This month: 🎃 spooky flicks, plus classroom tips to defend the freedom to learn
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Students Need Critical Thinking
In October, librarians, teachers, writers, and readers alike united to observe Banned Books Week. As our colleague
Zeynep Kilik notes<[link removed]>, we must protest efforts to ban books, to slander critical race theory, and to villainize teachers who discuss LGBTQ history in the classroom. The quality of our students’ education depends on it.
The alarming rise in calls to ban books is a direct consequence of the narrative advances of conservative cultural attacks on our communities.
Read Zeynep’s blog<[link removed]> on how we can encourage critical thinking and defend the freedom to learn in schools.
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Fellow Spotlight: Salomé Egas
Our Culture & Narrative Fellowship was founded on the belief that artists and cultural strategists play an active role in narrative and culture change. Through both her performance, “Más que un Pétalo,” and workshop series, interdisciplinary artist
Salomé Egas shows us<[link removed]> how art helps process grief and trauma with other immigrant artists. The joy that flows from this creative process is key to narrative change.
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Fellow Spotlight: Marcos Echeverría Ortiz
Historically, maps have often served as tools of colonization to conquer and divide.
Marcos Echeverría Ortiz’ transmedia project<[link removed]>, “Where We Were Safe,” reclaims lost history by collecting memories of Latino community spaces of resistance—namely, the Salsa ballrooms, clubs, record stories, and outdoor venues of 1970s New York City. Learn more about Marcos' use of oral history to bring people together.
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TOA Staff 2023 Horror Watchlist 🎃
ICYMI: We’re back with another #PowerOfPop series featuring
TOA staff reviews of must-watch horror movies<[link removed]>. The horror genre, filled with stories about people who live under constant threat from an elusive yet ever-present monster, is a powerful vehicle for filmmakers to portray the experience of systemic oppression. Watch our reviews of “
Barbarian<[link removed]>” and “
They Cloned Tyrone<[link removed]>,” and follow us on social media for more!
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Nov & Dec 2023 Calendars are Live
Schedule your end-of-year communications with our
new and improved Editorial Calendar<[link removed]>! In addition to Native American Heritage and National Caregivers Months, November and December include important dates for trans rights, international human rights, and U.S. civil rights history. Don’t forget about open enrollment under the Affordable Care Act.
Visit our calendar<[link removed]> for more hooks and messaging tools.
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Creative Networks to Know
This year’s inaugural
Narrative Innovators Lab<[link removed]> built on what we've learned through over a decade of
Creative Change Retreats<[link removed]>: that arts and culture can unlock game-changing ideas. If you're an activist or advocate looking to build relationships with artists who can help infuse cultural strategies into your campaign, start by connecting with these networks.
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Social Currant<[link removed]> connects influencers and creators with nonprofits to collaborate and reach audiences more effectively. Social Currant is Gen Z and creator-led and empowers young people to make a difference through the power of social media.
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Yes, And... Laughter Lab<[link removed]> connects social justice-minded comedians to the entertainment industry, social justice organizations, and activists to bring their work into the comedy marketplace and social movements.
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The Center for Cultural Power<[link removed]> activates and mobilizes BIPOC artists to envision a world where cultural, economic, and political power are distributed equally. This women-of-color, artist-led nonprofit organization supports artists with both fellowships and trainings.
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Scope of Work<[link removed]> represents early and mid-career BIPOC creators, including photographers, filmmakers, designers, and more. Founded by two women artists and educators of color, SOW lives at the intersection of racial justice and financial equity.
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Pillars Fund<[link removed]> amplifies the leadership, narratives, and talents of Muslims in the United States to advance opportunity and justice for all. Their Culture Change work offers fellowships to empower emerging Muslim artists.
This is just a handful of the over 600 creators and cultural strategists that The Opportunity Agenda has connected with nationwide through our signature trainings and events.
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Image credits: Kenny Eliason (Unsplash), Annie Del Hierro, Annie Del Hierro, They Cloned Tyrone, The Opportunity Agenda, and Shot by Somi Studios
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