Thread by @annieneimand

Narratives are made up of stories that hang together and shape how a community thinks about an issue or group of people. I am looking for models of narrative change that have been used to replace pervasive harmful ones. Here is my list so far. What would you add?#narrativepower

Build capacity of orgs to tell stories by providing resources or training. Can be done one time for a campaign or ongoing. Orgs led by people most affected by the issue working for systems change must be partners @_Narrative & @Participant do this well! So do we @RealGoodCenter

Strategically use protest and events to shape story and media coverage. Thinking of @owasow on 1960s protest and agenda seeding and @DrAlliRich work on embodied discourse.

Social impact entertainment and arts campaigns can be used to bring people together in ways that bring them joy. Use convening as an opportunity to build and disseminate new narratives. Thinking of the work of @ExposureLabs @SkollCenterSIE @LearCenter

Practice deep canvassing or create space for empathetic conversations among different communities to replace existing pervasive narratives in people’s minds about others.

Organize communities to advocate for new narratives, or through civic engagement become champions for new narratives. @hahriehan does incredible research on this. @DefineAmerican @ColorOfChange Do this really well.

Spread narratives through networks. When people see others they trust share personal stories or stories important to them, it creates a norm/safe to do and others will do as well. Check out the work @foucaultwelles @ryanjgallag @sjjphd @DamonCentola

Narrative change practitioners to follow: Shanelle Matthews, Bridgette Antionette Evans, Rashad Robinson, Rinku Sen, Rachel Weidinger, Samantha Wright, Chelsea Fuller, Lauren Parater. @PopCollab @ColorOfChange @_Narrative @ReFrameMentor. Who would you add?

Adding a few more:
- Changes to stories funded and shared in different culture making institutions: journalism, entertainment, academia, social change sector (nonprofits, humanitarian, etc), politics.
-Bolstering narrative networks- coalitions of orgs working collaboratively