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?
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Apr 244 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.
Oct 26, 20236 min read
Orienting Together: Mapping your Narrative Landscape
Narrative Landscaping is critical to successful narrative organizing and a great place to start.
Oct 23, 20237 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 17, 20235 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 9, 202315 min read
“Money is Medicine”
Generations of advocates, allies, and activists have fought for reparations for Black people.
Sep 21, 20236 min read
Innovations in Disaster Response After the Almeda Fire
Niria Alicia and Celinés Garcia of Coalición Fortaleza share more about their work.
Jul 26, 20234 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 13, 20237 min read
Imagining Liberation
Jess Clarke is a genderqueer writer, performer, and organizer from Oakland, California.
Jun 29, 20239 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 15, 20238 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 8, 202317 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 COVID...
Jun 7, 202310 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...
May 12, 20237 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 10, 20238 min read
Setting Boundaries in Mission Driven Work
The Changemaker Authors Cohort, a partnership with the Unicorn Authors Club, is a yearlong intensive coaching program supporting...
Apr 6, 20234 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...
Feb 17, 202312 min read
Fleshing Out History
Throughout American history, efforts to bring the stories and lived experiences of people of color into the broader American narrative...
Dec 14, 20224 min read
Amy Zhang on the AAPI Narrative Studio
From creating a show about Asian women in America in a small New York City theater to producing TV episodes for Patriot Act with Hasan...
Dec 7, 202213 min read
Creating Systems of Support
Silky Shah is the Executive Director of Detention Watch Network, a national coalition building power to abolish immigration detention in...
Dec 5, 20223 min read
Facing Race: A National Conference 2022
Two weeks ago, Narrative Initiative took our goodies to the Facing Race conference in Phoenix. The conference is sponsored by my former...
Dec 2, 20227 min read
We Have Always Existed
Emily Ramirez is a queer Dominican woman, born and raised in NYCHA housing in Brooklyn, and is currently contracting with the United...
Nov 21, 20227 min read
Living with Desire & Bipolar Disorder
Adam Nyang is a Gambian who recently completed her Bachelor’s degree in English Studies. She has always been passionate about...
Nov 16, 20229 min read
Busting the “Post-Patriarchy” Myth
Ellen Bravo is a long-time activist and author who’s spent decades organizing among low-wage women from a social justice feminist...
Nov 4, 20229 min read
A Survivor’s Story
The Changemaker Authors Cohort, a partnership with the Unicorn Authors Club, is a new, yearlong intensive coaching program supporting...
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