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Op-ed by communications & human rights strategist Thomas Coombes on what hope-based communications look like as a strategy for progressive. The op-ed has great resources on both how & why we should use hope-based communications in activist spaces, as well as small resources that could help with framing.

“Pressing Your Case: Nonviolent Movements and the Media” Is A series developed by the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict. The videos explain how activists and organizers can work with journalists as part of their strategy. You can access four parts of the videos here:

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

“Start With A Story - Strategic Storytelling for Government.” Download here

Governing in the midst of economic and social disruption, the Biden-Harris Administration has faced the challenge of leading personnel across the federal government to think and act in new ways. If you’re looking to drive the adoption of new policies and practices in government — or any organization — communication science says that storytelling is a good place to start.

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Scientific research shows that stories shape our hopes and values — and strongly influence decision-making and behavior. The following storytelling tips draw on our strategic storytelling toolkits — available free at Storytelling for Good — as well as insights from the work of Jonathan Gottschall, author of The Storytelling Animal and a leading authority on the science of storytelling.
Additionally, don’t forget to check out more storytelling resources in the “Reclaiming Our Stories: Personal and Collective Narratives”!

From the Frameworks Institute. Download here

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A Guide to navigate progressive media and communications, with tips and strategies to be the press officer of your organization and how to communicate with journalists.

The Spokesperson Handbook, from the same publisher fo the Press Officer Handbook. Download here

A Spokesperson can come in different forms- campaigner, organizer, freelance journalist, writer, academic, policy expert…. The spokesperson has expertise or lived experience in their field or sector and is being pitched to the media to speak about their work and respond to news. This guide aims to help specifically to provide tips and guidance for people from marginalized background- LGBT folks, working class, people of color…who the newsroom space is often alienating and hostile to.

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By Frameworks Institute. Agenda Setting and Problem Definition, Policy Formulation & Adoption, Policy Implementation, Policy Evaluations.

The toolkit aims to assist activists to think through their communication strategies in a way that supports movement building. It offers a practical guide to writing a communication strategy and reviews a number of tools (ICTs) and technology-related campaigns which can be used in organising work.