One Project

One Project is pleased to announce Aaron Tanaka as its new Co-Director, helping to lead our work to nurture a just transition toward a regenerative economy. “We are profoundly honored to have Aaron join the One Project Team,” says Founder and Co-Director Justin Rosenstein. “His leadership is characterized by a deep blend of theory and practice that has helped foster an exciting and highly influential ecosystem in the Boston area. We are so fortunate to have the chance to work alongside Aaron in pursuit of our shared goal: to dream of a world beyond capitalism, and build shared steps toward that future, today.” Aaron joins One Project after co-founding the Center for Economic Democracy (CED) in Boston, MA. Under his leadership, CED stewarded initiatives to fund and support collectives working on alternatives to capitalist economics in the US. He also helped launch the Boston Ujima Project, the first community-controlled loan fund in the U.S., focused on returning wealth to working-class communities of color. Prior to this, Aaron has a storied background in organizing with groups such as the Boston Workers Alliance (BWA) and the Participatory Budgeting Project. His work with these groups supported innovative new programs such as a pilot participatory budgeting program for the City of Boston and hard-fought policy wins like the “Ban the Box” law in Massachusetts. “One Project’s approach as both a funder and programmatic partner brings exciting opportunities, particularly given the group’s background in building technology,” says Aaron. “I am deeply grateful for my time serving with CED as its co-founder and Executive Director. The relationships and programs we developed there taught me so much about the challenges and opportunities in the pursuit of a world beyond capitalism. I look forward to bringing those insights to the One Project team.”

Happy New Year! We are starting off 2024 with some great news -?Shivaani?Selvaraj, D.Ed., has joined us in a role focused on Participatory Action Research & Transformative Learning. She brings more than twenty-five years of experience in community organizing and adult education, participatory action research (PAR), and critical pedagogy for social?transformation. Welcome to the team, Shivaani!