“Beautiful Trouble was birthed by seasoned organizers who really wanted to document not only social movement successes…but really dig into what makes an action work.”
In this episode, I speak with trainer and organizer Rae Abileah about Beautiful Trouble – a global network of organizers, artists, and trainers helping to equip activists and social movements with the strategic tools to become more effective and irresistible.
Rae explains the diverse ways that Beautiful Trouble has been helping activists in the field, from mentoring and trainings to offering hands-on campaign strategy and direct action planning. We discuss the Beautiful Trouble toolbox of tactics, stories, theories, etc., which is available online, as a book, and as a deck of strategy cards.
Rae Abileah is the former co-director of Code Pink. Her facilitation work through The Nature Conservancy’s Agility Lab supports teams working on freshwater protection and climate adaptation. She also runs her own creative strategy consultancy, CreateWell.
LINKS & CALLS TO ACTION:
-Beautiful Trouble website beautifultrouble.org and toolbox: beautifultrouble.org/toolbox
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-Send in your action ideas to Bt
- GRANTS FOR ACTIONS! The Get Up Rise Up Direct Action Fund provides small grants to creative, beautiful actions calling for ceasefire, and those targeting the fossil fuel industry and its infrastructure. Grants of up to $1,000 are awarded
There is a monthly deadline for submitting applications: https://beautifultrouble.org/directaction
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This show is sponsored by Beautiful Trouble — an international network of organizers, artists, and trainers working to equip grassroots movements with the tools to become more creative, effective, and irresistible.