This month: join our webinar on deep canvassing and read our 5 tips on maternal health, plus a new #PowerofPop video

Fandom + Futurism with Tia & Porshèa 

The ability to see a piece of ourselves in the stories of others—to share in a protagonists pain and their joy—is what makes pop culture an engaging and powerful vehicle to inspire audiences and create change.  

We recently sat down with TOA researchers Dr. Tia Smith and Porshèa Patterson-Hurst to talk about how futurism inspires them and their work to organize online fandoms or community-led cultural celebrations of “playing mas.”  

Watch their conversation and visit the show notes to learn more about our work, their activism, and communities where you can plug-in and play more.

1966 union activists on strike

Celebrating AAPI Labor Activism

There's a rich history of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) activists organizing for labor rights in the United States. From farmworkers Philip Vera Cruz and Larry Itliong to Red Canary Song’s advocacy to decriminalize sex and massage work in honor of Yang Song, meet the AAPI labor organizers on our list and nominate your o​wn activists to add to it!

NRL Webinar: May 24 at 2pm ET

Register Now: NRL Webinar

Whether you’re seasoned in deep canvassing or hearing it for the first time, don’t miss the conversation tomorrow with Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition. This training will seek to equip community leaders to effectively engage others in difficult conversations on hot button issues. Join us to learn how this tactic can deepen engagement in your canvassing campaigns.

Black mom holds her baby smiling

5 Tips: Black Maternal Health

This month, we released five tips to help you craft conversations that improve the public’s understanding of Black maternal health, shift narratives, and lead to policy change. From navigating the impact of implicit bias to institutional injustices, racism continues to disproportionately harm Black mothers at rates that outpace their white peers. Use our tips to reframe the conversation and advocate for community solutions.

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🎥 Watch Our Full Watchmen Series

All three of our #PowerofPop social media videos reviewing HBO’s Watchmen are now live, and you can watch all of them on our blog. Five years since it premiered, the acclaimed TV series continues to powerfully illuminate the white supremacist ideas and policies baked into American society.

In fact, the whole premise of the show rests on the belief that we can and must take actionable steps toward racial repair and justice in our communities.

📚 How can pop culture prevent the erasure of history from our public education and consciousness? 

🕵🏻‍♂️ How can allies develop our superpowers to spot white supremacist lies?

⚖️ And what would it look like to create a federal program for reparations?

We explore all these questions in our series. Watch them now and be sure to follow us on Instagram or TikTok to never miss a review. Happy watching! 🍿

Image credits: The Opportunity Agenda, Kheel Center, The Opportunity Agenda, Lawrence Crayton, The Opportunity Agenda, HBO's Watchmen

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