Dedicated to not create a bootstraps narrative, Doutherd intentionally leaned into her values as an organizer to shape the film. She points to the “often boring and unfun” everyday actions of communicating and holding each other through changes – base building – that is the real power.
Kea Mathis is a community organizer for Detroit People’s Platform fighting for racial justice and equity for low-income Black Detroiters. As a Black woman and a mother, she is deeply affected by returning citizen issues, housing issues, and issues that impact the Black community. In this series, “Women of Color on the Front Lines,” made in collaboration with Shelterforce, we hear from women of color who are working on the front lines of housing justice.
Jennifer Made of Newark-CAN shares how she built power and resources for her community in Newark, New Jersey. This video is part of our series “Women of Color on Front Lines,” made in collaboration with Shelterforce, highlighting the journeys of women working on the front lines of housing justice and community organizing.
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.
Ayanna Albertson breaks down her collaborative video with Jamal Meneide that moves our audience to think about the historical oppression of Black folk, and how that manifests today. And, beyond that, to be inspired to take action and find victory in being a voter.
Voting is the muscle that strengthens democracy, and we all have the chance to exercise our rights for the health of our country and communities.
The music video for “Poder del Pueblo” is a love letter to the Columbia Heights, D.C. neighborhood the band is named after and the organizing work Community Change continues to lead.
It seems like no accident that Black Women’s Equal Pay Day is among the reason we need be register to vote and bring our loved ones to the polls in November.
Child care providers and parents deserve dignity and recognition for the labor that they do every day to support not just our families, but the broader community.
Since 1967, International Literacy Day has been celebrated on the 8th of September. This year’s theme, “Transforming Literacy Learning Spaces” gives us a chance to understand the importance of literacy learning spaces as a way to create resiliency, ensure quality, and create an equitable education for all.