Prime Movers: Cultivating Social Capital

04/04/2016

Check out our new logo! It represents the SPARK needed to ignite social change and the VISIONARY aspect of social movements.

03/25/2016

Participating in a movement doesn't have to be thousands of people marching to Washington. It's also small acts that add up to collective action. Here's one way to for LGBTQ rights.

is an ally movement in response to , offering to be a "bathroom buddy" for transgender people and others who fear harassment in restrooms.

02/23/2016

If you want to , you need courage. Lindsey Rogers shows you how in this podcast.

"It's about the relationship between courage and truth, and between slavery and ecocide, two of the most destructive forces on the planet... Only by acknowledging what is true, what is real, and facing how we feel about it, can we gain the steady footing we need to choose a different path – in our lives, and in the world." - Lindsey Rogers of Alchemi

Week 7: The Courage to See the Truth Week 7: The Courage to See the Truth by Lindsey Rogers | 52 Weeks of Courage http://www.alchemi.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Week-7-52-Weeks-of-Courage.m4a Music for 52 Weeks of Courage Series: “Savannah (Sketch)” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under…

01/28/2016

“There is a long line of abolitionists who have gone before us. We’re now standing at the end of the line, at a point in time when slavery can be brought to an end. Imagine a world where the burden of slavery is finally laid down. Imagine millions of freed slaves, their energy and creativity unleashed, building new lives and communities. That’s where we’re going—want to come?”

Kevin Bales knows that the horror of slavery is not confined to the past, but a reality that exists throughout the world. “From the first record scratched into clay tablets 4,000 years ago, slavery has walked with us through time. With every change, every new invention and new way of being, slavery…

01/25/2016

Strong movements rise up from the people. Great leaders put people first.

Kevin Bales goes behind the scenes of building a movement to end modern-day slavery in this Fresh Air with Terry Gross podcast.

11/03/2015

Kicking off the Prime Movers seminar with personal stories from 17 amazing movement leaders!

10/16/2015

Check out this documentary on Grace Lee Boggs! It's free until Nov 3. Oh, and . Trust us, she'd want you to.

"Rooted in 75 years of the labor, civil rights and Black Power movements, she continually challenges a new generation to throw off old assumptions, think creatively and redefine revolution for our times."

Meet Grace Lee Boggs, a Chinese American philosopher in Detroit who has been waging a revolution for 75 years. Her story unfurls to portray an evolving city and to examine the power of ideas and imagination to propel change.

10/13/2015

"Movements don't announce themselves; they emerge and carry us with them - into a place that we had in our hearts and want to actualize."

Closing Lunch Plenary: Building a Movement Mindset - Leading from Where You Are Panel: Join us for a reflective conversation about social movements, why they...

10/08/2015

"For too long, civil rights and free speech have been considered separate issues. For too long, Telecom companies have bought their ability to put a ceiling on civil rights, but no more."

On September 29th, 2015 Malkia Cyril, Executive Director of the Center for Media Justice was given the Hugh M. Hefner Foundation First Amendment Award. This ...

10/03/2015

Congratulations to Rockwood Leadership Institute on 15 years! Rockwood has always been an incredible resource to leaders and their expertise is truly extraordinary. Excited to read what they have been learning over the last 15 years!

We’ve learned a tremendous amount these past 15 years, and we're sharing some of those lessons with you.

09/19/2015

Wise words from Rinku Sen. and turn information into action.