Shakiya Canty is a 4th generation Philadelphian who enjoys identifying innovative approaches and improved solutions to social movement and organizational challenges. She currently works as a Training and Program Coordinator at The Organizing Center. Previously, she spent 5 years serving as an organizer in Brooklyn, NY and Philadelphia, PA, where she helped leaders and coalitions to win policy changes for housing, sanitation, and transportation. She has deep interests in healing justice, the intersection of spirituality and organizing, and economic alternatives and believes that Collective Power, Love, and Imagination are the tools necessary to create the world we wish to see. She is currently a Faith Matters Network Fellow.