What if we could cascade storytelling practices into every organization and community? What if every community was connected deeply to their values? In August 2023, we launch our second cohort of LCN's premier training program for Public Narrative participants to become Public Narrative coaches! Over the course of 8 weeks this fall, 36 new
With narratives, nods, and smiles, 24 leaders from 8 countries began a 3-day organizing workshop last month in Chiang Rai, Thailand. Some of the Equity Initiative fellows had left behind daughters who were sick, and some of them left teams who depended on the fellows to move forward, but all of them brought the spirit
(Da clic aquí para leer la versión en español / click here to read the Spanish version) Account of the Marshall Ganz Tour in Mexico Written by Mariali Cárdenas (cofounder of Vía Educación) On the eve of the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, on December 11, 2022, Marshall Ganz arrived at the Mexico City
After nearly 45 years since his last visit, Marshall Ganz returned to Mexico as part of a Leading Change Network project to quench the thirst of local organizers and grassroots movements with his wealth of information and his unwavering commitment to teaching the Public Narrative and Organizing. At a time of uncertainty, a group
Last week we brought together for the first time the LCN Hubs & Affiliate Organizations community - an extraordinary group of organizers and educators who represent the core of our globally connected and locally rooted community! 🌍✊ This community represents regional and thematic groups led by LCN members and independent organizations that are committed to
Launch of the LCN Public Narrative Coach Training Program This summer LCN launched our first ever Public Narrative Coach Training program! Through the program, 30 participants dove deep into the craft of Public Narrative Coaching, emerging with confidence and skill to coach powerful stories of Self, Us, and Now. Participants say this program has created
Nonstop wars, terrifying floods, worsening climate effects, and a global economic crisis—this summer indeed had an eventful course that the world will take a long time to heal from. But, as organizers, the connections we harbor and nurture amidst us are the major source of light and hope we draw on to face the darkest
The LCN team fell in love with Tunisia as, for the entire last week, it embraced our annual team retreat! The experience was magical—the first in-person gathering after 2 years of working together, with tons of learning, reflecting and dreaming under the welcoming Tunisian sky. ✨ As a global team from 6 different countries,
The LCN Europe team had an amazing time at the Citizens Participatory University (CPU) organized by ECON in Kunbábony, Hungary. In its 13th year, the 2022 edition of CPU brought together participants from 13 countries across Europe and focused on three learning tracks: 1) Organizing for Climate Justice, 2) Organizing in Times of Crisis, and
Ten years ago, I was a community organizer with an ambitious vision for a brighter future. Filled with the desire to learn and the familiar blend of nervousness and thrill that comes with venturing into new horizons, I enrolled in the Leadership, Organizing and Action program with Marshall Ganz. The program transformed my perspective as
