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Infinite Patterns Episode 6 — Building a New Media Landscape
We’ve come to the season one finale of Infinite Patterns, and wow, what a journey it’s been! Thank you for joining us on this exploration of how the media shapes our perceptions of the world and how our grantee partners are working to re-shape the narrative. But don’t...
Meet the 2024 Disability Inclusion Fund Participatory Grantmaking Committee
At the Disability Inclusion Fund (DIF), we believe that all programs, policies, and progress must be informed and led by those affected by injustice. Since the Fund’s inception in 2019, we have used a participatory grantmaking approach to ensure that BIPOC disabled...
Infinite Patterns Episode 5 — Amplifying Marginalized Perspectives in Journalism
Welcome back to Infinite Patterns: a Kaleidoscope podcast! This week, we’re excited to share Episode 5, where we delve into amplifying marginalized perspectives in journalism. As we approach the final episode of Season 1, now is the perfect time to catch up on...
Showing up, With Care and Accountability
As we consider all that the 2024 election results may mean for our communities—namely, violence and harm of various formations, and the continued erasure of our fundamental freedoms—we are holding all of our partners in heart and mind with deep care. We are also...
Rooted in Equity: The Symbiosis of Environmental and Social Justice
Activists participate in a March 2023 protest against a police training facility being built in an Atlanta forest. A recent civil-rights complaint filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency asks for intervention on the project. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)...
In Solidarity: National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression, and the Criminalization of a Generation
October 22nd is the National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression, and the Criminalization of a Generation. The Communities Transforming Policing Fund, CS Fund, Democratizing Justice Initiative, Funders for Justice, and the Piper Fund, encourage our...
Infinite Patterns Episode 4 — Addressing Social Determinants of Health
"We will be here when the cameras are gone and the issues are still going on.” — DiAnna Tisdale Johnson For the fourth episode of Season 1 of Infinite Patterns, we have the privilege of speaking with DeAnna Tisdale Johnson, the publisher of the Jackson Advocate. This...
The Future of Journalism: Navigating Ethical Challenges in a Digital Age
We can either utilize [digital] tools to uphold hierarchy and oppression as the way it is or to reflect the truth of the lived realities of oppression and use that as information to heal the world. That is the choice point as media makers. — Collette Watson This...