This month: voting rights, Black history, and Sundance Film Festival watchlist
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Introducing the 2022 Culture & Narrative Fellows
Our inaugural cohort for the 2022 We Can Thrive Together Culture & Narrative Fellowship 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 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).
|
|
|
Sundance Film Festival: What We're Watching
The 2022 Sundance Film Festival 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. Buy your tickets now!
|
|
|
Prison Gerrymandering: Who Counts in PA?
During his 27 years incarcerated in a rural prison, Robert Saleem Holbrook (Communications Institute '21) witnessed firsthand how prison gerrymandering has worked as another tactic to undermine Black political power. His latest op-ed in the Pennsylvania Capital Star outlines the urgency of reforming how we count Black and brown people to draw fair maps heading into the 2022 midterm elections.
|
|
|
|
The Amp: Feb. 2022 Editorial Calendar
Our Editorial Calendar 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 our messaging tips for these and other media hooks.
|
|
|
Celebrating Black History and Futures
Black History Month 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 for resources to uplift Black history and celebrate Black creatives, businesses, athletes, and activists.
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 recently published brief synthesizing those discussions.
Registration for the webinar can be found here, as well as a calendar invite for the 2022 webinar series. We look forward to seeing you next week!
|
|
|
Image credits: The Opportunity Agenda, TikTok, Boom, Robert Saleem Holbrook, The Opportunity Agenda, The Opportunity Agenda, The Opportunity Agenda
|
|
|
Engage in Justice!
Support The Opportunity Agenda with a contribution today.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
575 Eighth Avenue, Suite 701, New York, NY 10018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
