Justice for Mother's Day

As Mother's Day approaches, we celebrate the work of Opportunity Agenda partners who are advocating for mothers on two important issues. Mothering Justice is advancing the cause of paid leave. Freedom for Immigrants is working to create an affirmative vision for criminal justice reform and immigrant opportunity.

Live Stream: Shifting the Narrative

We hope you've had a chance to check out our new report on narrative change: Shifting The Narrative. If you want to get straight to the good stuff, watch this livestream recording, where we outline the report's recommendations for achieving long-lasting narrative change in the social justice field. Guest speakers include report author Loren Siegel and Color of Change's Kristen Marston.

Staff Updates

We celebrated a few in-house promotions this month. Charlie Sherman has been promoted to Research and Evaluation Coordinator. He will be taking on coordinating the Narrative Research Lab and other research projects. Porshéa Patterson-Hurst was promoted to Research Manager, where she is responsible for envisioning and managing major research initiatives and identifying opportunities with our partners to interpret and uplift findings. And Erika Williams has been promoted to Chief Operations Officer, overseeing human resources, operations, and finance. Congratulations to all three!

The Amp: Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month

In the latest edition of The Amp, we celebrate APA Heritage month. The pandemic year brought increased incidents of anti-Asian discrimination and violence. In the coming weeks, we will be releasing key messaging tools on how to counter this racism. We also look ahead to Mother's Day and note upcoming events, historical anniversaries, and cultural hooks to plan your outreach around, including marking one year since George Floyd's murder and the ongoing calls for justice that began in its wake.