This month: voting rights, Black history, and Sundance Film Festival watchlist
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Introducing the 2022 Culture & Narrative Fellows
Our inaugural cohort for the
2022 We Can Thrive Together Culture & Narrative Fellowship<[link removed]> includes five brilliant individuals who use cultural strategies to challenge prevailing narratives in pursuit of economic justice. They include (pictured from L to R): Alex Albadree, Sheri Bradford, Nando Alvarez, Annie Del Hierro, and Josh Healey. From public health to drug decriminalization and immigrant rights, these visionaries are committed to showing us what an abundant future for all can look like.
Visit our website<[link removed]> to learn more about them and their artistic practice. And join us in congratulating them on social media (links to their social media handles provided in their bios).
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Sundance Film Festival: What We're Watching
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2022 Sundance Film Festival<[link removed]> kicks off today. Our latest Partner Story features three documentary films scheduled to premiere that are directed by alumni of the Creative Change Retreat, including Rachel Lears, Robin Blotnick, W. Kamau Bell, and Shalini Kantayya. The switch to online format means single film tickets are still available.
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Prison Gerrymandering: Who Counts in PA?
During his 27 years incarcerated in a rural prison,
Robert Saleem Holbrook<[link removed]> (Communications Institute '21) witnessed firsthand how prison gerrymandering has worked as another tactic to undermine Black political power. His latest
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The Amp: Feb. 2022 Editorial Calendar
Our
Editorial Calendar<[link removed]> for February is now live. In addition to celebrating Black History, this month includes key dates in Native American history and the NAACP Image Awards. Talking about justice and equity in sports will also feature prominently, with the 2022 Winter Olympics, Super Bowl, and NBA All-Star Game. See
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Celebrating Black History and Futures
Black History Month<[link removed]> presents an opportunity to reckon honestly with our nation's history and tell affirmative stories about racial justice in the United States. From countering attacks on critical race theory to improving portrayals in pop culture,
visit The Amp<[link removed]> for resources to uplift Black history and celebrate Black creatives, businesses, athletes, and activists.
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Webinar: Centering Race in Immigration Research
This month's Narrative Research Lab (NRL) webinar takes place Friday, January 28th, at 2:00pm EST and features a presentation on centering race and structural racism in immigration policy research. Hamutal Bernstein and Sara McTarnaghan from the Urban Institute, Kim Tabari from USC’s Equity Research Institute, and Abraham Paulos of Black Alliance for Just Immigration will present key findings and lessons for the field on the ways that immigration policy researchers can work with community partners and address data limitations, drawing on a
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calendar invite<[link removed]> for the 2022 webinar series. We look forward to seeing you next week!
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