Julia Roig
@jroig.bsky.social
Founder & Chief Network Weaver @ The Horizons Project; Evangelist for Narrative Engagement Across Difference & Reparative Movement-building.
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@jroig.bsky.social
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Block, Bridge, and Build: A Framework to Forge a More Democratic Future - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
Amid rising authoritarianism, people in US-based movements need to work together in new ways. Here are some diverse approaches to help guide collective action.
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Block-Bridge-Build is a framework rooted in theory & practice of conflict transformation, civil resistance, & democratic renewal & aims to resist harm (block), facilitate dialogue across divides (bridge), & construct more inclusive, resilient futures (build)
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📆 If you’ll be in St. Louis next week for the @raceforward.org Just Narratives conference - come to my session and let’s geek out on Counter Narratives together.
November 8, 2025 at 11:56 PM
📆 If you’ll be in St. Louis next week for the @raceforward.org Just Narratives conference - come to my session and let’s geek out on Counter Narratives together.
Horizons monthly newsletter is out. A compilation of what to read, watch and listen to…sharing our discernment practices of what’s important to pay attention to and actions to take. Enjoy ⬇️⬇️
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THE VISTA: October 2025
During the month of October, we experienced one of the largest mobilizations in US history with the No Kings marches around the country and world; and this article from Harvard’s […]
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November 1, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Horizons monthly newsletter is out. A compilation of what to read, watch and listen to…sharing our discernment practices of what’s important to pay attention to and actions to take. Enjoy ⬇️⬇️
@horizonsprjt.bsky.social
horizonsproject.us/the-vista-oc...
@horizonsprjt.bsky.social
horizonsproject.us/the-vista-oc...
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There are many different forces being deployed across the US, particularly in cities. It is important to #KnowtheDifference between these forces. The National Guard and ICE are not the same. They have different missions.
https://nyti.ms/3WoR2Px
https://nyti.ms/3WoR2Px
Who Are the Federal Forces Behind Trump’s Mass Deportations and Crime Crackdown?
As President Trump deploys ICE, Border Patrol, the National Guard and other forces to U.S. cities, here’s how to tell them apart — and what their powers are.
nyti.ms
October 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
There are many different forces being deployed across the US, particularly in cities. It is important to #KnowtheDifference between these forces. The National Guard and ICE are not the same. They have different missions.
https://nyti.ms/3WoR2Px
https://nyti.ms/3WoR2Px
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The "we've survived authoritarianism before" narrative, while well-intentioned, can dangerously underestimate the unique threats we face today. antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com/p/we-havent-...
We Haven't Been Here Before
It is often said that the U.S.
antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The "we've survived authoritarianism before" narrative, while well-intentioned, can dangerously underestimate the unique threats we face today. antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com/p/we-havent-...
David Callahan: “Philanthropy’s Identity Focus Strengthens the Right. Is There Another Way?”
Counterpoint by Tynesha McHarris: “Retreating on Identity Will Not Unify Us”
Really resonant debate:
www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/a-dialo...
Counterpoint by Tynesha McHarris: “Retreating on Identity Will Not Unify Us”
Really resonant debate:
www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/a-dialo...
A Dialogue on Identity, Strategy, and Philanthropy
Inside Philanthropy's David Callahan and the Black Feminist Fund's Tynesha McHarris continue their discussion of a crucial question: Should philanthropy center identity?
www.insidephilanthropy.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM
David Callahan: “Philanthropy’s Identity Focus Strengthens the Right. Is There Another Way?”
Counterpoint by Tynesha McHarris: “Retreating on Identity Will Not Unify Us”
Really resonant debate:
www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/a-dialo...
Counterpoint by Tynesha McHarris: “Retreating on Identity Will Not Unify Us”
Really resonant debate:
www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/a-dialo...
Is the big tent approach to strengthening US democracy working? Yes! Check out how The Horizons Project approaches the task--in the latest Democracy Without Exception piece ⬇️
democracywithoutexception.substack.com/p/the-big-te...
democracywithoutexception.substack.com/p/the-big-te...
The Big Tent is Working
Julia Roig on why building relational infrastructure takes time
democracywithoutexception.substack.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Is the big tent approach to strengthening US democracy working? Yes! Check out how The Horizons Project approaches the task--in the latest Democracy Without Exception piece ⬇️
democracywithoutexception.substack.com/p/the-big-te...
democracywithoutexception.substack.com/p/the-big-te...
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Americans know the National Guard. The National Guard are your neighbors. They are members of your community. When deployed, they are there to help the community, not harm them.
October 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Americans know the National Guard. The National Guard are your neighbors. They are members of your community. When deployed, they are there to help the community, not harm them.
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Happy Nobel Peace Prize day to all who celebrate! 🕊️
In a brilliant and well deserved move, an (1) antifa (2) Latina (3) woman, María Corina Machado, wins for her work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela.
In a brilliant and well deserved move, an (1) antifa (2) Latina (3) woman, María Corina Machado, wins for her work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela.
October 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Happy Nobel Peace Prize day to all who celebrate! 🕊️
In a brilliant and well deserved move, an (1) antifa (2) Latina (3) woman, María Corina Machado, wins for her work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela.
In a brilliant and well deserved move, an (1) antifa (2) Latina (3) woman, María Corina Machado, wins for her work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela.
October 7, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
October 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
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It’s time to post this quote again…
“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.”
― James Baldwin
“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.”
― James Baldwin
October 5, 2025 at 3:08 AM
It’s time to post this quote again…
“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.”
― James Baldwin
“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.”
― James Baldwin
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Do you know the difference between the National Guard and ICE? The National Guard are your neighbors. They are members of your community. When deployed, they are there to help the community, not harm them.
October 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Do you know the difference between the National Guard and ICE? The National Guard are your neighbors. They are members of your community. When deployed, they are there to help the community, not harm them.
Reposted by Julia Roig
Do you know the difference between the National Guard and ICE? The National Guard are your neighbors. They are members of your community. When deployed, they are there to help the community, not harm them.
October 1, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Do you know the difference between the National Guard and ICE? The National Guard are your neighbors. They are members of your community. When deployed, they are there to help the community, not harm them.
Check out our monthly newsletter: horizonsproject.us/the-vista-se...
THE VISTA: September 2025
September has been a particularly frenetic month for all of us as the fight for democracy continues to be waged on several fronts. As Nonprofit AF reminds us, Let’s Try […]
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October 1, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Check out our monthly newsletter: horizonsproject.us/the-vista-se...
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The boycotts work, kids, & represent our most direct weapon against fascism in this moment. Time to *expand* them & leverage their impact against this increasingly dangerous regime.
Jimmy Kimmel coming back to ABC after all of this is WILD
Jimmy Kimmel's show returning on Tuesday, ABC announces
The network pulled the show after the Federal Communications Commission chair threatened to revoke ABC affiliate licenses after the host's comments about Charlie Kirk's death.
www.nbcnews.com
September 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The boycotts work, kids, & represent our most direct weapon against fascism in this moment. Time to *expand* them & leverage their impact against this increasingly dangerous regime.
We are all peacebuilders | Julia Roig | TEDxBratislava
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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September 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Coherence is a process. It happens when different elements in a system start to operate as a unit, as parts of a whole, & serve a higher intelligence than they could on their own, the way an orchestra comes together for a symphony
collectivechangelab.medium.com/how-islands-...
collectivechangelab.medium.com/how-islands-...
September 17, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Coherence is a process. It happens when different elements in a system start to operate as a unit, as parts of a whole, & serve a higher intelligence than they could on their own, the way an orchestra comes together for a symphony
collectivechangelab.medium.com/how-islands-...
collectivechangelab.medium.com/how-islands-...
“The conversation about healthy political discourse feels icky for so many reasons, many of which are rooted in the disconnection and de-valuing of people in our society by those in power. The purpose should be to truly see others, and to connect, not pontificate…” 💔❤️🩹
bit.ly/4gqDfks
bit.ly/4gqDfks
Our discourse about political discourse is broken
We deserve a better explanation than polarization and cancel culture
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September 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM
“The conversation about healthy political discourse feels icky for so many reasons, many of which are rooted in the disconnection and de-valuing of people in our society by those in power. The purpose should be to truly see others, and to connect, not pontificate…” 💔❤️🩹
bit.ly/4gqDfks
bit.ly/4gqDfks
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🎙️ On the latest episode of #ThePlayFullPodcast, @jroig.bsky.social & Merle McGee of Everyday Democracy speak on leading with imagination, story, and strategy in uncertain times.
💬 “Bravery is stepping into the tensions of how change happens.”
🎧 Tune in to the full conversation →
💬 “Bravery is stepping into the tensions of how change happens.”
🎧 Tune in to the full conversation →
Julia Roig & Merle McGee: Reimagining Civic Life
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August 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
🎙️ On the latest episode of #ThePlayFullPodcast, @jroig.bsky.social & Merle McGee of Everyday Democracy speak on leading with imagination, story, and strategy in uncertain times.
💬 “Bravery is stepping into the tensions of how change happens.”
🎧 Tune in to the full conversation →
💬 “Bravery is stepping into the tensions of how change happens.”
🎧 Tune in to the full conversation →
🗳️ It’s that time of year - to vote for SXSW panels. If you’ve ever engaged with me on the topic of #uncertainty - I’d appreciate if you could please vote for the workshop we’re proposing with my dear colleague Suparna Choudhury: lnkd.in/eZbj3TxJ
🛠️ Uncertainty Skills for a Democratic Future
🛠️ Uncertainty Skills for a Democratic Future
August 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🗳️ It’s that time of year - to vote for SXSW panels. If you’ve ever engaged with me on the topic of #uncertainty - I’d appreciate if you could please vote for the workshop we’re proposing with my dear colleague Suparna Choudhury: lnkd.in/eZbj3TxJ
🛠️ Uncertainty Skills for a Democratic Future
🛠️ Uncertainty Skills for a Democratic Future
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Our July Vista is live! Dive into:
✨ Smithsonian Civic Season reflections
🎧 Voices of federal workers in I Do Solemnly Swear
📚 Narrative & anti-authoritarian toolkits
⚖️ U.S.–Poland rule-of-law collaboration w/
@mariajstephan.bsky.social
#NarrativePower #ProDemocracy #MovementTools
✨ Smithsonian Civic Season reflections
🎧 Voices of federal workers in I Do Solemnly Swear
📚 Narrative & anti-authoritarian toolkits
⚖️ U.S.–Poland rule-of-law collaboration w/
@mariajstephan.bsky.social
#NarrativePower #ProDemocracy #MovementTools
THE VISTA: July 2025
This month we celebrated the Fourth of July with thousands of people expressing their wishes for the future of our country at an art installation at the Smithsonian National Museum […]
horizonsproject.us
July 30, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Our July Vista is live! Dive into:
✨ Smithsonian Civic Season reflections
🎧 Voices of federal workers in I Do Solemnly Swear
📚 Narrative & anti-authoritarian toolkits
⚖️ U.S.–Poland rule-of-law collaboration w/
@mariajstephan.bsky.social
#NarrativePower #ProDemocracy #MovementTools
✨ Smithsonian Civic Season reflections
🎧 Voices of federal workers in I Do Solemnly Swear
📚 Narrative & anti-authoritarian toolkits
⚖️ U.S.–Poland rule-of-law collaboration w/
@mariajstephan.bsky.social
#NarrativePower #ProDemocracy #MovementTools