Hi, I'm Maisha
WHO IS MAISHA?
Maisha Morales is a dedicated community organizer, advocate, and public servant with deep roots in New York City’s housing justice movement.
A THRIVING CAREER
Maisha brings decades of grassroots experience to her role, including past work as a Constituent Advocate for New York State Senator Jabari Brisport (District 25), where she supported residents navigating housing, public benefits, and other essential services.
Maisha was employed at Good Old Lower East Side (GOLES) coordinating the Healthy Aging Program. She worked delivering supportive services, case management, and culturally responsive health education workshops to help older adults age in place with dignity and independence.
Maisha was a former small business owner displaced by the 2004 Downtown Brooklyn rezoning, Maisha turned her personal loss into collective action, organizing alongside fellow small business owners and residents to resist displacement and push for equitable development. While at FUREE, she also joined the historic fight to save 227 Duffield Street with Mama Joy Chatel, defending the legacy of a home linked to the Underground Railroad against eminent domain seizure.
"Maisha is committed to building inclusive, resilient communities rooted in justice, culture, and shared humanity".
Maisha is also known for her work with 35 Mujeres X Oscar, a powerful network of women in Puerto Rico, New York City, and across the U.S. who organized monthly rallies and grassroots education campaigns demanding the release of Puerto Rican political prisoner Oscar López Rivera. Their efforts contributed to the nationwide movement that led to President Obama granting him clemency in 2017.
Maisha credits her passion and moral compass to the values instilled in her by her parents especially her late father Antonio, who always told her: “Be proud of who you are—as a child of God, as a woman, and as a Boricua. Love yourself, love and embrace others, their culture, and their struggle. Stand up for those who cannot stand for themselves. And always remember that I am because we are.”