Omar founded Green Worker Cooperatives out his love for personal and community transformation and a passion for democracy, the planet, and making another world possible. Omar brings to his work years of experience organizing for social justice, challenging environmental racism, and supporting the development of worker-owned businesses. He is a board member of the Democracy At Work Institute, and the Story of Stuff Project. He co-curated the New York City portion of the BMW Guggenheim Lab, a project of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. He is a facilitator for Take Back The Bronx (affiliated with the Occupy movement) and co-founder of Papis Unite! His writings have appeared in numerous books, blogs, and articles and he has been featured in several documentaries, including Leonardo DiCaprio’s environmental documentary “The 11th Hour”. Omar has received numerous awards for his work, including the Rockefeller Foundation’s Jane Jacobs Medal for New Ideas and Activism. He holds a Masters degree in Environmental Science from Miami University of Ohio and a B.S. from Morehouse College where he founded the organization Black Men for the Eradication of Sexism. Omar also enjoys making things grow as a loving father, husband and gardener.
