Video Narrative Change and Twitter Threads as ‘The New Op-ed’ Webinar

Jorge is a firm believer in the power of storytelling and visual communications to inform and move people into action. He spent more than 15-years covering race and politics for national news outlets. He has been recognized with a GLAAD Media Award, and medals from the National Association of Hispanic Journalists for his investigative work on immigration detention centers.

Find and connect with Jorge and the Narrative Initiative team at:

Twitter: @thisisjorge

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Megan is a communications strategist with over fifteen years of experience in the United States and Southern Africa.

With experience in both editorial and graphic design, Megan has worked to help strengthen organizational sustainability, infrastructure, and commitment to racial, environmental, and gender justice. She has worked with a wide range of organizations, philanthropists, and activists including PhytoTrade Africa, Hedgebrook: Women Authoring Change, Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock, and Unbound Philanthropy and Race Forward.

Megan received her Bachelor of Arts in Women’s and Gender Studies and Mathematics from Sonoma State University and Master of Arts from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism in New York. Her writing has been published by Colorlines, alternet.org, and the New York Times.

Find and connect with Megan and the Narrative Initiative team at:

Twitter: @meganizen

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Rinku is a writer and social justice strategist. She is formerly the Executive Director of Race Forward and was Publisher of their award-winning news site Colorlines. Under Sen’s leadership, Race Forward generated some of the most impactful racial justice successes of recent years, including Drop the I-Word, a campaign for media outlets to stop referring to immigrants as “illegal” which led to the Associated Press, LA Times, and many more outlets to change their practice, USA Today, LA Times, and many more outlets changing their practice. She was also the architect of the Shattered Families report, which identified the number of kids in foster care whose parents had been deported.

Her books Stir it Up and The Accidental American theorize a model of community organizing that integrates a political analysis of race, gender, class, poverty, sexuality, and other systems. As a consultant, Rinku has worked on narrative and political strategy with numerous organizations and foundations, including PolicyLink, the ACLU, and the Nathan Cummings Foundation. She serves on numerous boards, including the Women’s March, where she is Co-President and the Foundation for National Progress, publisher of Mother Jones magazine.

Find and connect with Rinku and the Narrative Initiative team at:

Twitter: @rinkuwrites

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