Leading voter engagement in 2026? The Center for Artistic Activism's Unstoppable Voters Leaders Accelerator helps advocacy leaders build bold creative campaigns. Retreat, coaching, peer cohort and $2,000 seed funding. Apply or share by May 17.
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Working on an art + advocacy campaign or just starting? Join free Office Hours with the Center for Artistic Activism. Bring your work for feedback from Co-Founder Stephen Duncombe. Friday, April 24, 12 to 1 pm ET. Sign up now. Get a creative spark.
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Good news: there's still time to apply for the Forging Anti-Fascist Futures workshop! Two free online sessions with Mushon Zer-Aviv on Apr 13 and Apr 20 to imagine futures and build strategy. Short application. Apply by 12pm ET tomorrow, Apr 10.
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Join Forging Anti-Fascist Futures, a free online two-part workshop with Mushon Zer-Aviv. Part 1: Future Screenshots Apr 13, Part 2: What For? Apr 20, both 12-2pm ET. Limited spots; short application. Apply by April 9.
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We're proud to serve on the National Voter Education Week steering committee. Voter education helps people claim agency and vote with confidence. Join us Oct 5 to 9 to boost voter confidence, connect communities, and celebrate with us in 2026.
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Imagination isn't a luxury, it's strategy. Join Forging Anti-Fascist Futures, a free two-part online series with Mushon Zer-Aviv: Apr 13 (Future Screenshots) and Apr 20 (What For?). Spots limited; short application required. Apply by Apr 9.
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Ok. Thanks for reading it at least.
We get it. If you’re genuinely asking, here’s what we wrote about why we think it’s worth considering. c4aa.org/news/letter/... But we understand why people would land on a different conclusion.
“If we really want to bring about revolutions in thinking and being, we need to disrupt the stories people already have, and help to write new ones.”
—“The Art of Activism” by Stephen Duncombe & Steve Lambert
@thec4aa.bsky.social
Debunkbot is an AI that helps you have the hard Thanksgiving talk about conspiracy theories. It stays calm, knows the facts, and is patient. An MIT study found three exchanges cut belief strength by 20% for at least two months. Share with your uncle.
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You have the dream. Join a free virtual training March 25, 8-9pm ET to learn a clear outcomes process and try a new AI tool for activists. Vivian Peng and Steve Lambert lead. Free, donations welcome. Register to get your clear path forward.
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In "As Trump Crushes Academia, the NYT and Atlantic Still Fight 'Woke' Wars from 5 Years Ago," we are joined by Chenjerai Kumanyika & Todd Wolfson of @aaup.org to discuss Trump's gutting of higher education, neoliberalism's college takeover and the possible end of academic independence as we know it
I wrote about an all-time favorite media genre of mine: the Sleeper Cell Panic story. It addition to helping prop up the war effort against Iran and pressuring Dems to abandon their (token) DHS reforms, it has the added bonus of promoting mindless paranoia and racial profiling.
Plaza Mayo in Buenos Aires with the Capitol in the background at night. In front, around 100 people hold up neon green hangers and signs that say "adios."
In December 2020, when the abortion ban repeal failed in the Senate in Argentina, campaigners hung the name of every no voter from neon hangers (perchas) in the trees around the Capitol & called them "Senador Percha."
Where are our "Senator Pedophile" & "Senator Murder" signs?
Questions running while you build a campaign? Say them out loud. Steve Lambert, Co-Founder of Center for Artistic Activism, hosts free Office Hours on Fri, Mar 27, 12 to 1 pm ET. Open to anyone who wants a thinking partner. Sign up; spots limited.
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Every campaign starts with a dream. Turning it into an actionable, measurable, winnable plan is a skill. Join Vivian Peng and Steve Lambert free on March 25 for Make the Dream Real: Building a Strong Objective. Sign up now.
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“…all parts of campaigning involve performance. Whether you’re registering people to vote in front of a supermarket, phone banking, or doing something absolutely innovative, you’re doing it for an audience, so thinking about it as a performance will help.”
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2 spots left for tomorrow's Office Hours with Steve Lambert. Bring your half-baked idea, your stuck campaign, your big question. No polish required.
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“If we really want to bring about revolutions in thinking and being, we need to disrupt the stories people already have, and help to write new ones.”
—“The Art of Activism” by Stephen Duncombe & Steve Lambert
@thec4aa.bsky.social
“The future isn't a single timeline we're heading toward—it's a wide-open landscape of possibility. And right now, in this moment of crisis, the question isn't whether the future will change. It's whose vision of the future will win.”
— @thec4aa.bsky.social newsletter
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“If facts are to be heard and heeded, they need to be made into engaging stories and compelling images that capture people’s attention and resonate with the ways they make sense of their world.”
—The Art of Activism by Steve Lambert & Stephen Duncombe
@thec4aa.bsky.social
A big thanks to @thec4aa.bsky.social for hosting an Alaska focused event. These guys do great work! FREE registration sponsored by @alaskarobotics.com, @tongassdemocrats.bsky.social, @tombegichforalaska.bsky.social (the human, not the campaign) and Nadine Lefebvre.
Event: Finding Creativity
Work is relentless. Imagination isn't. Join organizers, artists, and advocacy leaders Feb 25, 3–4pm ET (online) to learn practical creative strategies that build momentum, clarity, and impact. Learn more and register: https://hubs.li/Q043lQwC0
Want to tap the brain of C4AA Co-Founder + Artistic Director? 🧠🔍
Office Hours are open: bring your campaign questions, creative dilemmas, and strategy knots. Leave with sharper aims and smarter moves.
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The work is relentless. Good thing imagination is, too.
Join us on 2/25 3-4pm ET to reconnect with creative thinking as a practical tool for momentum, clarity, and impact. Featuring creative leaders at @aapd.com and Maremoto.
Register: hubs.li/Q0422wB_0
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