Errika Moore and STEM Funders Network are Standing Strong Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is “ not an abstract concept .” Rampant misconceptions and misinformation surround DEI, many of which surround the workplace (it only benefits certain groups; it “rewards” people who haven’t “earned” something). In…
MSC’s Intern Reflects on Social Justice, Reading, and the Importance of Libraries Libraries provide access to so much more than books, including internet services, resources around job applications and social services, and even warm spaces with restrooms. By removing physical and financial barriers, they ensure knowledge…
Our Storytelling Series Features the Folks Most Associated With MSC’s History: Meet Judith LeBlanc In this installment, we talk to Judith LeBlanc. She’s a citizen of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma, Ekah’ (grandmother), activist, and member of the board for both MSC and NDN Collective. She’s…
A Nine-Month Cohort Culminates with a California Retreat Beloved Communities Network (BCN), a Movement Strategy Network member, builds upon decades of transformative practice inspired by the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Fellowship of Reconciliation, and Grace Lee Boggs while remaining focused on transitioning…
Tiana Moon of Brown Boi Project on Liberatory Masculinity, their Retreat and the Future At the heart of social transformation, where the push for equity meets the personal journey of identity, Brown Boi Project (BBP) carves out a space for radical reimagination. Since its inception in…
Our Storytelling Series Features the Folks Most Associated With MSC’s History: Meet Julie Quiroz In this installment we get to know strategist and storyteller Julie Quiroz — formerly of Movement Strategy Center (MSC) and founder of New Moon Collaborations, a Movement Strategy Network (MSN) partner. “Are…
A Climate Week Gathering Highlights Small Projects, Big Impacts, and the Work of Women Climate Week NYC — the largest annual climate event of its kind — offers in-person, hybrid, and online events and activities for activists, businesses, and politicians from all over the world. Hosted…
Movement Strategy Center Explores Architecture, Community Engagement, and Mentorship with Walter Hunt At the core of the environmental movement is a vision to reshape and align our communities toward a regenerative relationship with the earth. At Movement Strategy Center (MSC), we’re not just embracing this vision;…
Movement Strategy Center Catches up With Founder and CEO of 1M4 to Discuss the Successes and Struggles As the nationwide replacement for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 988 aimed to revolutionize crisis support in the United States. This three-digit number represents a significant milestone in the…
MSC Chats with Breathe’s Tania Abdul, Journalist Rebecca Bowe, and Activist Renay Jenkins about the Series and Bayview-Hunters Point Early this year, Breathe, a Bay Area fiscally sponsored project of MSC, partnered with freelance journalist Rebecca Bowe to release a three-part podcast called Sandblasted at the…
MSC Chats with Errika Moore, Executive Director of STEM Funders Network (SFN), about Representation, Positive Influence, and Changing the Things She Can’t Accept The battle for representation is not over. While it may be more common to see women or people of color in levels of…
Beloved Communities Network Launches Kickstarter for Ten Thousand Beloved Communities In the earliest and most precarious days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Leila McCabe of Beloved Communities Network (BCN) and Kristen Zimmerman of Root. Rise. Pollinate! hosted a series of powerful conversations with ecosystem buddies including Aisha…
Our Storytelling Series Features the Folks Most Associated With MSC’s History: Meet Kristen Zimmerman In this installment we get to know activist, artist, and storyteller Kristen Zimmerman — co-founder of Movement Strategy Center (MSC) and Root. Rise. Pollinate! , and illustrator of the new graphic guide…
Movement Strategy Center Chats with Tansy Hall McNulty, Founder and CEO of One Million Madly Motivated Moms (1M4), About the Launch of 988 On July 16, 2022, 988 is finally going live — a sort of sister service to 911, 988 will replace the National Suicide…
Our Storytelling Series Features the Folks Most Associated With MSC’s History: Meet Jacqui Patterson In this installment we get to know researcher, advocate, and activist Jacqueline “Jacqui” Patterson founder and executive director of the Chisholm Legacy Project — former director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate…
Movement Strategy Center Chats with Corrine Van Hook-Turner, Director at Climate Innovation (Soon to be People’s Climate Innovation Center) About Consensus Building It is said that “you can’t be what you can’t see.” The conversation around representation is often concentrated on the silver screen or the…
Movement Strategy Center Chats With Aisha Shillingford of Intelligent Mischief in a 73 Questions-Style Interview Movement Strategy Center and Intelligent Mischief present MSC’s 73 Questions with Aisha Shillingford, creative director of Intelligent Mischief. This is our take on Vogue’s iconic 73 questions and in it we…
