DARING CHANGE | MAY 2022

MIDTERMS: HOW ARE GRASSROOTS MOVEMENTS PREPARING FOR THE 2022 ELECTION AND BEYOND?
“Achieving a radical democracy seems indispensable and unimaginable, but it’s closer than we could possibly think. Nobody thought during a pandemic we would have the largest racial and social justice movement of our lifetime.”
Maurice Mitchell | National Director, Working Families Party

Voter suppression, intimidation, and disinformation campaigns pervaded the general election of 2020, both online and on the ground. In the upcoming 2022 election, the most powerful way to maintain and uphold democratic processes continues to be well-resourced organizing — particularly at the state and local levels. Tides Foundation recently brought together a panel of grantees from Tides-led initiative Healthy Democracy Fund [link removed] to share their most current strategies in supporting state-based efforts and how funders can play a role in building a reflective multiracial democracy.
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A CALL TO ACTION: HOW TO HELP UKRAINIANS IN CRISIS
Millions of Ukrainians have been driven from their homes and communities since the start of the humanitarian crisis in February. In times of crisis, Tides donors play a crucial role in providing aid for emergency relief and long-term recovery through grants from their Tides donor advised funds. To help provide critical aid to those in need, Tides is working with our curated list of organizations that possess the local knowledge and relationships necessary to be effective, offer relief for refugees and internally displaced people, and assist with providing support to journalists and medical workers. Reach out to the Tides Philanthropy team at [email protected] to learn more, or donate directly through the organizations’ sites linked below.
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SOCIAL MEDIA CONVERSATIONS
Climate Justice Stories That Got Your Attention

// "Women need to be at the heart of climate action.” [link removed]

// “The beauty of a participatory grantmaking model like Mosaic is that we’re able to utilize the expertise of field-leaders from across the environmental movement — not just in an advisory role, but as decision-makers.” [link removed]

// We can help to secure the rights of people and nature and create durable systemic change so that all can thrive. The Tides Frontline Justice Fund (FJF) supports grassroots groups that use legal advocacy to advance environmental and #climatejustice.[link removed]

// WE LEAD promotes a shift in historical power imbalances to lift the vision and self-determination of Black women, women of color, and Indigenous women taking on big polluters and the #climatecrisis. [link removed]

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

// “Unbought and unbossed”: Shirley Chisholm’s Legacy Inspires BIPOC Climate Justice Leaders→ [link removed]

// "It’s time to return power — wealth, income, control, opportunity — back to those from whom it has been taken."→ [link removed]

// What it Takes to Build Power in Communities: Relationship Building with Empathy, Open-Mindedness, and Commitment→ [link removed]

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