The Future of TESA’s Games for Changing the World
From Game Changer to Sustainable City – we’ve got big plans for our games about changing the world!
Category: TESA News
Gift guide for activists and change-makers
It can be hard to find the perfect gift for people who care about changing the world. Whether you’re looking for a gift that is ethically made, or is about making the world a better place, we’ve got you covered. Giving a present that reflects your family and friends’ values will be the most meaningful[…]
Cooperation not incarceration: building the movement for cooperative work and affordable housing
We have to create a broad and holistic cooperative network – we need to provide more than living wages: people must have access to safe and affordable housing.
Creating “Sustainable City” – Board Game Design Diary #1
We thought for one of our upcoming games, tentatively titled Sustainable City, we would experiment with sharing the design process from beginning to end. So here’s our first entry: Today we did our first playtest of Sustainable City, pictured here. Like all first drafts, it needs a considerable amount of work. But as a starting[…]
What comes next: Five policy plans and platforms for a just future
Instead of just going back to the way things were, we must reinvent and build the world we want. And to make the world we want, we will need imagination, vision, and hard work.
How We Teamed Up With The Labor Movement to Make “STRIKE! The Game of Worker Rebellion”
The new board game is a collaboration between an activist game publisher and one of the country’s foremost labor advocacy organizations.
What You Can Do to Support the Protests Right Now: A Guide
Resources, advice, ebooks, and more. #BlackLivesMatter #JusticeforFloyd
Collective action during the coronavirus pandemic: workers strike to stay safe
When we launched our crowdfunding campaign for STRIKE!: The Game of Worker Rebellion last fall, we had no concept of what the world would look like in the spring of 2020. As we are “sheltering in place” with our loved ones, our everyday needs are being met by workers who are shouldering an extraordinary burden,[…]
Turning your in-person trainings into virtual trainings: 6 tips & tools in the age of the coronavirus
These are unprecedented, and unpredictable, times. The coronavirus, or COVID-19, has wreaked havoc on everyone’s plans for in-person workshops, conferences, trainings, and other programs. By all accounts, we will need to be practicing social distancing for some time. Now, in order to keep our work and causes moving forward, many of us will need to[…]
Our small act of solidarity: Half off our games for changing the world
Dear friends, We know the coming days and weeks will be hard for many as they are stuck at home, as well as for those whose work life is disrupted and whose income will be negatively impacted. This is sure to be a time when people are understandably worried for themselves and their loved ones,[…]