When we’re kids, we kick sand piles, throw rocks, and try to catch bugs- engaging with and learning about our world through movement, experimentation, and play. I believe this innate drive is the same one that eventually draws kids to play team sports. For many, participating in sports is one of the most meaningful aspects […]
Dear CSS community, Almost a year ago, I stepped into the role of Acting Executive Director at the Center for Story-based Strategy. I’m not going to lie, I was nervous. An Executive Director is a tough role, and in my decades of work in the progressive movement, I’ve seen a lot of people burn out. […]
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Inspired by Martín Espada’s visionary poem, “This Year,” we closed our SBS Advanced Training 2025 with a ritual of radical imagination. Each participant inscribed a commitment—what they would carry forward and what they would leave behind—to build a future where justice and liberation are inevitable. We’re sharing what we wrote collectively to inspire you to […]
Describe yourself in three words. I would describe myself as creative, optimistic, silly. Tell us about the work you brought into your Fellowship and why this work is important to you. I’m the Cultural Organizer with Lavender Phoenix, we are a community organization that builds Trans and Queer API power in the Bay Area. This […]
Describe yourself in three words. I’d say curious, thoughtful and I enjoy taking time to enjoy small things. I like to meet people and hear their stories and be in community spaces. I also feel like I’ve been coming out of my shell a little bit with some of these things I did within this […]
Fellow Maya Chupkov Interviewed by Coach Kedar Reddy Learn how Story-based Strategy helped Maya Chupkov kickstart her amazing podcast Proud Stutter. “I would describe story-based strategy as a community of passionate and strategic storytellers and coaches that have a variety of tools of practice to help shift the stories in order to meet goals, all […]
Describe yourself in three words. Organizer, strategic, funny Tell us about the work you brought into your Fellowship and why this work is important to you? I was working with the UFW Foundation (United Farm Workers) in 2014, and there were four officer-involved shootings within a span of three months. We were organizing around that. […]
Describe yourself in three words. Curious, empathetic, alchemist. Tell us about the work you brought into the first cohort of the Rhizomatic Imagination network Fellowship and why this work is important to you? I am a creative who has been moving, shaking and shaping the food justice landscape in NYC for over 10 years. An […]
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