Iron Sharpens Iron

On this episode of “Iron Sharpens Iron” De’Wayne and Leon are joined by Majeedah Rashid, the Chief Operating Officer at Nicetown Community Development Corporation. Majeedah, a veteran community organizer, explains how she got her start in the early 2000s and her resident driven approach to community organizing. Reflecting on the last 20 years, Majeedah explores with Leon and De’Wayne new creative approaches to bring the younger generation into community organizing, Neighborhood Advisory Committees (NACs), and block captain positions to pass the baton from the older generation of organizers to the next generation. 

Episode Transcript Here: https://pacdc.org/2017/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Majeedah-Rashid.pdf

Majeedah Rashid is Chief Operating Officer of Nicetown Community Development Corporation, which serves Nicetown and surrounding communities through the development and repair of affordable homes, commercial corridor revitalization, open space management, supportive services, and community outreach and engagement. She joined Nicetown CDC in 2002 while studying community economic development from a resident-driven perspective at Southern New Hampshire University’s CED Master’s Program. Majeedah also serves as the Lead for Community Engagement on two Rebuild projects, for which the Nicetown CDC is the Project User. Majeedah serves on the Philadelphia Land Bank Board, LaSalle University President’s Community Advisory Council, and is a member of the North Philly Collective, in collaboration with Temple University & Health System. Majeedah is currently Vice President of the Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations Board.

Producer: Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations, Sound Editor: Andrew Heppard, Cover Art: Jennifer Selpa, Music: Needed You by Will Ellsworth

Leon Robinson and De'Wayne Drummond are Philadelphia community organizers on a mission to empower grassroots organizers with the skills and tools they need to succeed. With Iron Sharpens Iron - an original podcast from the Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations - they aim to build a network of Philadelphians making a difference in their neighborhoods. In each episode, Leon and De'Wayne will interview their peers about what's happening in their communities, what they're doing to change the status quo, and what they've learned in the process. Leon and De'Wayne believe that, "As Iron Sharpens Iron, so one person sharpens another," and they hope to become sharper with every conversation.