An Interview with the Open Documentary Lab’s William Uricchio and Katerina Cizek

The world is in a time of painful, but potentially generative upheaval. Our existing systems are outdated, often toxic, but retain their outsized power through perceived legitimacy. As we work to shift paradigms and build a more equitable, healthier future it is critical that we look beyond the post-Enlightenment, super-charged emphasis on individualism; beyond the “winner takes all” narrative of capitalism; beyond the “only the strong survive” narrative of patriarchy; and beyond the colonial, assimilationist approach to activism and advocacy.

As we consider the future, and how to…

“Narrative Power and Collective Action” Vol 1 — published by Oxfam — is a collaboration between (and for) creative minds and active souls. This anthology explores the power of narratives through and for collective action and aims to amplify diverse ways of knowing and doing narratives to make change happen.

Introducing…

Ravi Amaratunga Hitchcock created and ran Pi Studios, the award-winning entertainment arm of the ad agency WE ARE PI in the Netherlands. He is now Co-Founder of Soursop, a ‘cultural catalyst’ helping brands, publishers and broadcasters communicate with audiences through emotional storytelling. …

“Narrative Power and Collective Action” Vol 1 — published by Oxfam — is a collaboration between (and for) creative minds and active souls. This anthology explores the power of narratives through and for collective action and aims to amplify diverse ways of knowing and doing narratives to make change happen.

Introducing…

Chioma Agwuegbo and Ibrahim Faruk are part of the Not Too Young to Run movement leadership group in Nigeria, and involved in the spin-off Ready to Run group. Chioma leads a social enterprise called TechHer NG, with a background in mainstream national and international media and communications. …

“Narrative Power and Collective Action” Vol 1 — published by Oxfam — is a collaboration between (and for) creative minds and active souls. This anthology explores the power of narratives through and for collective action and aims to amplify diverse ways of knowing and doing narratives to make change happen.

Introducing…

Elena Mejía Julca is a young social movement leader from Peru. She’s part of several activist collectives, including the leadership group of Foro Juvenil de Izquierda (Left Youth Forum), a youth collective on issues of inequality and human rights in Peru. She is one of the directors of Búho Teatro…

By Soweto Kinch — multi award winning saxophonist, composer,poet, MC, producer and presenter. This piece originally appeared at Empty Shop and has been republished on The Tilt with permission.

Note: Soweto Kinch will be taking part in a follow up, online panel discussion and Q&A on Wednesday 15th July at 7pm — Register for free here

Introduction
The Covid-19 pandemic has bought all sorts of inequalities to the surface. Ostensibly, it’s hard to see what connects toppled slaver statues in Bristol, to George Floyd’s murder, to 60,000 excess deaths and the prospect of the deepest recession in 300 years. …

Out today from Oxfam, “Narrative Power and Collective Action” Vol 1 is a collaboration between (and for) creative minds and active souls. This anthology explores the power of narratives through and for collective action and aims to amplify diverse ways of knowing and doing narratives to make change happen.

For the next week, NMAP will be publishing a few of the conversations from the first volume.

Hear from the characters, movers, shakers, narrative thinkers and doers about how to change the world through narrative power and collective action. Explore their experiences, insights, and ideas. …

Wow. It’s been a rough few years for liberal democracies and justice movements. NMAP’s narrative change work takes us all over the globe to tackle all kinds of tough issues, from industrial scale metal mining to government-led defamation campaigns that target activists and NGOs. If we could share a single lesson we’ve learned from our decade of work, it is this: Whether in Brazil, Guatemala, the United States, or Germany, far-right and corporate groups (especially looking at you, fossil fuel industry) use the same playbook to promote and spread the kinds of disinformation that undermine the fight for a more…

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The Tilt is a publication created by New Media Advocacy Project to explore the world of rights and justice, storytelling, and narrative change.

We think the world doesn’t just need effective human rights laws, but an entrenched culture of human rights. Narratives help perpetuate anti-rights structures and beliefs, but they can also help upend those structures and beliefs, and paint a believable picture of a different world.

And what if, on top of this, we centred human emotions and creativity to revisit conflict and opposition? …