Recognizing the need for a visionary approach to the challenges facing all communities under attack by the new political regime, Enlace, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, and Black Alliance for Just Immigration - organizations with decades of experience organizing and advocating for women, Black and immigrant families, and poor and low-wage workers - have come together to initiate the Freedom Cities Movement. Launched on inauguration day by multiracial immigrant workers and allies, this emerging movement has articulated an innovative, intersectional analysis and model that seeks to make entire cities, towns, rural areas, and communities safe for all oppressed people in the U.S. The briefing will include: an overview of our strategy, recent accomplishments and impact thus far, plans for the coming year, and ways to partner with Freedom Cities.

1. FREEDOM CITIES
Funder Briefing & Webinar
Co-Sponsors
Hosted by

2. WELCOME!
Tynesha McHarris
Fellow at NoVo Foundation
Co-Chair of Funders for Justice
She/Her/Hers
Adriana Rocha
Vice President of Programs
She/Her/Hers
Funders for Justice
(FFJ) is a national
network of funders
increasing resources to
grassroots
organizations
addressing the
intersection of racial
justice, gender justice,
community safety, and
policing.

3. Zachary Norris
Executive Director
He/Him/His
Carl Lipscombe
Deputy Director
He/Him/His
Daniel Carrillo
Co-Director
They/Them/Theirs
Cindy Martinez
Lead Organizer
She/Her/Hers
SPEAKERS

4.  Political Context
 Intro to Freedom Cities
 Community Impact of Freedom Cities
 Freedom Cities Strategy
 Q & A
 Closing
AGENDA

5. Zachary Norris
Executive Director | He/Him/His
POLITICAL CONTEXT

6. INTRO TO FREEDOM CITIES
Cindy Martinez
Lead Organizer | She/Her/Hers

7. INTRO TO FREEDOM CITIES

8. INTRO TO FREEDOM CITIES
Main Components:
1. Organizing Skills
2. Personal Leadership
3. Healing + Wellness

9. INTRO TO FREEDOM CITIES
Personal Leadership
Components:
1. Political Education
2. We Rise
3. Gender Justice

10. INTRO TO FREEDOM CITIES
Freedom Cities was
developed by frontline
leaders in New York
City on November 12,
2016

11. INTRO TO FREEDOM CITIES
Freedom Cities
launched on January
20, 2017

12. COMMUNITY IMPACT OF FREEDOM CITIES
Daniel Carrillo
Co-Director | They/Them/Theirs

13. COMMUNITY IMPACT OF FREEDOM CITIES

14. COMMUNITY IMPACT OF FREEDOM CITIES
February
National Convening
March
National Call
April
Beyond the Moment
May
National Call
May Day
August
Night Out for Safety & Liberation

15. COMMUNITY IMPACT OF FREEDOM CITIES

16. FREEDOM CITIES STRATEGY
Carl Lipscombe
Deputy Director | He/Him/His

17. FREEDOM CITIES STRATEGY
• Advancing policies and campaigns that center and protect
those most vulnerable within our society
• Create a broad, inclusive narrative that elevates the
stories of marginalized communities
• Build the capacity of grassroots organizations to engage
advocacy efforts

18. Q & A
Tynesha McHarris
Fellow at NoVo Foundation
Co-Chair of Funders for Justice
She/Her/Hers

19. THANK YOU!
To learn more about Freedom
Cities, visit freedomcities.org