Mamyrah Dougé-Prosper reflects on how the 2010 earthquake in Haiti shifted her academic focus toward community responses. She highlights how grassroots mutual aid efforts emerged and how the disaster opened space for new social movements, including LGBT+ advocacy. Groups like Community M used the moment to reframe narratives and demand inclusion, despite being blamed alongside Vodou for the tragedy. The earthquake, while devastating, became a catalyst for activism and reimagined visions of development rooted in collective care and political organizing.