Rise-Home Stories Project

01/02/2023

It may be a new year, but we have the same resolve to continue working to change our relationship to land, home, and race, by transforming the stories we tell about them. We know that harmful narratives play a major role in creating barriers to racial justice and to equitable policies, practices, and public discourse. The good news is that we are not powerless to change systems and policies. We can organize together with our community and make a difference. We stand firm in our resolve to continue this work this year. What are some of your new year's resolutions??

#2023

12/30/2022

Don't end 2022 without checking out our final project! Steal Estate is coming soon! In this interactive website, you become an investigator, piecing together how thousands of Black and Brown communities have had their homes stolen by a highly organized system of developers, financial institutions, and corporations. Visit steal-estate.com to learn more and to watch the full trailer.

12/27/2022

Have a quick minute in between eating holiday dinner leftovers?? Watch the trailer of MINE and visit our website to learn more about this exciting animated web-series that poignantly explores the theme of community versus individual survival. http://ow.ly/lIBx50M9CyA

12/27/2022

Dot's Home for the Holidays! Want to game with purpose this holiday season? Check out Dot's Home, a single-player video game that allows players to understand the limited choices often presented to families in pursuit of a place to call home. Dot's Home recently received the 2022 Cultural Impact Award from Apple! See why by downloading Dot's Home for free today!

12/23/2022

The holiday season is a great time to listen to a new podcast! In But Next Time, community organizers Chrishelle Palay and Rose Arrieta lead us on a journey, meeting and learning from frontline survivors, first responders, and multigenerational organizers who have found creative ways to serve their communities when they were hit by devastating wildfires and hurricanes. But Next Time spotlights powerful stories of community-led disaster prevention and recovery and answers one vital question: how can we ensure that next time will be different?

Listen for free today on your favorite podcast app or by streaming it on our website. We also have an abundance of free resources on our website to help you and your community ensure that "next time" is different. https://risehomestories.com/but-next-time/listen/

12/22/2022

Happy Holidays! While traveling, spending time alone or with loved ones, or looking for ways to learn something new over the break, consider checking out one of our projects! Alejandria Fights Back!/¡La lucha de Alejandria! is a bilingual children’s book about young people learning the power of organizing to fight for their neighborhood. Find it at your library or local bookstore, or visit our website today! https://risehomestories.com/alejandria/home/

We are also in the middle of our virtual book tour! Interested schools and organizations can sign up via the Alejandria Tour booking page (http://ow.ly/BgQO50M8xwq), and inquiries about the tour can be sent to [email protected].

12/20/2022

What does home mean to you? Is it simply a building? Or is it a feeling? How are you reimaging home this holiday season? We imagine "home" expanding to include entire communities, not just individual families. We believe in abundance, not scarcity. We strive to create a future where everyone can access safe, affordable housing. Will you join us in reimagining what "home" can mean?? Let us know in the comments! ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️

11/29/2022

Dot's Home is a Cultural Impact Winner at the Apple App Store Awards. We're so proud of our team of artists and housing justice organizers and are taking this moment to celebrate the impact the game has had!

Apple today announced the winners of the 2022 App Store Awards, spotlighting 16 apps and games that inspired users and helped them stay connected.

11/23/2022

The “Alejandria Fights Back! / ¡La Lucha de Alejandria!” virtual book tour has returned, and we are inviting you to be a stop on the tour! K-12 classrooms, afterschool, and youth programs will have the opportunity to meet with two of the book’s creators. All participating schools and organizations will receive a free copy of the book! Bookings will begin on November 28th — save this post and check our page for more updates about the virtual book tour!

11/11/2022

At the end of last month, Organizing Resilience released the But Next Time: Storm Survivors Demand Overhaul of Disaster Recovery System Report. Our podcast inspired the report's title, and we are proud to share this timely resource. The report contains recommendations for an equitable and effective disaster recovery system. Learn more: https://www.organizingresilience.org/but-next-time-report

📸 Photo Cred: AP News and Katie Byrne

10/28/2022

Rise-Home Stories is a groundbreaking collaboration between multimedia storytellers and social justice advocates seeking to change our relationship to land, home, and race, by transforming the stories we tell about them.

Check out Alejandria Fights Back (bilingual children’s book), But Next Time (podcast), Dot’s Home (video game), MINE (animated series), and the soon-to-be-released Steal Estate (interactive audio experience) by visiting risehomestories.com today!

10/03/2022

Knowing your rights after you've survived a climate disaster is crucial. For those impacted by recent hurricanes, please check out this helpful guide developed by Texas Housers (http://ow.ly/FheF50L04ag). And to hear powerful stories of the frontline survivors of wildfires, floods, and hurricanes, listen to our podcast, But Next Time.

In But Next Time, we didn’t want to focus on our community members as victims. We know that they’re survivors, they’re thrivers, even up against the odds when they have not been able to tap into the abundance that we know is there. We wanted to call out the lawmakers, the elected officials, the developers, and all the people who have the abundance but aren't helping their communities in equitable or just ways. All episodes are available to stream now on your favorite podcast app. www.butnexttime.com

09/20/2022

Don’t forget to tune in to the live stream of Dot’s Home!

09/20/2022

Today is National Voter Registration Day 🗳️ Voting in local elections can have a huge impact on our community. When you vote, you make a difference in matters like public education, environmental policies, housing and redistricting efforts, public health and safety, and so much more. Take a few minutes today to check your voter registration status and register to vote if you aren't already!

08/25/2022

Happening tonight!! Watch the live stream on the ISAIAH page at 6:30 🎥

08/17/2022

🎙️ Meet the people behind our podcast, But Next Time! 🎙️

Rose Arrieta is the Senior Communications Lead at Causa Justa :: Just Cause. She is Chicana and Tarahumara with family roots in El Paso, Texas and Northern Mexico. Rose is a seasoned multimedia journalist with more than 20 years of experience in print and broadcast as a writer, producer and editor.

But Next Time is a limited-run podcast that spotlights powerful stories of community-led disaster prevention and recovery and answers one vital question: how can we ensure that next time will be different? Listen today on your favorite podcast app, or stream it on butnexttime.com

08/16/2022

🎙️ Meet the people behind our podcast, But Next Time! 🎙️

Chrishelle Palay is the co-host and producer of But Next Time. She is also the director of the Houston Organizing Movement for Equity (HOME) Coalition. HOME was created in response to Hurricane Harvey in an effort to ensure all Houstonians recovered from the disaster in an equitable manner.

But Next Time is a limited-run podcast that spotlights powerful stories of community-led disaster prevention and recovery and answers one vital question: how can we ensure that next time will be different? Listen today on your favorite podcast app, or stream it on butnexttime.com

08/10/2022

MINE will be screening at the 2022 DC Black Film Festival (August 18-20, 2022)! DCBFF will be back in person at The Miracle Theatre in SE DC this year! This will be a hybrid festival. So if you can’t make the in person screenings, they will have virtual screenings available August 21st-26th! Join in person or online! 🎟️ http://dcbff.org/