What are the stories that we need to tell to better understand our economy, and lay the groundwork for building a more inclusive, democratic world? Storytelling—the construction of spoken or written accounts of a series of events that we tell each other to understand our world—offers critical tools to build movements, upend myths that hold us back, and construct cultures that can sustain a democratic economy.

This webinar conversation, a coproduction of NPQ and the BLIS Collective, takes a deep look at how to use storytelling to advance transformative change.  Our panelists are:

• Peggy Bailey is vice president for housing and income security at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, based in Washington, DC.
• Jessica Feingold is co-CEO of Common Future, based in Brooklyn, NY.
• Jeremie Greer is co-founder and co-executive director of Liberation in a Generation, based in Washington, DC. 
• Nick Tilsen (Lakota) is cofounder and CEO of the NDN Collective, based in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Among the many questions the webinar will explore are the following:

• What are the narrative roadblocks to building a more liberatory economy?
• What myths are holding back racial and economic justice work?
• What are new stories that need to be told?
• How can one engage in narrative change work for the long haul?
• What is the infrastructure that can advance narrative change work?
• What are the connections between narrative work, policy, and culture?
• How can people advance new stories about the economy in their own work?

Whether you’re a social movement activist, nonprofit leader, board member, or engaged in community-based organizing, this webinar will provide you with real-life examples and lessons learned that can inform your work in your own community.

Register to learn how nonprofits and movement activists are advancing strategies to address the economic and social inequalities of our time!

The moderators for this webinar are NPQ economic justice senior editor Steve Dubb and BLIS Collective executive director Trevor Smith. Steve has worked with cooperatives and nonprofits for over two decades and has been both a student and practitioner in the field of community economic development. Trevor is a cofounder of BLIS, which aims to spark radical collaboration and narrative alignment across Black, Indigenous, and progressive social movements to repair, decolonize, and transform culture.

You can send your questions to webinar@npqmag.org to have them answered during the web event.