We Make The Future Action

Welcome! ✨ Here at WMTFA, we share research-backed messaging advice to help organizers and communicators fight for a future where all of us across race and place are safe and free. Check out our website for open-source resources to help power your work: wemakethefutureaction.us

Black Americans have fought, bled, and died for the right to vote. But more than 150 years since the passage of the 15th Amendment, how can we translate that struggle into the political power our communities deserve? Watch this powerful episode: www.theroot.com/watch-americ...

RP Hands Off Ohio: "Whether we live in Athens, Ashtabula, or Akron, every eligible Ohioan deserves the freedom to make their voice heard! 🗳️✨"

We the people means ALL of us, no exceptions. [art via Amplifier Art]

Talking "affordability" with our communities means talking about the real pain people are experiencing – low wages, high gas prices, rent, child care, etc. Check out our newest resource for tips and messaging. www.wemakethefutureaction.us/resources-do...

Our country is strongest when all of us show up, speak out and refuse to be intimidated. We’re coming together across races, places and parties to protect our freedoms. #HandsOffOurVote

Does your voting guide tell a strong story about our vision for a better future AND how we're going to get there? Check out the first few slides of FL For All's voter guide for some inspiration.

The future is and always has been up to us. Let's show up for one another. [art via Amplifier Art]

Are you talking to your community about why everything is so d*mn expensive? 👀 Our new resource breaks down how we tell a clear story about "affordability" that motivates people to action. www.wemakethefutureaction.us/resources-do...

We think Tom Morello was on message at Power to the People fest in DC – what do you think?

May Day Strong NYC says #HandsOffOurVote! With less than a month until Election Day, don't forget to check out the Hands Off Our Vote messaging guide: www.wemakethefuture.us/resources-do...

Is "affordability" top of mind for the voters you're talking to this year? Paying for gas? Making rent? Affording groceries? We've got a new messaging guide for you. www.wemakethefutureaction.us/resources-do...

Repost @braveofus.bsky.social: This regime and their billionaire backers are trying to keep us from voting today so they can keep us from counting in the years ahead. By submitting public comment and voting this election, we can defeat this Census proposal and ensure everyone counts, no exceptions.

This election, we will decide our future, choose our leaders, and ensure the will of the people prevails. Hands Off Our Vote!

Have you seen Florida For All's new website!? 😍 We spy lots of great RCN messaging 👀

"Affordability" is making headlines – & it's top of mind for Americans across race and zip code. Our new guide helps you tell an affordability story that names who's behind our financial pain, points to long-term solutions, & gives clear calls to action. www.wemakethefutureaction.us/resources-do...

From attacking our freedom to control our bodies to trying to keep people who've changed our last names from voting, we know this regime wants to control women & decide our futures for us. But we're coming together to defend our freedoms. #HandsOffOurVote [🎨 via Amplifier Art]

[video repost from Jess Craven and Public Citizen] When we say "name the villains" – greedy politicians and the billionaires padding their pockets – it's not hypothetical! These are the people making decisions about our lives & futures. We need to to demand they pay what they owe & #FundOurFutures.

Most Americans believe voters should pick our leaders. But this regime wants to decide who votes based on our skin color and what’s in our wallets. We know "We the people" means ALL of us, & we're voting for our freedoms this November. #HandsOffOurVote [🎨 via Amplifier Art]

Here's how All in Wisconsin is adapting the #HandsOffOurVote messaging to speak to and mobilize Wisconsin voters on social. For more election guidance, check out the full messaging guide at bit.ly/handsoffourvote

Remember: Poverty doesn't just happen. It's a policy choice. Keep an eye out for our affordability messaging resource coming soon. (image via Utah Overpass Action)

Does your organization have a climate disaster preparedness plan? Don't miss our resource, "What Do We Say When The Storm Comes? Climate Disaster Response Planning for Our Movements." www.wemakethefuture.us/resources-do...

Michigan organizers are ready to protect our elections and mobilize Michigan voters. Check out their Hands Off MI Vote website – a great example of the #HandsOffOurVote messaging in action: handsoffmivote.org

Don't forget: Paying taxes is civic participation. That understanding is how we build the case for what taxes should be – putting our money toward what our communities need, from good schools to quality healthcare. For more, view our #FundOurFutures messaging research & guide.

Want to see an incredible example of the #HandsOffOurVote messaging guidance in action? Check out the Hands Off Ohio website (handsoffohio.org). Dozens of OH orgs have come together to say #HandsOffOurVote! We the people pick our leaders, not the other way around.

This #LaborDay, we celebrate all of us who work hard to provide for our loved ones and heal our communities – no matter where we live or what we look like, all of us deserve to be paid fairly for our labor and have the opportunity to thrive. [art by Roger Peet via Amplifier Art]

"Home means neighbors looking out for neighbors and every community having a real voice." Another fun creator collab between Civic TN, Forward TN, and Whitney Lavender. Voting is part of being all in for your neighbors.

Together, we make the future. [Art by Celeste Byers via Amplifier Art]

PSA: Voters choose our politicians, not the other way around. #HandsOffOurVote

We love this creator collaboration between Brittney Shelby Sessoms, Civic TN, and Forward TN, inviting our communities to reflect on how we care for our homes and how being a voter is a form of care.

We shape the story, together. [art via @amplifierart by Caitlin Blunnie @liberaljane]

We love how TIRCC used the 250th birthday of America to paint a vision for what the NEXT 250 can look like: "We carry this energy forward into every day, knowing that our joy is our collective strength and blueprint for the future.”

In the MO primary, groups like Missouri Workers Center rallied voters around values-driven messages: “We want our elected leaders to fight for our freedoms, not steal from us so they can line the pockets of a wealthy few.” Congrats to the organizers who defeated Amendments 4 & 5!

This guide from ASO Communications offers a new way to talk about gun violence that centers freedom, life, and safety, and reclaims patriotic language. Check it out: s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/s3.momsrisin...

Another win for messaging that centers WE the people and our shared values. What do you think of Angie Nixon's speech?

Pro-tip: When making the case for our leaders to #FundOurFutures, name the concrete things we can have for our communities when billionaires and corporations pay what they owe. Here's an example:

Our new guide "What Do We Say When The Storm Comes?" distills eight lessons from powerful organizers across the country who have faced climate disasters head-on. www.wemakethefutureaction.us/resources-do...

Pro-tip: Say, "Make wealthy corporations pay what they truly owe" instead of, "Make the rich pay their fair share." Why? The rich are actively taking the wealth we create – we need to call that out.

It's up to us! [art by Monyee via Amplifier Art] #WeMakeTheFuture

Check out our newest Fund Our Future messaging guide! Together, we can make billionaires and wealthy corporations pay what they owe and make leaders in our state spend our public money for our public good. www.wemakethefutureaction.us/resources-do...

We have an upcoming workshop for organizers on September 16th, rooted in our "Mobilizing Toward Climate Justice" climate messaging research. Learn more and apply today: www.wemakethefutureaction.us/workshops

What'd you think of Mamdani's response?