Hodan Hassan, Got Green

Some of the ReFrame mentors reflect on their mentees and the hope they have for the future.

Shanelle Matthews, ReFrame mentor and Communications Director at Black Lives Matter Global Network, reflects on why learning and collaborative spaces like ReFrame are humanizing and powerful for oppressed communities.

Brandon Hill, who works with Cook Inlet Keeper, talks about why he applied for and participated in ReFrame. Brandon and Cook Inlet Keeper are doing some amazing things to protect the future of our planet on the front lines of climate change in Alaska. By focusing on the stories and importance of salmon across cultures in Alaska they are building a shared narrative that weaves together unity, appreciation and protection of natural resources, and humans as a part of nature. Check out more at inletkeeper.org/

Fresco Steez, who works with BYP100, talks about the importance of story and the responsibility of building power towards action to end oppression for all people. Fresco and BYP100 are making resistance and liberation look irresistible through creative design and cultural exploration and alignment, as a part of organizing a national organization dedicated to creating justice and freedom for all Black people. Check out BYP100 here – byp100.org/.

Jasmine Leeward, of New Virginia Majority shares her experience of ReFrame. Jasmine and NVM are leading the effort to build a progressive Virginia through dynamic strategic communications, organizing, and civic engagement. Get more info about NVM here – newvirginiamajority.org/