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Posted by | June 6, 2017
Time to MOBILE-ize! Mobile Tools for Digital and On-the-Ground Action

Political and nonprofit organizations are increasingly turning to mobile technology to connect people to the causes they care about. While social media, the mobile web and downloadable apps can reach constituents more effectively than ever...

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Posted by | June 6, 2017
Our 1964 Moment: Learning from the Rise of the Right

Shocking as it was in the moment, when you look across the last five decades of political strategy, Trump was the definitional end to a well-thought-out strategy by the right....

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Posted by | June 6, 2017
How to Embed Creative Digital Storytelling Into Your Activism

Direct action, protest, and mass mobilization have long helped progressive organizers win for our movements and look to be a fixture of resistance in the Trump era. But the way...

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Posted by | June 6, 2017
How to Combat Fake News

As the last election cycle taught us, millions of Americans are getting their news from questionable sources. On the right especially (although not entirely absent from the left), "fake news"...

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Posted by | June 6, 2017
The White Face of Domestic Terrorism: How Islamophobia Distorts the Reality of Terrorist Violence in America

Americans love to summon images of turbaned Arabs when they bandy the word 'terrorist,' but recent studies have revealed a much more complicated reality: That domestic terrorism in the United...

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Posted by | June 6, 2017
The Language of Resistance: Messaging and Content Creation to Combat Islamophobia

In an age where breaking through echo chambers and opinion bubbles is harder than ever, learn how to use proven message testing research to create relevant content for a variety...

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Posted by | July 11, 2016
Gays, God, and Guns: Where Will the LGBTQ Movement Go From Here?

Over the past year, the LGBTQ movement has struggled to find direction in dealing with the right-wing backlash after winning marriage equality. From over 100 attacks in state legislatures, to...

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Posted by | June 25, 2016
Guerilla Comms: How to Organize a (cost-effective) Plan that Gets Maximum Exposure for your Cause [Sponsored Panel]

Momentum is key to 21st-century movements. Whether built over years or in days, campaign velocity necessitates effective planning and response to real-time situations on the ground. Bridging the gap between...

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Posted by | June 24, 2016
From ‘Saying Abortion Aloud’ to UndocuQueer: A Discussion of Storytelling Genres and Methods

We've seen that storytelling can give visibility to the invisible, destigmatize experiences considered controversial, and mobilize social justice movements. Join us as people with diverse identities and experiences discuss their...

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Posted by | June 24, 2016
AFT Student Debt Clinic [Sponsored Panel]

Over 40 million people in the United States are carrying debt from student loans worth $1.3 trillion, an average of over $30,000 a borrower. Many people struggle with making their...

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