Beautiful Trouble

Beautiful Trouble is a global community committed to advancing social movements through creativity, shared leadership, and international solidarity. Their modular toolkit, Beautiful Trouble, documents innovative tactics and strategies, evolving alongside grassroots movements worldwide. From strategic training to hands-on support, they empower activists to effect meaningful change, bridging the gap between zeal and strategy.

Since its inception in 2010, Beautiful Trouble has trained over 15,000 people and sold over 25,000 copies of its book in 7 languages. Partnering with organizations like ActionAid Denmark, they have expanded their toolkit globally, fostering inclusive and responsive strategies for creative resistance. With initiatives like the Action Lab and Get Up Rise Up (GURU) fund, Beautiful Trouble continues to support grassroots projects and inspire transformative action.

City

New York

Country

United States

Region

N. America

Year of Creation

2010

Featured Project

The Action Lab

The Action Lab, a project of Beautiful Trouble, nurtures creative campaigns and cultural interventions aligned with its spirit of beautiful troublemaking. Providing fiscal sponsorship and organizational infrastructure, it fosters transformative action in a safe, inclusive environment. Collaborative endeavors include the Climate Clock, Resistance Hotline, and Climate Ribbon.

https://beautifultrouble.org/action-lab

References

Boyd, A., & Mitchell, D. O. (Eds.). (2013). Beautiful trouble: A toolbox for revolution (pocket edition). Or Books.

Novak, P. 3.5BEAUTIFUL TROUBLE: POSSIBILITIES IN THE ARTS. Mental Health & Addiction Interventions for Youth Experiencing Homelessness, 231.

Uzer, E. (2020). Beautiful Trouble: A Pattern Language of Creative Resistance—An Interview with Nadine Bloch. In Design and Political Dissent (pp. 110-120). Routledge.

More Information

https://beautifultrouble.org/

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