Overcoming political overwhelm: 3 strategic communication lessons from a community organizer - Berkeley Media Studies Group

Overcoming political overwhelm: 3 strategic communication lessons from a community organizer - Berkeley Media Studies Group

When the Department of Health and Human Services began the process of laying off 10,000 federal employees and terminating billions of dollars of federal contracts in March, public health organizations across the country watched with dread. We knew that the administration’s policies and rhetoric against science, diversity, equity, and inclusion would obliterate much of the progress we gained after the worst parts of the COVID-19 pandemic.  We wer…