Tag: Narratives

Fascism and Isolation vs. Democracy and Interconnection: The Narrative Antidote to Authoritarianism
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,...

Narrative Competency
As we continue the collective work towards a just, inclusive and peaceful democracy, it is important to be able to understand and talk about the shared values and ideas that...

THE VISTA: August 2023
As summer ends and we kick off the academic year here in the US, Horizons continues to grapple with the inherent tensions of different approaches taken within the broad ecosystem...

THE VISTA: July 2023
The summer lull is in full swing in the US as July comes to a close, while we grapple with rising temperatures and guard our energies for the 2024 electoral...

THE VISTA: May 2023
During the month of May, many important resources have been released on both the rise of authoritarianism and on global polarization. Horizons appreciates the opportunity to learn from across regional contexts and supports...

THE VISTA: April 2023
During the month of April, we are reminded of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda who said, “they can cut all the flowers, but they can’t stop the spring…” Horizons continues to...

THE VISTA: March 2023
During this last week of March, the U.S. is hosting the Summit for Democracy and Women’s History Month comes to a close. As proclaimed by one of the Summit’s side events: The Status of Women...

Exploring Narrative Practices for Broad-based Movements in Contexts of Democratic Decline
*This piece was originally published on March 1, 2023 on OpenGlobalRights by Chief Network Weaver Julia Roig and James Savage. Versión en Español The rise in authoritarianism and democratic decline around the...

THE HORIZONS PROJECT’S TOP INSIGHTS & LEARNINGS FROM 2022
Since our official launch in January of 2022, the Horizons’ team has spent the bulk of our time building relationships with the many inspiring organizers, network leaders, researchers, and funders...

Building A United Front
*This article was written by former Director of Applied Research Jonathan Pinckney. The scope of the challenges of democracy in the United States are vast. For a movement to protect...