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In the month of May, we reflected on the 5th anniversary of George Floyd’s murder and the progress, backlash, and lessons since that summer of reckoning. The first hundred days...

By Mónica Roa, Puentes In the first part of this blog, I explored how the narrative of interconnection can serve as an antidote to authoritarianism by challenging fear-based stories that...

April 2025 has been a month when many new voices have been waking up and openly decrying the serious crisis facing U.S. democracy; and, at the same time we see...

By Mónica Roa, Puentes In a world where public spaces for social interaction are vanishing and digital platforms promote isolation through hyper-personalized consumption of entertainment and services, at Puentes, we...

March has felt like an exceptionally long month, but as we collectively make sense of what is happening in the United States right now, we believe it’s important to listen...

By Mónica Roa, PuentesOne way to understand our time is as a battleground of intense narrative disputes. On one side, the climate emergency, the impact of artificial intelligence on employment,...

Black History Month was celebrated this February even though “suddenly the study of the Black experience may feel like an act of defiance.” Additionally, the National Day of Remembrance was...

Across the country, groups are using creative forms of collective action and nonviolent defiance to challenge abuses of power and attacks on fundamental freedoms. Key pillars, including faith organizations, unions,...