Social Change Blog Posts

The Space the Drums Create: Trans + Queer Liberation Requires A World Without Violence

If we want to end violence, and particularly violence against, women and girls - trans and cis, femmes, and gender expansive folks  Learn more

New Report on Expanding Partnerships and Linkages: Bridging Health and Safety Issues, Sectors and Social Justice Movements for Sexual and Domestic Violence Prevention

A new report by Prevention Institute and PreventConnect highlights how the field of sexual and domestic violence prevention has evolved – using  Learn more

From Grievance to Governance: 8 Features of Transformative Campaigns

[This blog originally appeared on Movement Strategy Center’s blog and is reprinted here with permission.] One morning last December, I found myself  Learn more

Putting Research Within Reach

Think about the last time you tried to deduce what someone close to you was thinking or feeling, or why they did  Learn more

Why Jazz is the Music of Movement Building

If you’ve joined one of our informational calls to learn more about Cycle 3 of Move to End Violence, you undoubtedly heard us talk  Learn more

From Diane Nash to Ai-Jen Poo: Learning from Great Movement Leaders

This week I am in Washington, DC spending time with my colleagues at The Raben Group and am, as always, having nourishing conversations  Learn more

Love and Strategy

Last week I wrote a blog reflecting on what our anti-violence movement can learn from Dr. King’s principles of non-violence. The focus of  Learn more

Building a Movement that Honors Dr. King’s Legacy

Today, I find myself contemplating how our anti-violence movement is embracing the lessons of Dr. King’s principles of non-violence and theory of  Learn more

BlackLivesMatter: A Call For Inclusive Race and Gender Justice Movements

Last week, Movement Makers from the first two cohorts gathered to continue their work together. It became very clear moments into gathering  Learn more

Let’s Talk About Building a Powerful Movement for Social Change

I recently had the honor of attending the Compassionate Communities conference put on by the irrepressible Kelly Miller, and her fantastic colleagues at  Learn more