Center for Cultural Power
The Center for Cultural Power is a women of color, artist-led organization that inspires artists and culture makers to envision a world where power is equitably distributed and humanity lives in harmony with nature. It supports artists through fellowships, training, and activation opportunities.
The organization develops intersectional stories and content focused on migration, climate, gender, and racial justice. It engages groups in cultural strategy and organizes artists around issues that inspire them. In collaboration with allies, the Center for Cultural Power co-creates a field of cultural strategy, working with organizations and practitioners through convenings, design teams, and strategy tables.
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This initiative leverages art and storytelling to address climate justice, connecting communities disproportionately impacted by climate change. It involves collaboration between artists and activists to create visual and narrative works that inspire action and reimagine a sustainable future.
The project highlights the power of cultural strategy by integrating artistic expression with advocacy, fostering awareness and empowering marginalized voices to take action against environmental challenges.
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OAKLAND, C. Cultural Engagement Laboratory (CEL).
Bañales, X. (2023). A conversation with Favianna Rodriguez: World-making through decolonial feminist artivism. Feminist Formations, 35(1), 154-194.
Korrow, C. (2020). Make Art, Not War. LILIPOH, 26(100), 68-69.
Alvarez, L. (2022). Chicanx utopias: pop culture and the politics of the possible. University of Texas Press.
Martin, N., & Buffa, A. (2020, October). Invited Session: Communications for Culture Change: Communications Strategies That Create Space for New Approaches to Preventing Violence (organized by HCWG). In APHA’s 2020 VIRTUAL Annual Meeting and Expo (Oct. 24-28). APHA.
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