A BIPOC Farm Co-op Grows with TESA Collective’s Support
Our first project as a technical assistance provider is in support of BIPOC-led farming collective Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance.
Category: TESA News
Why Make Beautiful Trouble?
Last month, we announced that the TESA Collective has partnered with Beautiful Solutions to create a strategic card game. Beautiful Trouble is a revolution in a box, which takes the most important elements of the group’s book by the same name, and converts them into an engaging and fun training tool any activist can use[…]
Just Released: Beautiful Trouble
A card deck with six mini-games for activists Just in time for the holidays, TESA Collective’s latest collaboration has arrived: Beautiful Trouble: A Strategy Card Deck! This exciting and adaptable deck contains over 100 cards and dozens of key strategies and tactics that have inspired centuries of people-powered victories. “A crucial resource for change-makers.” — Archbishop[…]
2021 Holiday Gift Guide for Activists
Pick great presents for the whole crew The holidays are right around the corner! For those hard-to-shop-for principled people in your life, use our guide to help you pick a meaningful gift that reflects your loved one’s values. From kids learning how to share to your reserved yet radical friend, dog lovers to card-carrying union[…]
Half off our games for changing the world this week! PLUS: Announcing our future games!
It’s officially fall! Temperatures are cooling, leaves are changing color, and a lot of us are going to start spending more time inside. So in light of the growing need for fun things to do at home, we’re excited to let you all know we’ve got a big sale starting from today and going through[…]
How and Why to Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day (Instead of Columbus Day)
Indigenous Peoples’ Day celebrates life and brings visibility to millions of people living across the Americas. The holiday teaches about the history, traditions, and culture of Native Americans today – instead of the brutal and horrific legacy of Christopher Columbus.
Five Recent Labor Struggles You Should Know About
Ever since the dawn of modern labor, there have been labor struggles. Take, for example, the wage cut protests of female mill workers in 1834, the 1877 uprising of Irish-American coal miners that resulted in 19 hangings, or the many workplace accidents that led up to the 1970 development of the Occupational Safety and Health[…]
Engaging Your Radical Imagination with Game Changer: The Game of Activist Tactics
Our latest game, Game Changer, was designed by Felicia Perez, former high school history teacher and current community organizer, author, public speaker, activist, and educator. Thanks to her passion for building the concept of community organizing and power, this past year she collaborated with us at The TESA Collective and the organization she was previously[…]
We Can’t Look Away: A Guide to Understanding Climate Change
The acceptance that climate change is both real and human made has been growing steadily. Still, in many ways, that acceptance isn’t growing fast enough. And with other pressing issues occupying our collective consciousness, we’re left wondering: is any action that we can take too little, too late? The answer to this is a resounding[…]
How Athletes Use Their Platform to Fight for Social Change
It’s time for the Olympics, which is always exciting. But let’s be honest: while the Olympic Games are fun for us spectators, it is a seriously troublesome industry – from the the human displacement it causes in the cities that hold the games; the inequities showcased during the event; the sexist policies of the IOC;[…]