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New York Proud: Immigrants are NY  

From street vendors to tattoo artists, drag queens and scientists, immigrants shape the rich and vibrant culture of New York City and our country as whole. Yet public support for immigration has decreased at record levels for the first time since 2005. Now more than ever, we must shift the narrative around immigration to rebuild public support for humane and compassionate immigration policies.  

For the past year, TOA’s Charlie Sherman and Britney Vongdara have worked in close collaboration with New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), F.Y. Eye, and photographer Oscar B. Castillo to bring New York Proud" to life! 

This public art project reaffirms immigrants’ vital contributions in shaping NYC’s identity by highlighting local immigrants and their stories. For a limited time, the #NewYorkProud portraits can be seen in subway stations, bus ads, and pop-up photo exhibits throughout the city to remind audiences of all the ways immigrants shape NYC’s vibrant culture. 

Watch our interview with photographer Oscar B. Castillo to hear what he had to say about the campaign!  

TOA staff present at NIL

The Lab is Just Getting Started! 

Our second-ever Narrative Innovators Lab (NIL) has officially launched! Through the NIL, our Communications Institute and Culture and Narrative Fellows will spend the next six months learning together to design narrative and cultural interventions that build more public support for the policies that matter. Look back at our opening program on Instagram! 

Beyond Democracy Cohort

Meet the Beyond Democracy Cohort

There are countless advocates across the South working tirelessly to ensure communities of color can have full access to participating in our democracy. We were lucky enough to gather over a dozen of these incredible changemakers for our Beyond Democracy cohort where we built a narrative strategy to mobilize Southern BIPOC communities. Meet the cohort on our LinkedIn page!  

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Kimberly Hall

Welcome, Kim!

Join us in welcoming Kimberly Hall to TOA! As Vice President of Health Equity Works (HEW), a new initiative at TOA in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Kim will advance a positive national narrative around racial health equity. She has 20+ years of experience developing and leading integrated public affairs campaigns, combining strategic communications, public relations, coalition building, and grassroots advocacy.

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Image credits: The Opportunity Agenda, The Opportunity Agenda, Shot by Somi Studios, The Opportunity Agenda, Kimberly Hall, Carolina Kroon Photography

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