This month: our $15k fellowship for creatives, plus your horror film watchlist
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Call for Applications: Culture & Narrative Fellowship
We are
currently accepting applications<[link removed]> from U.S. based artists and cultural strategists for our 2022 cohort of Culture & Narrative Fellows! We Can Thrive Together is an ambitious call to artists and cultural strategists whose work reimagines cultural realities and rewrites dominant narratives around economic justice.
Fellows receive a $15,000 award to assist with the project, expert support and advice from The Opportunity Agenda, and opportunities to connect with a vibrant community of activists, culture workers, and advocates. The Fellowship term begins on Jan. 11, 2022 and ends on June 28, 2022. For more information and to apply, visit:
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Talking About The Safety Net Spending Bill
House Democrats are on an Oct. 31 deadline to pass their Build Back Better bill. Our latest
emerging issue in The Amp<[link removed]> details messaging tools to center human infrastructure in public debates. And for inspiration, listen to
Episode 2 of our Shifting The Narrative podcast<[link removed]>, a docu-style look at the Poor People’s Campaign struggle through two photographers’ lenses.
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Reclaiming Power Through Horror
From childhood fables to blockbuster films, critiques of systemic oppression lay at the core of many horror stories. In our latest Insight,
Chrystian Rodriguez<[link removed]> details how the genre is growing as an avenue for people of color and other oppressed communities to build power. Celebrate this spooky season by watching a film from
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Meet TOA's Board: Yasmin Cader
In our latest feature profile, we sat down with long-time board member
Yasmin Cader<[link removed]>, Deputy Legal Director and Director of The Trone Center for Justice and Equality at the ACLU. Drawing on her experience as a public defender and civil rights attorney, Yasmin shares how she draws strength from small acts of resilience and views storytelling as central to social change.
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Celebrating Native Voices, Resistance & Creativity
An authentic reckoning with our nation’s history requires both culture shift and systemic reforms that celebrate the past, present, and future of Native peoples in the United States. Our latest Partner Stories look at how
Winona LaDuke<[link removed]> and
Bird Runningwater<[link removed]> are building power through representation in film and Indigenous-led organizing to #StopLine3.
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The Amp Editorial Calendar
Our
Editorial Calendar<[link removed]> of media hooks and messaging tools for Nov. 2021 is now live. November is National Family Caregivers and Native American Heritage Month. Key dates also include Transgender Awareness Week, Día de los Muertos, the birth of Shirley Chisholm, and anniversaries of the deaths of Renisha McBride and Tamir Rice.
Image credits: The Opportunity Agenda, Sharon Bach, The Opportunity Agenda, Yasmin Cader, Fandom Forward
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