Nishiki Maredia is an Austin, TX based retail professional and a prolific social justice activist and organizer. Her family owns and manages Marigold Market Cafe in Southwest Austin (https://www.instagram.com/marigoldmarketcafe/), a suburban grocery store that caters to a community that craves convenient, trendy and ethically produced foods and beverages. Like many grocery establishments, Marigold Market belongs to a business services cooperative that creates efficiencies and connections for its stakeholders. Nishiki’s efforts to make Austin a more just and inclusive community include organizing with Sunrise Austin (https://www.instagram.com/sunriseatx/), Austin Mutual Aid, DefundAPD, ATX Free Fridge Project, Protect Montopolis, The 2020 ATX Winter Help Guide (https://docs.google.com/document/d/19HgBCE5hUDZFgaHwykSRrcezAbMuOzsR_mfRPWf0bCs/edit ), as well as the Bernie Sanders 2020 Presidential Campaign. Follow Nishiki at https://www.instagram.com/nishikimaredia/ .

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