Beautiful Trouble
Beautiful Trouble is a book, web toolbox, and international network of artist-activist trainers whose mission is to make grassroots movements more creative and more effective.
Beautiful Trouble is a collaborative effort by 70 artist-activists-strategists and over 10 leading creative campaign organizations including the YesMen/YesLab, Ruckus Society, Other 98%, and others.
Grants
Staff Retreat and Collective Liberation/Anti-Oppression Workshop
Support for a staff retreat, strategic planning session, and collective liberation/anti-oppression workshop to help Beautiful Trouble become an organization that reflects the full spectrum of the movements it serves
| Amount | $5,900 |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 2015 |
| Region | US |
| Primary Approach | Direct Action and Training |
Training for Trainers Skillshare
Hosted a skillshare for a network of community-based trainers and expanded and disseminated Beautiful Trouble's open-source library of training materials, tools, and practices
| Amount | $10,000 |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 2015 |
| Region | US |
| Primary Approach | Direct Action and Training |
Support of Gulf Future Coalition
Travel to and facilitation of the Beautiful Trouble Strategic Arts Activism workshops and support of the Gulf South Rising campaign
| Amount | $6,000 |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 2015 |
| Region | Gulf Coast |
| Primary Approach | Travel |
Beautiful Solutions
Initial phase of the Beautiful Solutions project, a partnership with Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis' This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate
| Amount | $25,000 |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 2015 |
| Region | US |
| Primary Approach | Cultural Organizing |