Pop Culture Collab

📢 It’s a big day!📢 We are so excited to share @PopCollab's latest grantees in the #BecomingAmerica Network! These projects celebrating Black euphoria and Black women's leadership, are working to bring the pluralist values of Wakanda into the real-world.🧵1/7 #WakandaForever

📣 Grantee Alert 📣 Check out Season 2 of @toseeeachother podcast, this time taking us to Wisconsin, where small-town seniors are fighting to preserve their beloved county-owned nursing homes. Available now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…

Read more about the announcement on Deadline: deadline.com/2024/05/pop-cul…

We, the Earth will grow the bigger we of people who see themselves inside the immigrant rights and #climatejustice movements. Launching in 2025. #BecomingAmerica

#ReproductiveJustice, will expand the communities who see themselves inside the movement for reproductive justice and bodily autonomy. #BecomingAmerica

The Truth Seekers will popularize the idea that to know ourselves, we must know our history, creating momentum for the movement to protect every person’s access to racial history, queer studies, & social emotional learning in K-12 education & public life. #BecomingAmerica

Democracy & Society will rewrite the story of our nation’s progress centering the BIPOC, women, queer, gender expansive, and disabled people who are the original creators and stewards of American democracy. #BecomingAmerica

The #TransFuturists elevates the voice and vision of Trans and nonbinary leaders as cultural stewards of the America we are becoming. #BecomingAmerica

The #PluralistVisionaries supports social justice and cultural leaders who are shaping meaning and caretaking the emotional lives of millions of Americans as we collectively navigate the complexities of our world today. #BecomingAmerica

Grantee alert! The stories of today determine the shape of our country tomorrow. The #BecomingAmerica fund mobilizes a storytelling network to create the narratives that our culture and society needs. #BecomingAmerica grantee roll call 📣a #thread popcollab.org/meet-the-2024-…

We see you @chasestrangio, @GeenaRocero, @HopeGiselle, @TyDefoe, @imarajones & @jrdynjy! The @popcollab is excited to watch our inaugural cohort of Trans Futurist narrative leaders grow their narrative power and cultural influence. #BecomingAmerica

@yesimsarahjones is a #TonyAwards winner & director, writer, producer, & star of the film Sell/Buy/Date. In her latest @TEDTalks Sarah reframes "cancel culture" urging meaningful discussions on social justice. #PluralistVisionaries #BecomingAmerica

@miabirdsong a founding Exec Director @nextriverorg, author of the groundbreaking book, #HowWeShowUp, host of the More Than Enough podcast, a Senior Fellow of the @EconomicSecProj, and a Future Good Fellow @iftf #PluralistVisionaries #BecomingAmerica

@alokvmenon a celebrated author, poet, comedian, & speaker whose diverse artistry delves into trauma, belonging, & the human experience. Their impactful books include “Femme in Public” & “Beyond the Gender Binary." #PluralistVisionaries #BecomingAmerica

@adriennemaree cultivates transformative ideas thru writing, music & podcasts. With 25 yrs of facilitation experience & a passion for visionary fiction, she's authored the books #EmergentStrategy & #PleasureActivism #PluralistVisionaries #BecomingAmerica

Join us in welcoming the newest @PopCollab #PluralistVisionaries to the #BecomingAmerica family! @adriennemaree @alokvmenon @miabirdsong join the growing network of the cultural icons and stewards we desperately need in these tumultuous times.

Read the full letter here: domesticworkers.org/invitati…

“As we say goodbye to Participant, we must underscore that values-based storytelling is needed now more than ever. We call upon Hollywood to meet the moment. There is a whole ecosystem of people, connected by the work of the last 20 years of Participant, ready to work with you.”

Today, @PopCollab joined @domesticworkers in partnership with over 120 leading actors, directors, advocates, & nonprofit orgs in releasing an open letter calling on Hollywood to prioritize social impact in the wake of film and television production company Participant’s closure.

Happening at @sundancefest TODAY: @PopCollab CEO @bridgitaevans will be moderating the "Entertainers As Activists" panel at @GoldHouseCo @sunriseco_us @3admedia @taaforg