This month: join us tomorrow for the Narrative Research Lab, plus a peek at Culture & Narrative Fellows' projects.
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Webinar: Pro-Immigrant Narrative Insights
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Sep 22 at 2:00 pm EDT<[link removed]> - to hear the latest findings from our three-phase research project into Narrative Insights for the Pro-Immigrant Movement.
Together with cohort members in New York, Michigan, and Iowa, The Opportunity Agenda worked to uncover deeply held beliefs among key audiences, explore how views on race and the economy map onto views around immigration, and test messaging frames developed in the first two phases of research. Our conversation will include insights on how to move audiences toward accessible immigration policies.
And earlier this month, our dynamic duo of Charles Sherman and Britney Vongdara joined Define America’s summit on combatting online xenophobia to discuss how to translate research into tools for the field. That’s the heart of what we do through the Narrative Research Lab webinar series.
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Creative Change 2023: Futurescapes
In August, we held our
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th Creative Change Retreat<[link removed]> in the enchanting landscape of New Mexico. The retreat brings together a dedicated and inspiring group of leading artists, entertainers, advocates, funders, and cultural strategists who work at the junction of pop culture, narrative change, and intersectional movements. The theme for this year was "Futurescapes."
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Our 2023 Institute Comes to a Close
This year, we built upon the legacy of the
Communications Institute<[link removed]> by extending it from a one-week event to a six-month program. Why? Because we know the narrative interventions we need to overcome white supremacy require time to play with new frameworks and build deep relationships. Like those before, it culminated with
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Oct 2023 is Live
Our
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Sneak Peek of Fellows’ Creative Projects
The Creative Change Retreat also served as the culminating event for the
2023 Culture & Narrative Fellowship<[link removed]>. Attendees enjoyed the opportunity to interact with and hear presentations from the fellows on their projects. Visit the links below to read the artist statements in their bios and get a sneak peek of their work.
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Adamu Chan<[link removed]> (see stills from
his film<[link removed]>): “I see ‘narrative reparations’ as a form of collective healing for impacted communities, where they are able to see themselves reflected in ways that feel authentic and affirming of their humanity and experience.”
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Marcos Echeverría Ortiz<[link removed]> (see photos of the
archive)<[link removed]>: “Communities should have the means of locating, evaluating, rendering, and archiving their own stories, especially when they have often been altered, dismissive, and overlooked.”
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Salomé Egas<[link removed]> (see performance + workshop
photos<[link removed]>): “Using dance, theater, textile arts, music, and stop-motion video, the ‘Mas que un Petalo’ performance invites audiences to see the immigration experience through the eyes of a taxo flower, “Tauzhu Sisa,” an Ecuadorian native plant.
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Jesse Krimes<[link removed]>: “I believe that one of the most powerful ways to challenge both white supremacy and mass incarceration is to make the full humanity of incarcerated people more visible to the public and to illuminate the human toll of racist systems.”
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Ixchel Tonāntzin Xōchitlzihuatl<[link removed]> (see images from the
digital campaign<[link removed]>): “We center indigenous based wisdoms because people indigenous to this continent have been the cultural stewards of knowledge most relevant to this land.”
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Jessica Valoris<[link removed]> (see photos of the
study kit<[link removed]>): "By centering stories of Black resistance, community building, and solidarity, we can create new ways of defining what freedom and liberation mean."
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Monique Verdin<[link removed]> (see photos of the
micro-grid radio station<[link removed]>): Through experience living on the frontlines of climate abuse, where the legacies of environmental racism are deeply rooted, our network has recognized that the disaster is not coming. It is constant, we are preparing, we are prepared."
Image credits: Susan Ruggles (Flickr/CC), Shot by Somi Studios, The Opportunity Agenda, The Opportunity Agenda, Shot by Somi Studios.
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