Unbound Local Organizers

Binding Wounds, Unbinding Chains… We are UNBOUND

Unbound Local Orga­niz­ers are vol­un­teers work­ing on the ground and in their local area, congregation, or campus to:

• provide a consistent social media presence for Unbound,
• seek out new con­trib­u­tors to the journal and encourage interactive participation,
• report to Unbound, through a process of intentional listening, the jus­tice needs and issues most press­ing in their loca­tions, and
• carry out the com­mu­nity orga­niz­ing mis­sion of Unbound, trans­lat­ing the journal’s dis­cus­sion and analy­sis into prac­ti­cal and strate­gic action for their com­mu­ni­ties, fuel­ing a grass­roots move­ment already under­way as they col­lab­o­rate with ongo­ing efforts and seek to mobi­lize peo­ple for justice.

Local Orga­niz­ers are the hands, ears, and eyes of the Unbound com­mu­nity. Through trust-based rela­tion­ships in their respec­tive com­mu­ni­ties, they dis­cern what peo­ple on the ground care about. What are folks strug­gling with? What are their con­cerns? What are they anx­ious about? Angry? Joy­ous? By car­ry­ing these voices to Unbound, Local Orga­niz­ers are key play­ers in deter­min­ing the tra­jec­tory and themes of the jour­nal and online com­mu­nity. You will often see them writing and commenting on articles. Then, using the resources, analy­sis, and strate­gic think­ing of Unbound, Local Orga­niz­ers go back to their com­mu­ni­ties and trans­late issues/concerns into action—all with the sup­port of a national Unbound com­mu­nity, includ­ing its var­ied skills, knowl­edge, rela­tion­ships, and cre­ative ideas.

Meet Your Local Organizers