Excerpt from the article: Rev. Raymond Greene Jr., Freedom ROC’s executive director, stresses how connection across geography helps people grasp the universal nature of some of the more pressing problems.

“Although politics are local, this is a national problem that we’re having—not only with housing, but with safety, police brutality, and lack of economic investment,” Greene says. “Bridge to Power allows for us to collect regular, ordinary people, in Akron, in South Carolina, in Detroit, that are going through the same thing they’re going through, so they don’t feel shame, or feel that it’s their fault, but that this is a systemic problem. We’re able to connect all these different cities, all these different states, to build a nationwide narrative that allows us to contend for power on a federal level.”

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Bridge to Power Building Something New from the Bottom Up by William Goodwin, RUN Steering Committee member, Bridge to Power Structure Committee Member

Right from the beginning I could see Bridge to Power (B2P) would be different. From the get-go each member was empowered to provide input on the decisions involving key elements of the organization such as defining our Vision and Purpose and drafting our Values. It was a grueling process of synthesizing all members’ beliefs, thoughts and values. But it was intentional.

Bridge to Power, a dynamic housing justice power building collaboration, solidified our collaboration in Columbia, South Carolina in early October. From the ratification of Bridge to Power’s direction to supporting an exciting action by MORE Justice to advance their Protect Homes for Young Hearts campaign, Bridge to Power partners are poised to build each other's capacity in order to build a strong movement for housing justice.

Bridge to Power’s Columbia, South Carolina partner, MORE Justice, held a press conference to kick off a tenant protection campaign: Protect Homes for Young Hearts.

The stories we tell ourselves and about ourselves and our communities are important in creating the world we want even in troubled times. Through deeply incorporating our worldview into our everyday organizing, we can visualize our people thriving and our communities as a place of belonging. We can begin to shift the narrative with all the ways we share our stories.

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