Cultural advocacy includes practices, methodologies and strategies that use art, culture, and interdisciplinary research to advance social and environmental advocacy.
At the heart of cultural advocacy is the development of artistic and creative projects informed by diverse fields (such as sociology, psychology, history, economics, medicine, science, and technology). This interdisciplinary approach allows practitioners to examine the root causes of social injustice and inequity with evidence-based and data-driven strategies, as well as the lived experiences of the communities most impacted by them.
Public imagination includes practices, frameworks, and methodologies that harness the collective imagination and innovative spirit of leaders, communities and organizations; making space for new solutions with the power to accelerate sustainable social change.
By creating spaces where innovative ideas are nurtured, new ways of thinking about racial, gender, and environmental advocacy can emerge. Public imagination practices empower people to envision initiatives that challenge dominant narratives and reimagine the systems and structures that sustain inequity.
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