This campaign ran from November 2022-October 2023.

Our impact campaign for To the End worked towards the vision of a multiracial, multicultural, cross-class government that is truly representative of the people who live in the United States. We are building the capacity and sustainability of our campaign partners Movement School, Roosevelt Institute, and Sunrise Movement through direct financial support, leading initiatives to recruit and strengthen the skills of their members, building community amongst movement makers, producing events, and mentoring leaders.

Services Provided

  • Campaign design
  • Strategic partnerships
  • Capacity building
  • Original resource creation
  • Special events
  • Bespoke mentorship

 

Campaign Partners

Movement School is a project of Organize for Justice, with a mission to cultivate leaders and organizers to fight on behalf of their working class communities. They provide tools & resources to advocate for justice and mobilize grassroots engagement in the democratic process.

Roosevelt Institute is a think tank, a student network, and a nonprofit focused on corporate and public power, labor and wages, and the economics of race and gender inequality. They unify experts, invest in young leaders, and advance progressive policies.

Sunrise Movement is a youth movement to stop climate change and create millions of good jobs in the process. Their priorities are to make climate change an urgent priority across America, end the corrupting influence of fossil fuel executives on our politics, and elect leaders who stand up for the health and wellbeing of all people.

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As part of this campaign, we developed multiple resources inspired by the film and our partners. Download our Action Toolkit in English or Spanish (translation by String & Can Multilingual Online), and access even more resources on the film’s website.

Action Toolkit (English) Herramienta de Acción (Español) Discussion Guides

Film Credits

  • Directed by Rachel Lears
  • Produced by Sabrina Schmidt Gordon
  • Written and Produced by Rachel Lears and Robin Blotnick

 

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This campaign ran from January–July, 2022.

Our impact campaign centered capacity and power building among local communities, and the creation and facilitation of nuanced dialogues about abortion to build bridges across literal and metaphorical divides. Working with groups like South Texans for Reproductive Justice, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice and Catholics for Choice, we supported their reproductive justice work and helped film audiences and others undertake courageous conversations about the intersection of religion, choice, and identity. Our hands-on partnerships helped to build power among the communities most affected by abortion restrictions and shift the conversation around choice in even the most contested arenas.

Services Provided

  • Campaign design
  • Strategic partnerships
  • Capacity building
  • Original resource creation
  • Grassroots screenings
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Our Partners

South Texans for Reproductive Justice: Organization based in the Rio Grande Valley that advocates for reproductive rights, bodily autonomy, and access to reproductive health care.

Catholics for Choice: A nonprofit organization that lifts up the voices of the majority of Catholics who believe in reproductive freedom.

National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice: A nonprofit that fights for equal access to reproductive health for Latina/x communities because all of us should have the power to make informed decisions about our bodies, families, and futures.

 

Additional Partners

Whole Woman’s Health and Whole Woman’s Health Alliance, Avow Texas, La Frontera Fund, Fund Texas Choice, Sueños Sin Fronteras, Texas Abortion Access Network, Texas Equal Access Fund, Texas Rising, Kentucky Health Justice Network, Take Root, We Engage, Trust Women, Brooklyn for Reproductive and Gender Equity, ARC Southeast, Texas Youth Activist Alliance, Sister Reach

More from this Campaign

As part of this impact campaign, we developed a Healing Guide to accompany the film in partnership with South Texans for Reproductive Justice, Catholics for Choice, and the Latina Institute. It is available in both English and Spanish.

Healing Guide (English) Guía de Sanacíon (Español)
Film Credits
  • Directed by Maya Cueva and Leah Galant

 

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This campaign ran from May 2019–September 2020.

On this campaign, we partnered with groups advancing civic engagement among underrepresented communities and supporting their use of the film as a capacity-building and organizing tool.

Highlights of our work on this campaign include:

  • 369 screenings in 41 states and 28 countries
  • Black Voters Matter incorporated the film into their programming on and off their tour bus across various states.
  • The Movement School integrated the film and its framework centering leadership representation and grassroots organizing via various capacity-building activities, including trainings, tailored resources, and a virtual special event, all especially valuable during the COVID-19 pandemic and crisis.
  • Justice for Migrant Women hosted a screening to kickstart their civic engagement work in rural America.
  • Make the Road used the film to sustain and energize their team of organizers fighting for justice among immigrant and working-class communities.
  • Malikah is incorporating the film into their Leadership Institute for nationwide organizers building power for historically oppressed women.
  • MOVE Texas hosted a screening and workshop to spark civic engagement among Latinx youth in Laredo, TX.
  • IGNITE screened film clips at select YoungWomenRun convenings, to train young women interested in running for office.

 

Services Provided

  • Campaign design
  • Strategic partnerships
  • Original resource creation
  • Grassroots screenings
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More from this Campaign

As part of this campaign, we developed multiple resources to support film audiences and anyone interested in civic engagement.

Download the Action Guide Download Additional Toolkits

Film Credits

  • Directed by Rachel Lears

 

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In 2011, popular uprisings swept through North Africa and the Middle East, and women were on the front lines. Yet they were largely absent from coverage of the Arab Spring. The Trials of Spring was created as a multi-media initiative to spotlight the central role played by women during these tumultuous events through a feature-length documentary, six short films, and articles by award-winning journalists.

We created a campaign to elevate women’s voices as advocates for peace, human rights, and freedom in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Highlights of our impact campaign include:

STRENGTHENED THE LOCAL CAPACITY OF ORGANIZATIONS LED BY WOMEN

We brought the films to international stakeholders as well as women from the MENA region leading their communities. One special event with the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom at The Hague brought together over 1,000 international activists and featured a screening and panel discussion with women leaders who shared organizing advice with their peers in the audience.

CHALLENGED RACIST AND SEXIST STEREOTYPES OF ARAB WOMEN

We developed a lesson plan around the short films for the New York Times Learning Network to help students better understand the Arab Spring, particularly concerning Arab women. The lesson was presented at the National Council for Social Studies Conference to 3,000+ educators and published in Al-Masdar, the premier online source for Arabic language teaching materials.

CATALYZED DISCUSSIONS CONNECTING WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND THE SUCCESS OF SOCIAL CHANGE

We brought the stories of Arab women’s rights activists to 250 international classrooms and communities, including government and military settings. As a result, the Eisenhower School’s National Security and Resource Strategy program at the National Defense University expanded its curriculum to include a course on Women, Peace and Security — the first-ever for the university.

Services Provided

  • Campaign design
  • Strategic partnerships
  • Original resource creation
  • Grassroots screenings
  • Flagship event organizing

 

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More from this Campaign

We created both a general discussion guide for viewers as well as lesson plans for educational use.

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Film Credits

  • Director: Gini Reticker
  • Year of release: 2015

 

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