning
Social learning
Solitary learning
Analytical learning
Other
In your opinion, what makes a good leader?
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In your opinion, what makes a leader hard to work with?
Name a time you stood up to injustice.
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What is an issue that inspires you to action?
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What do you hope to learn while you are in the Umoja Kijana Shujaa cohort?
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What skills do you bring to the fight towards our collective liberation? (Organizing, childcare, chanting, note taking, teaching, art making, etc.)
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Name a time where you took the lead, what did you learn?
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What brings you joy?
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Anything else you would like us to know about you?
Do you have any questions for us?
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