Stories of Activism and Social Justice - Cultural Power

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Autonomy Is My Joy 2024

Storytelling to Defend Bodily Autonomy Ahead of a Critical Election

Imagining Liberation Through Film: Cultural Power at BlackStar Film Festival 2024

Blackfeet documentary wins Center for Cultural Power's...

Meet The Disruptors

10 emerging writers of color set to make waves in the film and television industry.

Meet Our 2023 Constellations Participatory Awardees!

Thirty Artist Disruptors and traditional and tradition-based Culture Bearers using their ways of knowing to help communities reclaim their power.

Propel: The Journey of a Narrative

Narratives act as waves, emerging from larger cultural currents, shaping our perceptions, and propelling us toward new shores

For the Love of Care

We're honored to lean into our love for providing community care to our caregivers as they age with grace!

Threads of Change

Interweaving intersectional stories for a tangible future.

Waging Words of Resilience

Illuminating Indigenous Artists and Storytellers

Lil Blk Ass Prince

DAOUI re-imagines a classic story through a collaborative video installation

Black Queer Femme Led Climate Solutions

How Black land stewards and farmers are propelling us forward in the Anthropocene

Meet the Constellations Fellows!

Celebrating the 10 Artist Disruptors and Culture Bearers selected for our Constellations Fellowship

Oakland Futures: Love Life Edition

Announcing a new award fund for Oakland-based artists and culture bearers

Activating Climate Leaders in Social Media Spaces

How The EcoTok Collective is revolutionizing climate activism through educational TikTok videos

The Art of Abortion Storytelling

Celebrating Artist Leaders In Reproductive Justice

Building Collective Power

Applications Launch for the Constellations x California Fellowship

How Art is Healing the Earth

New Narratives in Climate Activism

No Going Back: A COVID-19 Cultural Strategy Activation Guide

Learn how creators and movements can make lasting change NOW

Movement to the Ballot Box 2022

See how artists get out the vote

A Power to Rely On

Watch Indigenous women leading the way in solar solutions

Constellations Culture Change Fund

Learn about investing in culture shift

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Grist Picks #ClimateWoke's Layel Camargo

Read about Layel's work to fire up young frontline activists with art

Confronting Crisis With Imagination

Six visual artists shape narrative in the face of pandemic

Get #ClimateWoke on Earth Day 2020

Check out art that's calling us to action

Poetry Was Not My Dream Growing Up

Read Terisa Siagatonu's Culture Pulse essay on getting #ClimateWoke

Art for Earth

The Climate Woke Network launches!

Wildfires and Migrant Communities

Watch how we unite, prepare and protect each other in the face of increasing natural disasters

Youth vs. The Apocalypse

Hear what youth want you to know about #GlobalClimateStrike

Taco Talk with Felipe Baeza

Felipe speaks on busting expectations placed on undocumented artists

Art Rising from the Fire

After the devastating 2017 North Bay fires, artists help communities heal

Taco Talk with Yosimar Reyes

Poet Yosimar Reyes talks books, slam poetry, and some famous supporters

Taco Talk with Breena Nuñez

Illustrator and musician Breena Nuñez talks gentrification, immigrant detention, and music

We Are The Storm: The ART

Get inspired by this print portfolio showcasing artist creations in partnerships with climate justice groups

Climate Change Warriors: We Are The Storm!

Watch a video by and for artists who want to have an impact on climate chaos and environmental injustice

Hella Solar

Watch these Oakland youth demonstrate how solar energy = climate justice

Que Viva La Joteria: Pride Month Music Mix

Listen to DJ Sizzle Fantastic's music mix for Pride Month 2019

This is What Queendom Sounds Like

Spin this DJ Sizzle mix in honor of Womxn's History Month

Taco Talk with Cristy C Road

Musician Cristy C Road talks being a radical queer femme in the punk scene

Taco Talk with Matice Moore

Visual artist Matice Moore talks negative space, trans liberation, and political awakening

Fighting to Breathe in Fresno

A young urban farmer raises his voice and plants a vision for ecological justice

Artists Get Climate Woke!

Watch how to activate diverse artists to tell new climate stories

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