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Building – and Rebuilding – a Movement (Recording)

What does building a movement mean and, once the momentum is there, how do we evolve and respond to meet changing needs? This conversation brings together Marlow Baines, Youth Director for Earth Guardians, and Richard Carlbom, co-founder and partner of United Strategies, to share their successes and challenges, and discuss what it takes to sustain meaningful change.

Under Marlow’s direction, Earth Guardians — an NGO working to empower youth leaders at the intersection of environmental and climate justice — was able to dismantle and rebuild its infrastructure to solidify youth-centered leadership. Through Marlow’s efforts to elevate the voices of her peers and after a long, coordinated effort of the Earth Guardians Youth Council to engage in anti-racism work, the organization took a giant leap forward in 2021, evolving from a U.S. based nonprofit organization to a truly global NGO. As Youth Director, Marlow helped implement the vision of the Earth Guardians Youth Council and redefine the role of youth leadership within the organization. She currently leads the Choose Action Now campaign, empowering youth leaders ages 15-30 to take action in their local communities.

Richard served as the Campaign Manager of Minnesotans United for All Families, the official ‘Vote No’ campaign that helped Minnesota become the first state in the nation to defeat a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. The $13 million effort proved to be the largest grassroots campaign in Minnesota history. After successfully securing the Freedom to Marry in Minnesota, Richard served as the Director of State Campaigns for the national Freedom to Marry campaign. Overseeing a 34 state public engagement and education strategy, Richard traveled to 28 states to provide support to local leaders trying to secure marriage equality. Richard brought his first-hand knowledge of research and strategy to the table, paired with his work to help pioneer long-form conversation-based campaigns that changed the hearts and minds of individuals when it came to their support for marriage equality.

This inspiring discussion will be followed by audience Q&A.

Our Fall Inside-Out Leadership series hosts conversations between people with similar experiences working to address similar problems, but in different spaces or with different approaches. Our aim is to make these conversations interdisciplinary, intergenerational and perhaps a bit unexpected, connecting leaders who might not otherwise be connected to share their points of view and demonstrate commonalities. Visit our events page to learn about other upcoming events!

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WHEN

November 17, 2022

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CST

COST

Free

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Online Event
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