Membership

Join Baobab

By Joining Baobab You Can:

Make Real & Radical Connections

Our members are formed of Black and Global Majority individuals working across every area you can imagine. From Disability Services to LGBTQ+ rights and Climate Justice. Together we are building the worlds we need from collective organising into powerful joint movements for change.

Share the Journey

Joining our membership will mean being welcomed into a Black-led network building collective power, sharing knowledge and resources as well as deepening Disability Justice in our everyday work and lives. Expect journey-sharing, songs, shared reflection and encouragement as we work towards collectively dismantling the oppression we continue to refuse.

Experience Solidarity in an Aligned Space

We welcome people from all different journeys into our space and ask our members to show up in community-led frameworks. You can connect with other movement-focused activists and movement-builders using our members platform and at our monthly Zoom meetings. Our space-sharing is informed by decolonialism, Black Feminism and Disability Justice. All of our members' meetings are British Sign Language (BSL) interpreted. Every membership meeting and event is grounded by our Community Guidelines.

Learn, Laugh and Free up Yourself!

We do things our way – we’re not afraid to laugh, cry, draw on our roots and unapologetically centre the Black heritage and practices that form our identities. From music to breathing spaces, we make all of our membership meetings and events our own.

To Become a Baobab
Member You Must Be:

A Black African/Caribbean heritage or Global Majority Person (representing themselves as an individual).

OR

A Black African/Caribbean heritage or Global Majority Person representing a ‘By and For’ (click to see our working definition of ‘By and For’) organisation or group (in any form). The primary purpose of this organisation is to meet the needs of Black and Global Majority communities.

Apply to become a Baobab Member by filling out our membership form and join our growing community making decisions and building power. Joining is free! Your membership will drive the direction and decision-making involved in empowering Baobab’s collective journey.

Become a Member

“Baobab is about the voice of its members… that responsiveness is what makes Baobab unique.”

- Judi Dumont-Barter

Got Questions?

We’ve got answers…

No, it is completely free. You have access to all members, our community platform Mighty Networks, and meetings for free.
You’ll receive an email welcoming you to Baobab Foundation. This will include the details of your induction, dates of our monthly members’ meetings, and how to connect with other members.
We’ll keep you posted via our members’ platform on all the exciting things we are working on so you’ll be the first to hear about all the good stuff.
It is for Black (Caribbean/African heritage) or Global Majority Person of Colour. For full criteria, please see the list above.
Our members are activists, advocates, creatives, social enterprises, racial justice organisations, voluntary or charity organisations, unconstituted groups, and individuals.
We are inclusive, intersectional and welcome you with open arms.
You can apply to be on one of our many committee groups or a working group for smaller projects so you can help shape the agenda and make decisions.
As part of the Baobab family, you’ll be the first to know about new grants and funding opportunities. We’ll keep you updated via email and our online chat platform.
As much or as little as you like. Most of our members are involved in voluntary. We understand all too well that community organisations wear five hats every day
Yes, all online members meetings will have BSL interpreters and captioning. If you need any other access arrangements, please let us know.