zahra alabanza
zahra conjures enthusiasm for life by practicing pleasure and play, living simply and working hard via labor and manifestation. Being a parent, organizer, creator and adventurer are a few roles that allow her to explore the depths of life and community. As a visionary, project starting, community weaving, overloving outdoor junkie, she utilizes experience and space curation, outdoor adventure, land base work , wellness rituals as the root of her community organizing efforts to enhance the quality of life among Black folk. Her work centers Black women, children and queer folks and meets at the intersection of justice, healing, quality of life and Black liberation.
zahra is the principal consultant at Blue In Green Consulting, co-founder of Red Bike and Green-Atlanta and Black Freedom Outfitters, both entities centering BlackJoy in the outdoors. She is also on the leadership team for Radical Adventure Riders and a co-founder of the Untokening and the Anna Julia Learning and Liberation Center.
zahra is a yoga practitioner, doula and urban grower. She is into surfing, sailing, books and leisure. Home is in Atlanta with her two children and an extended tribe. zahra has visited almost 40 countries on 6 continents. She wants so much out of life and can't wait to see what more it can offer.“Reorienting myself to possibility”
Citation: alabanza, zahra. “Reorienting myself to possibility.” Interviewed by Ashby Combahee & Dartricia Rollins. 2 February 2023, Georgia Dusk: a southern liberation oral history, georgiadusk.com.
