Emerging in the wake of Privatise the Mandem (2021) and To Free the Ends (2024), which outlines how the Mandem can own the Ends and protect them from gentrification, our mission is to turn theory into practice. By taking control of the Ends through private ownership, we block outsiders from imposing visions that lead to dispossession and displacement, and instead open the door to futures shaped by the Mandem.
These futures aren't utopian fantasies — they're tangible, achievable, and grounded in the lived realities of the Mandem. Ownership gives us the freedom to experiment, to fail, to grow. Progress will be celebrated, mistakes will be lessons, and everything in between will move us forward. As the Ends evolve, we may lose some old comforts and encounter new challenges — but that’s the cost of freedom. And the freedom to be self-determining is worth everything. We envision a world where prosperity, dignity, and love are embedded into every Block, and where every auntie, uncle, young buck, sister, akhi, preacher, and sinner has a hand in designing the future of the Hood.