Movement Strategy Center’s Staff Convened in MSC’s Oakland Office for Norm-Setting, Culture-Building, and Community It was a beautiful Wednesday morning in the Bay Area as MSC staffers made their way to MSC’s new, sun-filled downtown Oakland office. Tired from their travels the day before, they hugged,…
Charting the Journey from Personal Transformation to Community Solidarity Navigating the path back into society after incarceration is a daunting task, made more challenging when coupled with the hardships of homelessness. Both reentry and homelessness, although different experiences, can lead to feelings of being undervalued or…
A Convergence of Community, Collaboration, and Commitment Towards a Sustainable Future with When Black + Brown Go Green (WBBGG) Since its inception in 2018 in the San Gabriel Valley and Los Angeles, CA, where access to green spaces is not a given , When Black +…
Movement Strategy Center Celebrates Ten Years of Healing Clinic Collective Celebrating a decade of unwavering commitment to community health and healing, the Healing Clinic Collective (HCC) marks its tenth anniversary with a sense of accomplishment and purpose. Since its inception, HCC has been a beacon of…
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’s Advancement Team Met in Person for the First Time for Strategy, Culture, and Fun by David Malinowski Originating from Arizona, Florida, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Texas, MSC’s Advancement team converged in the hills of Oakland, CA for their first in-person retreat.…
Movement Strategy Center Proudly Sponsors a Weekend of Mesmerizing Dance Movement Strategy Center (MSC) recently co-sponsored the fifth annual Queer Afro Latin Dance Fest in San Jose, CA. This incredible annual event showcases extraordinary talent and passion within the dance community — with dancers, instructors, and…
Movement Strategy Center Staff Pull Weeds and Sip Tea during a Team-building Volunteer Day at Festival Beach Food Forest in Austin As a mostly remote workforce, MSC staffers don’t have a lot of opportunity to connect and socialize in person. But last month, MSC’s Movement Infrastructure…
Movement Strategy Center Staffers Recently Lent a Hand at Urban Peace Movement’s Scratch and Fade Event in Oakland Movement Strategy Center (MSC) has a robust work wellness program that promotes full body wellness for all staffers while educating new and long term staff alike on the…
How Liberation, Freedom, and Self Love Form the Foundation of Parenting in White Supremacy by Trina Greene Brown Originally published on August 19, 2015. I am raising a young Black boy in a society that is set up to set him up for failure. This means…
MSC’s Transition Labs Offer a New Perspective on Transformative Movement Building by Julie Quiroz Originally published on April 16, 2015. “Reality is not destiny,” wrote Eduardo Galeano, the extraordinary Uruguayan writer who inspired social justice activists around the globe with his unflinching commitment to truth. Galeano,…
MSC Board Member Tomás Garduño on Getting to the “How,” and Other Insights From the Transitions Labs Originally published on December 2, 2014. A few weeks ago I got to spend two days in Oakland with a tremendous group of wonderful people brought together by the…
Justice Funder’s Co-Director Dana Kawaoka-Chen on the Habit Shifting Takeaways From the Transitions Labs Originally published on December 12, 2014. We need new habits — philanthropic habits, that is. We need new habits that reflect the state of our country as it is now: a first…
Practicing Our Future Now — Beloved Communities Network and Movement Strategy Network Present: Living the Practices of Transformative Movement Building, Part 2 What do we need to consciously practice to be the people who reflect our shared vision? How do we honor our connections, build community…
Practicing Our Future Now — Beloved Communities Network and Movement Strategy Center Present: Living the Practices of Transformative Movement Building, Part 1 What do we want and how deeply do we want it? What choices can we make that bring ourselves and our whole communities forward…
