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Julia Roig
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Founder & Chief Network Weaver @ The Horizons Project; Evangelist for Narrative Engagement Across Difference & Reparative Movement-building.
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Julia Roig @jroig.bsky.social · May 22
Block-Bridge-Build is a framework rooted in theory & practice of conflict transformation, civil resistance, & democratic renewal & aims to resist harm (block), facilitate dialogue across divides (bridge), & construct more inclusive, resilient futures (build)

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Block, Bridge, and Build: A Framework to Forge a More Democratic Future - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
Amid rising authoritarianism, people in US-based movements need to work together in new ways. Here are some diverse approaches to help guide collective action.
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Julia Roig @jroig.bsky.social · 14h
Is the big tent approach to strengthening US democracy working? Yes! Check out how The Horizons Project approaches the task--in the latest Democracy Without Exception piece ⬇️

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The Big Tent is Working
Julia Roig on why building relational infrastructure takes time
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Unite For Veterans Coalition @unite4vets.bsky.social · 8d
Americans know the National Guard. The National Guard are your neighbors. They are members of your community. When deployed, they are there to help the community, not harm them.
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Lisa Reyna Loe @lisaloe.bsky.social · 13d
Happy Nobel Peace Prize day to all who celebrate! 🕊️

In a brilliant and well deserved move, an (1) antifa (2) Latina (3) woman, María Corina Machado, wins for her work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela.
María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize for her work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela
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Julia Roig @jroig.bsky.social · 16d
Get involved with #BannedBooksWeek

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 17d
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

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Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 18d
It’s time to post this quote again…

“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.”

― James Baldwin
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Unite For Veterans Coalition @unite4vets.bsky.social · 22d
Do you know the difference between the National Guard and ICE? The National Guard are your neighbors. They are members of your community. When deployed, they are there to help the community, not harm them.
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Unite For Veterans Coalition @unite4vets.bsky.social · 22d
Do you know the difference between the National Guard and ICE? The National Guard are your neighbors. They are members of your community. When deployed, they are there to help the community, not harm them.
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Julia Roig @jroig.bsky.social · 22d
Check out our monthly newsletter: horizonsproject.us/the-vista-se...
THE VISTA: September 2025
September has been a particularly frenetic month for all of us as the fight for democracy continues to be waged on several fronts. As Nonprofit AF reminds us, Let’s Try […]
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Julia Roig @jroig.bsky.social · 23d
🎧 Check out my latest podcast interview:

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Why Are We So Bad at Working Together? I Asked a Network Weaver.
Watch now | There’s something deeply paradoxical about how we approach social change in America. The more urgent our problems become, the more we retreat into silos. Democracy reformers work in isolat...
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Dr. William Horne @wihorne.bsky.social · Sep 22
The boycotts work, kids, & represent our most direct weapon against fascism in this moment. Time to *expand* them & leverage their impact against this increasingly dangerous regime.
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Julia Roig @jroig.bsky.social · Sep 21
Happy International Day of Peace! #PeaceDay

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We are all peacebuilders | Julia Roig | TEDxBratislava
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Julia Roig @jroig.bsky.social · Sep 17
Coherence is a process. It happens when different elements in a system start to operate as a unit, as parts of a whole, & serve a higher intelligence than they could on their own, the way an orchestra comes together for a symphony

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Julia Roig @jroig.bsky.social · Sep 17
There’s a lot to learn from these 10 experts on political violence.

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10 Political Violence Experts on What Comes Next for America
Can America escape the spiral of political violence after Charlie Kirk’s killing?
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Julia Roig @jroig.bsky.social · Sep 16
“The conversation about healthy political discourse feels icky for so many reasons, many of which are rooted in the disconnection and de-valuing of people in our society by those in power. The purpose should be to truly see others, and to connect, not pontificate…” 💔❤️‍🩹

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Our discourse about political discourse is broken
We deserve a better explanation than polarization and cancel culture
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The Horizons Project @horizonsprjt.bsky.social · Aug 21
🎙️ On the latest episode of #ThePlayFullPodcast, @jroig.bsky.social & Merle McGee of Everyday Democracy speak on leading with imagination, story, and strategy in uncertain times.

💬 “Bravery is stepping into the tensions of how change happens.”

🎧 Tune in to the full conversation →
Julia Roig & Merle McGee: Reimagining Civic Life
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Julia Roig @jroig.bsky.social · Aug 6
🗳️ It’s that time of year - to vote for SXSW panels. If you’ve ever engaged with me on the topic of #uncertainty - I’d appreciate if you could please vote for the workshop we’re proposing with my dear colleague Suparna Choudhury: lnkd.in/eZbj3TxJ

🛠️ Uncertainty Skills for a Democratic Future
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The Horizons Project @horizonsprjt.bsky.social · Jul 30
Our July Vista is live! Dive into:

✨ Smithsonian Civic Season reflections
🎧 Voices of federal workers in I Do Solemnly Swear
📚 Narrative & anti-authoritarian toolkits
⚖️ U.S.–Poland rule-of-law collaboration w/
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THE VISTA: July 2025
This month we celebrated the Fourth of July with thousands of people expressing their wishes for the future of our country at an art installation at the Smithsonian National Museum […]
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ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice @aba-crsj.bsky.social · Jul 7
What can American lawyers learn from global initiatives to uphold the rule of law? Join our webinar "Lessons Learned from Abroad" with Mikolaj Pietrzak and Maria Stephan! 📆 Wed, July 16, 2025 🕰️ 11 am - 12 pm EDT. Register HERE ➡️ zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · Jul 11
A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."
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The Horizons Project @horizonsprjt.bsky.social · Jul 8
In their recent article, @jroig.bsky.social & Rinku Sen argue that philanthropy risks sidelining urgent social justice work in favor of quiet bridge‑building. But democracy needs both: heat and harmony.

Read here: www.philanthropy.com/commons/civi...
In Defense of Noisy, Disruptive Movements
Efforts to pursue common ground with MAGA members aim to muzzle advocates for our most vulnerable. Yet history is filled with illustrations of how direct action is essential to social change.
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Julia Roig @jroig.bsky.social · Jul 7
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Advancing Social Change and Democracy with Julia Roig of The Horizons Project - The Great Battlefield Podcast
Julia Roig joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career working to advance social change and democracies all over the world and founding The Horizons Project, where they work at the in...
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The Horizons Project @horizonsprjt.bsky.social · Jul 3
“It’s not just a pro-democracy movement. It has to be a peacebuilding movement.” @jroig.bsky.social of Horizons joins The Great Battlefield Podcast to talk global peacebuilding, movement ecosystems, and building connection in a polarized world.

🎧 Listen here: greatbattlefield.com/episode/adva...
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Ted Fickes @tedfickes.bsky.social · Jun 22
Since we’re really doing this stupid shit again.

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Bomb the World
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