Free Virtual 3-part Workshop: Narrative Power: Reimagining Our Path Toward Racial Health Equity

his series is designed to amplify diverse voices and cultivate a comprehensive team perspective.

Sessions will be held on the following dates:

***Each session is 12:00 -1:00 PM CST***

Session 1 May 20, 2026

Session 2 May 27, 2026

Session 3 June 3, 2026

This three-part workshop series is inspired by the Partnership for Southern Equity’s ongoing work through the Community-Informed Research for Change, Learning, and Equity(CIRCLE) initiative, which is helping build power across the U.S. South by bringing together thevoices, insights, and lived expertise of researchers, practitioners, and community-based leaders.

Grounded in the understanding that narrative power shapes how problems are defined, whose knowledge is valued, and what futures become possible, the series explores how collective storytelling and shared learning can strengthen efforts to advance racial health equity in the U.S. South.

Across the three sessions, participants will be invited to reflect on imagination as a catalyst for change, engage in dialogue about how narratives influence health research and practice, and consider how stronger, community-centered narrative projects can be created and sustained across the South.

Facilitators

• Nathaniel Smith, Chief Equity Officer
• Kirsten Cook, Director of Research and Analytics
• Opal Gay, Senior Research Analyst
• Robyn Bussey, Just Health Director
• 3 TBA CIRCLE Participants