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Engaging Organizers on Climate Migration: How do we create Content to Grow Our Audiences With/Behind/to Push Our Solutions?
Two new resources offer narrative guidance for climate and migrant justice organizers looking for a place to start.
3 hours ago5 min read


The Narrative North Star: How building alignment on a shared worldview can strengthen movements
Narrative alignment can be a force for evil, or a force for good. We see how corporations, politicians, influencers, media, and talking...
Feb 287 min read


Labor Days
Years spent organizing workers gave Aliyah Sabharwal a unique perspective on translating the language of finance
Feb 136 min read


Organizing as an Adult who Believes in Young People’s Potential, Promise, and Leadership
Audrey Kuo credits their time as a student leader, and later, a teacher as foundational to their social change philosophy today
Jan 235 min read


Narrative Power in Crisis: How to Narrate Towards Action
A key element of the Trump administration's strategy is to convince the public that the MAGA movement is unstoppable. They will...
Jan 174 min read


One Educators’ Journey Advocating for Racial Justice Leads to Stronger Family Bonds
How Annie Tan’s advocacy for racial justice transformed her relationship with her parents.
Jan 156 min read


How A Winter Storm in Texas Catalyzed A New Strategy Hub for Disaster Relief and Organizing
“Political power is contested in crisis moments,” Ginny Goldman says.
Dec 19, 20246 min read


DIY Narrative Research Methods in Narrative Organizing
Narrative research is a vital tool for any organization, foundation, coalition, or network working with frontline communities.
Nov 20, 20246 min read


How storytelling preserves traditions of reciprocity, resilience, and hope
What could happen to advance healthy culture in Black and Indigenous communities if people knew the truth about our culture?
Sep 9, 20243 min read


Ecosystem for a New American Narrative
The field of documentary impact has evolved to consider the ways in which filmmakers of color leverage this powerful art form into action.
Apr 24, 20244 min read


Orienting Together: Mapping your Narrative Landscape
Narrative Landscaping is critical to successful narrative organizing and a great place to start.
Oct 26, 20236 min read


Rural Pre-conference at 22nd Century Initiative in Minneapolis
Both rural and non-rural movement people have the chance to build common ground around racial, economic, and gender justice.
Oct 23, 20237 min read

On Mourning as a Motive Force: Grief and Black-Palestinian Solidarity
No one should have to suffer this particular juncture of violence or experience state-sponsored genocide as both Jews and Palestinians have.
Oct 17, 20235 min read


“Money is Medicine”
Generations of advocates, allies, and activists have fought for reparations for Black people.
Oct 9, 202315 min read


Innovations in Disaster Response After the Almeda Fire
Niria Alicia and Celinés Garcia of Coalición Fortaleza share more about their work.
Sep 21, 20236 min read


From Rural America with Love
It was powerful for me to experience a supportive space with people from rural and urban areas.
Jul 26, 20234 min read


Imagining Liberation
Jess Clarke is a genderqueer writer, performer, and organizer from Oakland, California.
Jul 13, 20237 min read


Finding the Freedom to Love Through Faith
While faith is not often considered a hallmark of progressive values, you can be a person of faith and a member of the LGBTQ+ community....
Jun 29, 20239 min read


Weaving the opposite of fascism: Narrative organizing to build narrative power
I have myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) from Long Covid, formerly called chronic fatigue syndrome. I first shared these thoughts while...
Jun 15, 20238 min read


Art is at the Heart of Disability Justice
An estimated 7.5% of the adult population in the United States is now living with long COVID, the long-term or chronic effects of a...
Jun 8, 202317 min read


Storytelling Can Move Mountains
In 2011, Tania Mattos started working with filmmaker Christina Antonakos-Wallace when she was a leader in the fight for the New York...
Jun 7, 202310 min read

Changing the Conversation Around Reproductive Justice
“Reproductive justice” was first coined in 1994 by the Women of African Descent for Reproductive Justice and defined in 1997 by Sister...
May 12, 20237 min read


Setting Boundaries in Mission Driven Work
Illustration by Narrative Initiative The Changemaker Authors Cohort , a partnership with the Unicorn Authors Club, is a yearlong...
May 10, 20238 min read


SxSW 2023: A Place for Narrative to Thrive
Two weeks ago, I descended into Austin, Texas for week two of the SxSW conference and festival. It’s a real-life gathering of folks who...
Apr 6, 20234 min read

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