How to Talk about Rigged Systems  with FrameWorks

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New Economy Organisers Network

Join NEON's progressive comms network in conversation with Bec Sanderson and Andrew Volmert from the FrameWorks Institute

For this session we’ll be joined by Bec Sanderson and Andrew Volmert from the FrameWorks Institute. They will be discussing their new report '<a href="https://www.frameworksinstitute.org/resources/filling-in-the-blanks-contesting-what-the-system-is-rigged-means/" title="https://www.frameworksinstitute.org/resources/filling-in-the-blanks-contesting-what-the-system-is-rigged-means/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Filling in the Blanks: Contesting What "the System is Rigged" Means'</a> and how progressives can harness the widely held belief that the system is rigged to have meaningful conversations and present positive solutions.Bec Sanderson is a Director of Research at the FrameWorks Institute. She oversees FrameWorks’ economic justice research in the U.S. and works closely with the FrameWorks UK team. Before joining FrameWorks in 2022, Bec worked for ten years in framing research, mostly in the UK and Europe.Andrew Volmert is Senior Vice President for Research at the FrameWorks Institute. In this role, Drew leads a multi-disciplinary team of social scientists in conducting research to understand cultural mindsets and develop frames and narratives capable of generating public support for structural, transformative change.FrameWorks is dedicated to changing the conversation on social issues. They do this by collaborating with storytellers, organizations, and coalitions to shift mindsets, change systems, and create a more just world.NEON’s Progressive Communications network is a peer support community for press officers from grassroots groups, small and larger NGOS plus freelancers. We aim to facilitate a supportive space where press officers can share challenges, ask for press contacts and join or share comms related events.We regularly run comms lunch and learn sessions like this one where we invite journalists, editors, producers and other professionals to share insights on pitching and working together. We encourage attendees to ask questions and join short breakout sessions to network with others in our movement.