Our Work

Through a prism of race, gender, justice and equity, Western States Center works with communities and organizations to build movements, develop leaders, shift culture, and defend democracy.

Building Movements

Movements start with you!

We strengthen the organizing capacity of often-marginalized communities, with a particular emphasis on gender justice, racial justice, and tribal sovereignty work. We reach thousands of people every year in communities nationwide through our work with national, regional, and local partners to hold educational presentations and workshops.

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Developing Leaders

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We provide training, leadership development, and organizational capacity support to social movements and leaders committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Over the last year, we convened eleven cohorts and networks, released seven new tools, and led 84 presentations and trainings across the country.

Toolkits & Resources

Shifting Culture

Envisioning a more inclusive future

Through stories, art, and music, we are fostering a more inclusive future. We convene creatives who use culture as a vehicle for base and power building in non-traditional social change spaces.

Inclusive Practice Toolkit

Defending Democracy

Introducing Western States Strategies: An inclusive democracy demands action from us all.

We help communities respond to social movements that exploit bigotry and intolerance. We led 65 rapid response interventions to support local, state and regional elected officials and communities mobilize against hate and political violence, and our analysis on anti-democracy and bigoted activity was cited in 1,592 press articles.

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