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Hello John,
What if liberation was the baseline, not the bonus? That question isn't rhetorical for the communities and organizers re:power serves. It is the work. As our movements continue to shift power with a clear vision of what is possible, we are all being asked to interrogate our assumptions: about what is needed, who we place in leadership, and how sustained change actually happens. At re:power, the answer keeps coming back to the same truth: movements don't need heroes, they need leaderful communities.
This quarter, re:power has stayed close to that work. We are deepening partnerships and designing custom training experiences built around what organizers and leaders are currently navigating on the ground. Take a look at the highlights from these past months and lookout for our upcoming trainings.
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[[link removed]] Sharpening Electoral Strategy in Oregon and Washington
re:power launched an Electoral Justice Leadership Cohort with Northwest Health Foundation, bringing together leaders from Oregon and SW Washington for a kickoff convening in Portland.
Over the next three months, cohort members will apply learnings directly to their 2026 electoral work. This is a space to pause, reflect, sharpen strategy, and learn about electoral organizing alongside peers.
Strengthening Collaborative Governance in Seattle and Columbus [[link removed]]
In partnership with Local Progress and SAGE Leaders, re:power hosted a Collaborative Governance Academy [[link removed]] training in Seattle for local elected officials. It was facilitated by sitting elected leaders, whose lived experience grounded the space in practical insight, honesty, and peer learning. Partners created effective relationship-building in real time. In Columbus, in partnership with Local Progress and Ohio Working Families Power, we delivered another CGA training for eight local elected officials who left with concrete next steps and a stronger sense of collective governing strategy.
🗣️ “City council is a team sport!"
[[link removed]] Building Ballot Measure Power Across Three Regions
The Ballot Initiative Strategy Center leverages ballot measures nationally to strengthen democracy, and this quarter, re:power was brought on to support their Regional Ballot Measure Leader Training program. We developed curriculum, prepared trainers, and supported delivery of both virtual and in-person sessions.
Sharpening Narrative and Storytelling with Youth in WA [[link removed]]
In February, re:power partnered with Asians for Collective Liberation to bring Story of Self, Narrative and Storytelling, and Mobile Messaging training to a cohort of high school students. Drawing from both our Grassroots Organizing and Movement Technology curriculum, the training prepared students to lobby their legislators in Olympia, WA.
[[link removed]] Building Census Power with National Immigrant Rights Leaders
Thirty national and local organizations came together to discuss strategy and preparation for the 2030 Census, the American Community Survey, and state redistricting efforts. The Four Freedoms Fund, Census Equity Initiative, Fair Representation in Redistricting, and re: power convened immigrant rights leaders nationwide to discuss the surge in anti-immigrant attacks and how the current political climate will impact national and local participation.
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Remember our Power,
Remember our Humanity
re:power hosted two virtual gatherings for alumni and friends, facilitated by healing justice practitioner Stefanie Tovar. The spaces offered somatic practices, reflection, and community care to ground and reconnect. In Part Two, we went deeper: sitting with our relationship to privilege and risk tolerance, naming what we each carry and what this moment is asking of us. We are each other's resource. That truth is what keeps movements going.
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re:power re:commends
This round, our recommendations come straight from participants of our Resourcing Our People gatherings. It includes a couple of their hype songs!
[[link removed]] You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience by Tarana Burke and Dr. Brené Brown
Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul: How to Change the World in Quiet Ways by Dorcas Cheng-Tozun
[[link removed]] MOVE by Beyoncé, Grace Jones, Tems
DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS by Bad Bunny
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