by Borealis Communications | Mar 19, 2024 | Borealis News & Updates, News & Updates
By Brandon Gleaton, Program Officer of the Spark Justice Fund In February 2024, the Georgia legislative body approved a state bill criminalizing charitable bail funds. As similar anti-bail-fund bills have been introduced by state legislatures in Kentucky, Tennessee,...
by Borealis Communications | Mar 15, 2024 | Borealis News & Updates, Grantee News & Updates, News & Updates
This International Day Against Police Brutality, we reaffirm our commitment to resourcing the grassroots organizers and movement leaders working tirelessly to end state-sanctioned violence, and fortify democracy, safety, and wellness through community-built and -led...
by Borealis Communications | Mar 12, 2024 | Borealis News & Updates, News & Updates
The 17th annual Knight Media Forum, convened by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, gathered in Miami from February 20th to 22nd, 2024. Over three days, seven panels, and eight breakout session offerings, hundreds of journalism practitioners and funders...
by Borealis Communications | Feb 28, 2024 | Borealis News & Updates, News & Updates
The Racial Equity in Journalism Fund team—Alicia Bell, DaLyah Jones, and Jessica Nguyen—spent the last few months journeying across the country—and world—to meet up with grantee partners, funders, and other media makers. Here are some of our favorite snippets from...
by Ashley Johnson | Feb 20, 2024 | Borealis News & Updates, News & Updates
“A story is the shortest distance between two people.” – Unknown Only recently has philanthropy begun to grasp what organizers have always known to be true: the stories we tell one another and ourselves are critical to social justice and change. The written and spoken...
by Borealis Communications | Feb 8, 2024 | Borealis News & Updates, News & Updates
This Black Futures Month, we are reflecting on the ways in which self-care has long been intricately intertwined with perseverance, resilience, and Black liberation. While the holistic needs of Black communities have always been a part of Black resistance, the term...
