HARNESS COMMUNITY
Programs
Protect the Sacred Youth Summit
PROTECT THE SACRED - NATIVE YOUTH SUMMITIN EARLY AUGUST, PROTECT THE SACRED HOSTED ITS 3RD ANNUAL NATIVE YOUTH SUMMIT, MARKING THE TRANSITION TO AN IN-PERSON FORMAT IN THE NAVAJO NATION. THIRTY NATIVE YOUTH LEADERS, AGED 16-27, WERE SELECTED FROM 85 APPLICANTS THROUGH AN OPEN APPLICATION PROCESS. THE SUMMIT LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR A COMMUNITY COMMITTED TO ORGANIZING THROUGHOUT THE 2024 ELECTION CYCLE, AIMING TO EMPOWER NATIVE YOUTH, THE BROADER NATIVE COMMUNITY, AND NATIVE AMERICAN VOTING RIGHTS IN ARIZONA, WITH THE LONG-TERM GOAL OF CULTIVATING LIFELONG LEADERS.OVER TWO AND A HALF DAYS, PARTICIPANTS ENGAGED IN PANELS WITH NATIVE AND NON-NATIVE NATIONAL LEADERS SUCH AS NAVAJO NATION VICE PRESIDENT RICHELLE MONTOYA, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DIRECTOR OF INDIAN ENERGY WAHLEAH JOHNS, FORMER CANDIDATE FOR AZ CONGRESS GINGER SYKES TORRES, ACTORS ZAHN MCCLARNON AND MO BRINGS PLENTY, AND FILM PRODUCER JHANE MEYERS, TO NAME A FEW. WORKSHOPS AND BREAKOUT GROUPS ALLOWED YOUTH LEADERS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL POWER-BUILDING STRATEGY, WHILE ALSO INCORPORATING ELEMENTS OF CELEBRATION THROUGH MUSIC PERFORMANCES, DISCUSSIONS WITH NATIVE ARTISTS, ACTORS, WRITERS, AND A PUBLIC COMMUNITY DINNER TO CONNECT WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND SHARE THE VISION OF RIDE TO THE POLLS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$569.9KCommunity Dinners for Activists
COMMUNITY DINNERSFROM MARCH TO JULY, HARNESS HOSTED INTIMATE GATHERINGS IN LA, NYC AND OAKLAND WITH 100 INFLUENTIAL ACTIVISTS, ARTISTS, AND MEDIA LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITY. THESE DINNERS FACILITATED RECONNECTION WITH OUR COMMUNITY, UNVEILING A RESOUNDING DESIRE FOR BELONGING IN A VALUES-ALIGNED COMMUNITY AND A HUNGER FOR SPACES TO GATHER AND FEEL CARED FOR. THE COMMUNITY REQUESTED SUPPORT IN ADVANCING NARRATIVE CHANGE AND INTERSECTIONAL ORGANIZING AROUND ISSUES SUCH AS BODILY AUTONOMY, PROTECTING DEMOCRACY, CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, AND MORE, WHICH INFORMED OUR PROGRAMMING FOR THE YEAR.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$512.8KIndustry Power Gathering
INDUSTRY POWER GATHERINGFROM OCTOBER 19-20, HARNESS, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE POP CULTURE COLLABORATIVE, CONVENED 30 LEADERS CHAMPIONING NARRATIVE CHANGE IN HOLLYWOOD FROM BIPOC-LED AND/OR CENTERED ORGANIZATIONS. IN THE WAKE OF INDUSTRY STRIKES AND REDUCED DEI COMMITMENTS, THIS MOMENT IS CRUCIAL FOR BUILDING COLLECTIVE POWER, SHARED LEARNING, AND DEVELOPING OF IMPACTFUL STRATEGIES TO GUIDE OUR FIELD FORWARD.PARTICIPANTS REPRESENTED THE NARRATIVE CHANGE ECOSYSTEM, INCLUDING EXECUTIVES OF STRIKE-FRIENDLY PRODUCTION COMPANIES, PRODUCERS, DISTRIBUTORS, WRITERS, SHOWRUNNERS, STRATEGISTS, AND ORGANIZERS, COMING TOGETHER TO DISCUSS PRIORITIES AND STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE NARRATIVE POWER IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. WE WILL LEVERAGE INSIGHTS FROM THIS GATHERING TO INFORM OUR INDUSTRY IMPACT INITIATIVES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$299.9K
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