The Center for Cultural Power
For Support Of Presente's Environmental Justice Program
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Amount$100,000
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Program
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Date Awarded11/12/2012
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Term12.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Strategies
Overview
Presente, the largest online Latino advocacy organization in the nation, seeks to launch a new environmental justice and climate action program. In partnership with the California Environmental Justice Alliance (above), it would conduct research and develop best practices for environmental and cultural frames that can work for online organizing and have traction with Latino communities, engage in climate and energy policy campaigns to mobilize Latinos, and build the capacity of environmental justice groups to better use online organizing strategies.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.culturalpower.org
Address
360 Grand Avenue, #146, Oakland, CA, 94610, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
The Center for Cultural Power is a nonprofit that activates and mobilizes artists to envision a world where cultural, economic, and political power are distributed equitably, and all human beings can live in harmony with nature. The center builds the leadership of artists as shapers of culture, accelerates narrative change through cultural storytelling, and builds greater capacity for cultural strategies. (Substrategy: U.S. National Policy)
for legal technical assistance
This grant is for legal technical assistance to help increase understanding of the current landscape as grantees engage in DEIJ-related charitable activities.
for general operating support
The Center for Cultural Power is dedicated to supporting artists and culture makers who engage in social movements as powerful agents for social change. Each year it provides learning opportunities to approximately 100 artists in the form of fellowships, workshops, cohort experiences, and the publishing of curricula and tools. The organization also provides financial and production resources to artists and organizational partners who work to shift narratives around issues such as migration, climate, gender, and racial justice. Support of the Center for Cultural Power aligns with the Advocacy component of the Performing Arts Program’s strategic framework.
