HBO's #Watchmen continues to be a powerful force in combatting some of the white supremacist assumptions baked into everyday society. Join TOA as we unpack some of the lessons of Watchmen & learn how we can move toward a world free from white supremacist violence!

The white supremacist and colonial systems that harm the people also harm our planet. When we protect the environment, we protect our collective ability to thrive on this earth! #EarthDay

Art by Tracie Ching via Amplifier and Nia Tero celebrating Indigenous women leaders

#OTD in 1939, jazz singer Billie Holiday recorded ‘Strange Fruit’, the iconic protest song which directly addresses racist lynching and the haunting effects of white supremacist violence. Today we honor Billie Holiday’s commitment to using culture to confront white supremacy.

Rest in Peace Faith Ringgold 🕊️

Takeaways for welcomers from our Thursday afternoon panel:

👥 We all have a role to play in building welcoming communities

💬 Let's communicate about the future we want to see

❤️ Be kind to yourself and take time to celebrate!

#Interactive2024

Several AFJ staff members participated in a powerful public speaking training session led by The Opportunity Agenda.

This session helped us craft compelling narratives and reduce the fear of public speaking by building our power in communicating our message. ✊🏾💪🏽

Transcending the grim realities of the COVID-19 pandemic, Adamu Chan's What These Walls Won't Hold paints a poignant portrait of resilience and hope blossoming within San Quentin State Prison.

Watch the film today!

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We’re so excited to be in Dallas, Texas for Welcoming America's #Interactive2024 ! We can't wait to share insights from our immigration narrative research with you all tomorrow. Don't miss these panels!

Dr. Tia Smith’s latest blog details how she and the Women of Wakanda are channeling the historic cultural practice of “playing mas” or masquerading to critique colonialism and patriarchy. Read her photo blog and look for space to play in your work!

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We take pride in the diverse network of leaders we’ve trained to change the conversation on social issues.

Learn more about our impact and what’s coming up next in our 2023 Annual Report, available now!
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We change the narrative so that support for social justice becomes “common sense.” Want to see the impact our narrative process has made? Visit our 2023 Annual Report, available now!

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📸: Somi Benson-Jaja

Last year you helped us shift narratives toward justice and opportunity for all! Your support has been crucial in moving toward progress.

Learn more our impact in our 2023 Annual Report, available now!

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Uplift immigrants' humanity and avoid the narratives that contribute to their exploitation in the workplace. Immigrants are people first, before they are workers!

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To shift narratives long term, we must tell stories that are designed to convey systemic problems and highlight social and policy solutions that can shift the conditions long term.

Ready to dive into narrative strategy? Check out our free comms toolkit opportunityagenda.org/our-tools/comm…

Farmworkers nourish our communities. We must advocate for more federal labor protections, especially for the migrant and undocumented farmworkers who are further subjected to exploitative working conditions due to anti-immigrant and anti-worker policies.

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People Over Profit! On this day in 1911, 146 garment workers died in a factory fire in New York City. Most of the victims were Italian or Jewish immigrant women & girls as young as 14 y/o.

Use this anniversary to talk about unions & workplace safety: opportunityagenda.org/messaging_repo…

Shifting the dominant narrative requires skillful messaging. That's why we created our signature VPSA structure to move audiences to take action toward our shared values.

Our interactive VPSA message building tool will guide you through the process: opportunityagenda.org/our-tools/vpsa/

We want to live in a truly inclusive, multi-racial democracy. But to get there, we must repair the ongoing racial harms brought by slavery and its legacy.

Learn how philanthropists are using their funds to redefine the narrative on reparations:
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Have you ever tried to physically pull yourself up by the bootstraps? 🥾 When the phrase was first coined, it was meant to describe a ludicrous task. Today, it embodies the American ideal.

The truth is, we need to pull each other up together so that our communities can thrive!

The best way to counter false information is to tell our affirmative story in ways that overcome the opposition’s falsehoods. When we mythbust, we inadvertently deepen that myth in our audience’s minds.


Learn more about the pitfalls of mythbusting here! opportunityagenda.org/our-tools/comm…