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Power in Small Places

Power in Small Places amplifies and elevates voices on the environmental issues that matter to the community by galvanizing and harnessing the power of civic engagement. EWI aims to reveal, expand, and facilitate avenues for community members to address persistent issues through the EcoWomanist lens.

 

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Power in Small Places

A Civic Engagement Program

Black women residing in the small, rural towns identified in the first phase of EWI’s multi-year project have the lived experience of the outcomes of divestment and economic woes. 

We Stand
On Their
Shoulders

CASE IN POINT

What We're Doing

The power found in small spaces is the resounding impact of participants reaching others with a unified voice. Simply put, we're using our collective voice to be heard. 

In the final push of the 2020 election cycle, we hosted a Get Out The Vote (GOTV) campaign targeting residents in the critical state of Georgia. The campaign, hosted by Radio One, was anchored by three media ads centering black women history has shown as highly influential to the civil rights movement. Within a one-month run, the campaign delivered over 700,000 impressions—far exceeding the original goal.

Highlights

The campaign has been touted as one of the most successful hosted by Radio One with:

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Graphic containing a background that includes a black and white image of Fannie Lou Hamer on the right half and a solid black background on the left half. Text overlaying the top: Georgia Runoffs January 5th. Text overlaying the left-middle: Lifting as we vote /in-person early voting begins December 14 /Click to check your polling location mvp.sos.ga.gov.  Text overlaying bottom-right: Fannie Lou Hamer: Image source: wnyc.org via nypr.org. Text overlaying bottom-center: Paid for by the EcoWomanist Institute.

134,674

Impressions Delivered by the

Fannie Lou Hamer "Pre-Roll" Display

Graphic containing a background that includes a black and white image of Ella Baker holding a microphone on the right half and a solid black background on the left half. Text overlaying the top: Georgia Runoffs January 5th. Text overlaying the left-middle: Lifting as we vote /in-person early voting begins December 14 /Click to check your polling location mvp.sos.ga.gov.  Text overlaying bottom-right: Ella Baker: Image source: CarolinaCountry.com via The Image Works. Text overlaying bottom-center: Paid for by the EcoWomanist Institute.
520,806

Impressions Delivered by the

Ella Baker Display

Black and white photo with white border showing image of Fannie Lou Hamer standing at a podium, placed over a black and white gradient background.

97.5

Of Viewers Watched the

Connected TV Campaign in Entirety

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Three Pillars Strong

We’ve designed culturally relevant programs around our foundational pillars: Leadership, SoulCare SelfCare, and Advocacy. Each program allows for and encourages education through spending time in nature, story sharing, and creating experiences that restore, renew, and reconnect us with our ancestry and spiritual wellbeing.

Find out more about the programs aligned with each Pillar and how to get involved.

Say 'Yes'

CASE IN POINT

We actively engaged in encouraging 'Yes' on GA Constitution Amendment 2 during the 2022 Election Cycle. This important amendment would give tax relief to Georgians in the increasingly likely event a disaster damages or even destroys homes.

The citizens spoke. On November 8, 2022, this ballot measure passed with 53% of the vote. (Source: Ballotpedia

How We Unified

Our approach was straightforward. Those we engaged were asked to do three things:

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Say 'Yes'

CASE IN POINT

What We're Doing

The power found in small spaces is the resounding impact of participants reaching others with a unified voice. Simply put, we're using our collective voice to be heard. 

We actively engaged in encouraging 'Yes' on GA Constitution Amendment 2 during the 2022 Election Cycle. This important amendment would give tax relief to Georgians in the increasingly likely event a disaster damages or even destroys homes.

The citizens spoke. On November 8, 2022, this ballot measure passed with 53% of the vote. (Source: Ballotpedia

How We Unified

Our approach was straightforward. Those we engaged were asked to do three things:

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