Groundwater Approach
Communication & Activation
Coalition Building/Collective Power
Popular Education
Leadership Development
Revolutionary Politics
Everything is For The Culture
Arts & Innovation
Reclamation & Reappropriation
Our Mission
The Kaleidoscope Project is organizing on demand - a community organizing resource designed for forward thinking organizations. It is the bridge between the organizing-need and the organizer. Our belief is the pursuit of equity should reflect the demographic or the concerns of the communities organizations hope to impact. Organizing must be effective and secure the longevity of the change we hope to accomplish. It is extremely important to ensure our efforts include education and employment for communities affected by injustice. Through training and education this project seeks to arm and equip hubs of organizers within marginalized communities opportunities to partner with groups and begin working on behalf of their own village.
Chinelo Cary Tyler
Chinelo Cary Tyler is the Co-Executive Director of Kaleidoscope, an organization designed & created for diverse spaces where communities support local organizers. He is the former President of the International President of the Young People’s and Children’s Division of the black methodist church.
Chinelo Tyler, accredited a degree in religious studies at the historically black institution Morehouse College, is recognized in communities as a social activist. He graduated from Morehouse College in 2019. There, he participated with the Student Government Association, several mentorship programs, and an array of other campus organizations. He was recognized in the Morehouse College Maroon Tiger Man of the Year magazine and was honored as 'the activist'. In addition, Chinelo is a spring 2016 initiate of the Pi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi.
In Atlanta, Chinelo worked as a regional field organizer on Stacey Abrams and the Democratic Party of Georgia’s campaign for Governor. In addition, he worked with the Partnership for Southern Equity as the Just Student and Youth Energy Organizer. His role involved galvanizing young leaders to educate and engage low-income, communities of color about the sourcing and commodification of power generation in Georgia.
In the Colorado community Chinelo Tyler works as an organizer for the Working Families Party. He helps coordinate progressive campaigns for candidates in Aurora, Denver, and Commerce City. In addition, Chinelo serves as a Program Manager for the Village Exchange Center located in Aurora, Colorado. His duties include developing community resources provided by the center to the diverse migrant refugee population.
Kerrie Joy
Kerrie Joy is an artist, educator, and organizer. Born in Brooklyn and raised on a church pew in Newburgh, NY, Kerrie brings her east coast flare and fervency to the stage for every single performance. The truth of her words and the power of her delivery have been said to lift her listeners out of their seats while simultaneously drawing in and compelling a larger audience. It is that same magic that has brought her to stages such as the Red Rocks Amphitheater, TEDx MileHigh, the 2018 Denver Womxn's March and MLK Marade, and many more. Kerrie channels her creativity through poetry, hip hop, song, short story, graphic design, and fashion. She uses these artistic mediums as vehicles to spread consciousness and inspire civic engagement. Kerrie has partnered with organizations such as Project VOYCE, Tennyson Center for Children, Warm Cookies of the Revolution, Bro. Jeff's Cultural Center, the American Heart Association, and more, to serve as an organizer of ideas through creative delivery, teaching her students about the political framework within the arts and how it can be used to build collective power. Reveling in her awkward nature, Kerrie also brings a conscious vulnerability and a learned confidence to the classroom where she challenges her students to journey to their truest, and most dynamic, selves. She shows them how to always assume a posture of learning while developing their innate ability to affect meaningful change simply by telling their story to the right audience.
Kerrie Joy joined The Kaleidoscope Project in 2019, bringing her years of expertise and dedication to the role of Co-Executive Director.