What is cultural organizing?

“Cultural organizing exists at the intersection of art and activism. It is a fluid and dynamic practice that is understood and expressed in a variety of ways, reflecting the unique cultural, artistic, organizational, and community context of its practitioners. Cultural organizing is about integrating arts and culture into organizing strategies. It is also about organizing from a particular tradition, cultural identity, community of place, or worldview.”

— FROM CULTURAL ORGANIZING: EXPERIENCES AT THE INTERSECTION OF ART AND ACTIVISM

INSPIRED AT ONCE BY RADICAL PHILOSOPHERS AND TULIPS, EMMA CAGER ROBINSON IS LOOKING FOR BEAUTY. AS A MECHANISM FOR CHANGE AND A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION, EMMA USES BEAUTY AS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND HER ACTIVISM.    

WITH A FOCUS ON CONSCIOUSNESS-RAISING AND CREATING “INSURGENTS,” EMMA USES MEDIA OF ALL FORMS TO CHANGE HOW BLACK WOMEN INTERROGATE CULTURE AND THE SYSTEMS THEY INTERACT WITH ON A DAILY BASIS. FROM THE BIG BOOGEYMAN OF CAPITALISM TO INCREASED ACCESS TO ABORTION, THERE IS NO SUBJECT TOO TABOO FOR CONVERSATION. EMMA IS CONCERNED WITH WORLD-BUILDING IN THE TRUEST SENSE.

A TEXAN AT HEART, SHE’S ESPECIALLY IMPASSIONED ABOUT SPREADING THIS ENERGY THROUGH THE SOUTH; AS A MEANS OF COMPLETING ANCESTRAL BUSINESS, AND WORKING IN A LONG LINE OF WOMEN COMMITTED TO MAKING THE WORLD SUCK LESS FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.