Activist of the Year!

Photo Courtesy of Avenue Magazine

We're proud of our Executive Director Nellie Catzen for being recognized in St Charles Avenue Magazine as a 2024 Activist of the Year!

The feature includes a story of her innovative approach to engaging New Orleans communities through block parties, community connection, and celebration. "Civic engagement is an uphill battle and public meetings are usually poorly attended,” Catzen says, who wants to make civic engagement actually engaging. “It’s been an absolute joy and absolute struggle, but it is so rewarding to help people realize their power in civic systems.”

Congratulations to all of the activists featured! See the full story here.