This is a growing list of articles, books, videos, and other resources related to cultural organizing, as well as links to practitioners. Please share any resources you know about in the comments below.
Writings on Cultural Organizing
Cultural organizing: Experiences at the intersection of art and activism. by Javiera Benavente and Rebecca Lena Richardson
The Culture War in the Civil Rights Movement, by Joe Street
Making Waves: A Guide to Cultural Strategy, by The Culture Group
The Beauty of Transformation: Becoming a Cultural Organizer, by Paul Kuttner
Cultural Organizing as Critical Praxis: Tamejavi Builds Immigrant Voice, Belonging, and Power, by Erica Kohl-Arenas, Myrna Martinez Nateras, & Johanna Taylor
Cultural Organizing for Community Recovery, New Orleans, by Kathie DeNobriga
General Theory of Cultural Organizing, by Dudley Cocke
Will Democracy Survive in the 21st Century? Why Progressive Leaders Need to Know About Cultural Organizing, by Judi Jennings
Videos and Talks
What is Project HIP-HOP: A Participatory Video Research Project, by Project HIP-HOP
Cultural Organizing: The Body Ecology — An Interactive Video-Based Workshop, by Ebony Golden
Carlton Turner — Executive Director Alternate ROOTS
Agitation and Inspiration: The Power of Art and Cultural Organizing, Panel at Netroots Nation 2012
Practitioners
Urban Bush Women, NYC
Roadside Theater, Norton, VA
Highlander Research and Education Center, New Market, TN
Project HIP-HOP, Boston, MA
Favianna Rodriguez, Bay Area, CA
Culture Strike, NYC
Betty’s Daughter Arts Collaborative, NYC
Alternate ROOTS, Atlanta, GA
Raíces, the Main Street Project
Complex Movements, Detroit, MI