By Joy Portella— I’m a liberal convert. I grew up in a Republican family adoring Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul (almost interchangeably) and digging on a romanticized version of American freedom and optimism. My relatives are mostly Republicans, and while we disagree on politics, they’re my people and I love them. My…
Current Events
Joy Portella The Minerva Strategies team received so many interesting COVID-19 dispatches from our partners around the world that we had to break this into two parts. If you missed part one—with dispatches from Johannesburg, London, Buenos Aires, and New Delhi, check it out here. This week we’re bringing you insights from our partners in different countries and diverse parts of the U.S.: Jakarta, Indonesia: New York City; Abuja, Nigeria,…
Minerva Strategies Minerva Strategies works with a group of very talented partners in countries around the world who share our values and excitement about communicating to support positive change. We’ve been thinking of them during this time of COVID-19 when we’re all living different versions of the same stressful reality. We recently dropped our…
The Minerva Team— It’s been fun and enlightening to read people’s tips and tricks for working from home during this COVID-19 crisis. That is not what this blog is about. The Minerva Strategies team does not hold miracle tips, tricks, or life hacks—we’re stumbling through and finding ways to manage this transition as awkwardly as the rest of the world. Instead, we’re getting into the spirit of…
By Joy Portella— It’s difficult for me to write about Italy and COVID-19, mostly because it makes me so sad. As of this writing, more than 6,000 Italians have died—more deaths than in China, where the virus started—and there are nearly 64,000 cases of coronavirus in Italy. So many Italian quirks have conspired against them in this pandemic:…
By Joy Portella— Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang, whose communication talents and strong social media following were the subject of a recent Goddess Speaks blog, just announced that he’ll become a CNN political commentator. His voice is an important one and we’re happy to hear more of it. There’s a lot about Yang’s campaign that was appealing but there’s one…
By Malia Mackey— I recently spent nine days in Dubuque, Iowa, knocking on doors, making calls, and volunteering during my holiday break to #WinTheEra. A friend of mine is an organizer for Team Pete, so I figured I’d put my money where my mouth is when it comes to the current state of our…
By Catherine Salgado, Minerva Strategies— The Seattle Minerva team recently took a day out of our hectic schedules to attend Global Washington’s Goalmakers 2019 Conference. This annual event convenes organizations from across Washington state that are working on global development, and this year, GlobalWA focused on efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).…
By Sara Veltkamp, East Coast Goddess— I recently spent a month traveling in Vietnam. Anyone traveling in Southeast Asia will notice that the waste management system isn’t great. As a region, Southeast Asia is the biggest contributor to ocean plastics and when you’re on-the-ground, it’s obvious why. On my tour through the Mekong Delta,…
Sara Veltkamp By Johnny Merolla It’s been a few weeks since the midterm elections plastered our televisions, smart phones, and news feeds. A few campaigns stood out for their off-the-wall communication “strategies” like indicted California Congressman Duncan Hunter who falsely accused his opponent of being a terrorist or this video of Corey Stewart – the Republican…