MRBF Board and Staff - Durham March Meeting Report Out

What VISION SNAPSHOT from the future (five (5) years from now) might we see as an outcome of our work?

RECURRING THEMES LEADERS IN RACE AND EQUITY BASED POWER BUILDING

 Mature_leaders Stronger_networks Inc_Southern_funding  Leaders_R_not_burned_out  More mature leaders, stronger networks and increased Southern funding.  Leaders developed, supported and retained to deepen the work  Leaders in organizations are not burning out because they remain in the ecosystem in various roles and continuous development  A fully connected network of leaders working on a 20 year tatical plan to address anti- blackness in three key areas of life (policies/communications/economics).  Strong leadership in the South supported by plentiful resources.  Deeply developed people pipeline  A picture of the 5-10 leaders we saw yesterday standing at the back of a crowd of 50+ org leaders who have been brought into a culture of leadership in the region

STRENGTHEND DEMOCRACY

 Increased_voter_access  Voter suppression dismantled in the South.  Progress_wins

 Political_maps_shifting Redistricting_teeing_up 10X_todays_funding  LA Voters Demand People-Centered Policies from Current Candidates  Weakening voter suppression and oppression across the region  Civic infrastructures in all southern states support voters  Rural communities in rural Eastern NC have easy access to polling sites and can make their voices heard.  75k former justice involved folks in NC celebrate victory on steps of the capital on an expansion of voting rights in the state  Deeper, at-scale GOTV prowess.

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