Messaging and powerful artwork.
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Responding to Anti-Asian Violence
How can we work to end white terrorism and
#StopAsianHate<[link removed]>? To start, we must engage in crucial conversations around race, racism, racial justice and speaking truth to power. Check out our
messaging guidance<[link removed]>. In addition, imagery and artwork is a necessary element for powerful messaging. Artwork promotes visibility and affirmative solutions, while providing a visual call to action. In this week's Amp, we have included several links to artwork by artists of Asian descent that can amplify your messaging to protect Asian communities.
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Creative Change Innovation Fellows
Our pilot cohort of
Creative Change Innovation Fellows<[link removed]>, Sage Crump, Paola Mendoza, and Zahra Noorbakhsh, have been busy breaking new ground in their creative practices. In the past months, they have also been convening thought leaders on platforms like Zoom and Instagram Live to examine an interdisciplinary framework for Cultural Strategy, demystify joy as an organizing tool, and advocate for an urgent reimagining of artist safety. We look forward to sharing some of the fellows' work with you in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!
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'Race-Silent' Policies are Insufficient and Part of the Problem
In celebration of Women's History Month, we published an Insights piece on the importance of addressing intersectionality when talking about feminism. Writing from her perspective as a white feminist, Opportunity Agenda President Ellen Buchman writes, "I have to acknowledge that challenging the patriarchal norms have not been enough to address the inequalities that so many women of color continue to face."
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Comms Institute Fellows in the News
Our 2021 Communications Institute Fellows are already engaging the media around their causes in outlets as big as The New York Times and WBUR radio. Bianca Tylek, Executive Director of Worth Rises,
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discussed the George Floyd bill with TheGrio<[link removed]>.
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The Amp: Roll Out of the American Rescue Plan
Since signing the American Rescue Plan on March 11, President Biden has been promoting its benefits to individuals and communities through virtual and in-person events across the country. The plan provides direct relief to individuals, support for safely reopening schools, and funding for the national vaccination program to contain COVID-19 — including support for Tribal governments dealing with infection and death rates far higher than the national average. In this week's The Amp, we look at some of the additional expansions of benefits covered by the American Rescue Plan.
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