Unleash the Power of Story to Build Strong Coalitions

Storytelling is an essential skill for creating impactful campaigns that motivate people to unite and win.  In this webinar, Rae Breaux, Senior Partnerships Manager at Center for Story-based Strategy, will discuss narrative building as an organizing strategy, outline core narrative strategy concepts, and illustrate the power of storytelling through real-world tales from the field. Breaux will also share her experience creating an unlikely coalition of landowners and Indigenous advocates who worked together towards the collective goal of stopping the XL Keystone Pipeline.  

Presenter Biography

Rae Breaux is an organizer, trainer, and movement photographer based in Los Angeles, CA. She has over fifteen years of experience developing intersectional, cross-movement strategies around race, class, gender, and the systemic drivers of the climate crisis. Rae has a strong background in coordinating and implementing creative actions, building cross-issue coalitions, and using photography and the power of imagery to create narratives and tell the stories of people and the planet. 

When not organizing or on the streets, she is supporting people in her community, making pottery, and gardening with her kid, partner, and pet rabbit and lizard.