15 Jan Now Is the Time to Empower Community Engagement
InflexionPoint Podcast
In this 2025 kickoff episode we turn our attention towards…
“COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND THE GRASSROOTS OF CHANGE”
Tune in to the latest episode of InflexionPoint Podcast where we are dedicated to the art of listening in authentic conversation.
Throughout 2024 we focused on the “Art of Community Conversations” in today’s climate of systemic and institutional racism, antiracism activation, Equity Diversity & Inclusion, and book banning.
In 2025 we turn our attention towards “Community Engagement and the Grassroots of Change.” Throughout the year we’ll explore the stories, strategies, and successes of community-driven movements making a difference. Each episode will focus on both theory and practical examples, allowing our audience to gain insights that they can apply in real-world community-engaging efforts. We’ll also introduce case studies as well as guests who reflect community engagement in action.
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2025: Community Engagement and the Grassroots of Change
In revisiting the journey of Power California within the Until All Are Free initiative, we can see that Cultural Strategy, when done well, transforms us from the inside out. In its goal to transform culture at the societal level for justice, Cultural Strategy helps us transform our organizations at all levels, from strategy to programs to relationships.
Call to Action
#StayWOKE – Well-informed. Open-minded. Kind. Empathetic.
#VOTE – Voices Organized To Empower.
Segment 1: Evolution from Community Conversation to Community Engagement
Q: How do community conversations evolve into community engagement?
The discussion starts with navigating the the spectrum of community interaction and the evolution from conversation to engagement. Community engagement and community conversation are closely related concepts, but they differ primarily in focus and scope. We begin with a breakdown of the differences between the two approaches, starting with community conversation.
Segment 2: Evolution from Community Conversation to Community Engagement (cont'd)
Q: How do community conversations evolve into community engagement?
In this segment the discussion continues as we turn our attention to community engagement—definition, focus, purpose, examples, and potential outcomes.
Segment 3: Empowering Engagement
Q: How do community conversations and community engagement complement one another?
A community conversation can be a key component of community engagement, serving as the starting point to understand issues and build trust. Community engagement often facilitates ongoing conversation to ensure that actions align with community needs and values.
1) Laying the Foundation for Engagement
2) Building Trust and Relationships
3) Informing Action
4) Encouraging Inclusivity
Segment 4: Case Study
The seeds for Until We Are All Free were planted by the leaders of CultureStrike and Power California, then known as Mobilize the Immigrant Vote. Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI) came on as a partner in early 2015. As in many other critical social justice interventions, the impetus for this intersectional initiative was born out of a shared desire to step into a visionary future of dignity and self-determination in the face of an unjust status quo.
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