What is Movement Building?
The Solidarity program recognizes that approaches to movement building vary and occur along a continuum. We believe all work can play an important role and that efforts typically fall within one or more of the following three (3) categories:
The goal of the Movement Building Continuum is to encourage groups to reflect on the role of their work in our region. Each of the three categories are significant in different ways, and allow us to address inequities through differing approaches:
- Responsive interventions respond to the fundamental needs of individuals.
- Proactive interventions seek to remove barriers and injustices imposed on communities by harmful systems.
- Transformative interventions address systems-level change while imagining alternate possibilities.
Below are some examples of initiatives along the continuum (click to enlarge):
When reviewing Solidarity proposals, preference is given to applicants whose work is Proactive or Transformative. To be considered eligible for a Reshaping Futures Grant, an applicant’s work must be Proactive or preferably Transformative.
Continue reading for more in-depth information on what we mean by each approach.
