Human Empowerment,
Radical Optimism (H.E.R.O)

H.E.R.O. Tent is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization based in San Jose, California, founded in the summer of 2020 as a direct response to the George Floyd uprising. We are a passionate abolitionist mutual aid organization dedicated to reimagining community safety and pushing radical systemic change on the local level.

Guided by radical optimism, we believe that meaningful change begins at the grassroots level. Our mission is to empower the community by providing essential resources, support, and a platform for collective action. We are committed to nurturing a powerful movement for justice that is driven by the needs and voices of those most affected by systemic injustice.

Join us in creating a future where safety, equity, and justice are a reality for all.

Vision

We are here to fuel and sustain human rights activism in San Jose and the broader Bay Area. 

Our Focus Area

• Abolition: remimaging what keeps our communities safe outside of the punitive legal system

• Black Liberation: Advance equity, liberation, and self determination for Black people living in San Jose and the larger Bay area by dismantling ongoing racist programs and policies

• Anti-Settler Colonialism: Opposing the ongoing legacy of settler colonialism and advocating for Indigenous rights.

• Free Palestine: We support a free and full liberated Palestine

• School-to-Prison Pipeline: Remove Cops from San Jose school campuses

• Housing Justice: Ensuring everyone has access to safe, deeply affordable housing.

• Mutual Aid: Ongoing mutual aid and community building with our unhoused neighbors.

• Protest Support: sustaining our collective first amendment rights to free speech by supporting radical San Jose and larger Bay Area protests