Join The BLIS Collective Solidarity Gym!

The Solidarity Gym is a political education space designed to build narrative power across movements, sectors, and communities.

Date: July 15
Time: 1:00–2:30 PM ET / 10:00–11:30 AM PT
Cost: Free & virtual
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When political violence makes headlines, it’s tempting to respond in the moment by posting, commenting, and sharing. But what we say and how we say it matters deeply because political violence isn’t just a policy issue, it's a narrative issue.

In 2023, Narrative Initiative hosted a day-long meeting of rural organizers and storytellers on the narratives shaping rural democracy work. To build narrative power with rural organizers, we partnered with the Alliance for a Just Society and LeeAnn Hall to launch the Rural-Urban Unity Project.

For AAPI History Month, we’re asking: What would it take to move beyond the Model Minority Myth—and toward a Model Majority?

Narratives shape what people believe about power, possibility, and belonging. The Model Minority Myth has done deep harm, divided communities, and erased histories.

We must continue to challenge the dominant idea that top-down systems alone can fix what’s broken in healthcare. Real solutions are alive in our communities. It’s up to us to pay attention to them.

Read the full blog piece here: www.narrativeinitiative.org/blog-meeting...

This is the same spirit we see in The Courage in Care, our exhibit honoring community doulas in New Jersey, who are redefining birth care as a joyful, justice-driven act of community support. Real change starts with the people most impacted, leading the way toward a future of dignity and care.

This blog is for narrative strategists, healthcare advocates, and organizers to reimagine how we talk about and advance health equity. You'll find narrative tools and real-world stories to help reframe healthcare—from scarcity and exclusion to abundance, solidarity, and power.

In moments of crisis, an important question emerges: Who's caring for our most vulnerable communities?

In our latest blog, Zakyree Wallace spotlights how communities are shifting the story on healthcare—from scarcity & exclusion to abundance & power.

www.narrativeinitiative.org/blog-meeting...

Join us March 31 at 1 pm EST for Narrative Strategy for Climate Migration: Creating Content to Grow Our Audiences and Our Solutions! Rinku Sen and Orion Camero will explore the current narratives at play, identify needs and opportunities, and provide guidance for communications and culture projects.

For the past two years, Narrative Initiative and the Unicorn Authors Club have partnered on the
Changemaker Authors Conference: a space where activists, writers, and publishers come together to learn and build community.

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