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![🎉New blog post!🎉 MSC staffers visited Wilcox High School (Santa Clara, Calif.) in late February. When members of the school’s Justice Club reached out, expressing an interest in learning more about activism and movement building, we were happy to oblige! After an enlightening discussion on Transformative Movement Building, which is core to so much of our work, one aspiring attorney shared a deeper understanding of justice: “[It’s not] confined to becoming a lawyer … Justice can be found almost anywhere, everywhere in the world.” Visit our link in bio to read all about our visit! #FutureChangemakers](https://movementstrategy.org/wp-content/uploads/sb-instagram-feed-images/492324701_1097322349104844_113063658798485482_nfull.webp)
![REPOST @brenna_quinlan
“Should action come from individuals or from politicians?
Well ... there’s a third option.
When we act as communities we end up inspiring positive change in the individuals, households, schools and businesses around us. When we get together, we’re far more likely to [wield] influence … than when we act alone. And on a personal level, it’s so important to feel held and supported by a group of like-minded folk who keep us going even when it all feels like too much.”](https://movementstrategy.org/wp-content/uploads/sb-instagram-feed-images/491592687_1090874213082991_6318402023691164444_nfull.webp)
Carla Dartis
Executive Director
Carla has spent over 30 years providing support to vital community building efforts in nonprofit management and economic development. Prior to joining MSC in October 2020, Carla was senior vice president at Tides Network, vice president of community investment for the East Bay Community Foundation, and a program officer at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Carla has a bachelor’s degree in public administration from the University of Southern California, and a Master of Science in public policy from California State University, Long Beach. Carla enjoys Creole cooking and traveling with her teenage son and her jazz musician husband.
