Open Call for Submissions: Bold Choices, New Narratives Storytelling Contest
Is there a grassroots organizing campaign in your area that demonstrates the power that people can hold over corporations?
The Work Mothers Do Doesn’t Always Result in a Paycheck, But We Can Change That
For National Caregivers Month and beyond, caregivers like my mom deserve more.
13 People You May Not Have Known Were At the “I Have a Dream” Event
Of course, everyone knows about Martin Luther King Jr.’s part, but here are other people you may not realize were also at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
Activists, a Scholar and a Filmmaker Reflect on Safety and Policing in Memphis
This panel recap provides an opportunity for the community to engage in people-centered conversations about solidarity and building a democracy rooted in community care and holistic solutions.
“It all starts with being fed up and talking to other people.”
We spotlight Akron-based Rev. Raymond Greene Jr. who used his direct sales skills and lessons from being incarcerated at a young age to become an organizer – ultimately heading Freedom BLOC’s fight to build Black political power.
‘Clarissa’s Battle’ Defies the Typical Hero Story Trope of Doing It All on Your Own
Dedicated to bucking the bootstraps narrative, Doutherd approached the film with an organizer’s eye. She points to the “often boring and unfun” everyday actions of base-building.
Award-winning Slam Poet on Sowing Seeds of Resistance in our Garden of Democracy
In ‘Difficult Conversations’ Ayanna Albertson relates how being a storyteller in the fight to grow democracy isn’t an easy path. Through vivid garden imagery, she illustrates how her role often means opening herself up to all kinds of reactions — but she won’t apologize for speaking out.
Stop Putting Black Trauma on Display
The recent media exploitation of the Tyre Nichols killing was dehumanizing. Media should focus their efforts on exposing policy inaction after years of proven brutality against our communities.
This series will feature stories about democracy, inequality, worker power and grassroots organizing, produced by directly-impacted people. People Power: Democracy Stories from the Ground Up will publish new content from February through…
A Tribute to the Anti-Poverty Activist and Writer Who Inspired Me To Tell My Own Stories
‘Nickel and Dimed’ author Barbara Ehrenreich, who died this year at age 81, helped humanize the struggles of poverty to the masses — and helped those with lived experience tell their stories.