Resources
Resources
Resources — We have highlighted some key resources on members’ issues and communities, which we hope will be useful to you as you write and produce authentic and compelling narratives for film, television, podcast and video games.
Black / Afro-Descendant People & Communities
The Climate Crisis & it's Intersections
Fascism
Hiring Practices / Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Immigration
- Writing About Migrants Factsheet
- Telling Authentic Immigrant Stories: A Reference Guide For The Entertainment Industry
- Facts About Immigration
- Guide to Difficult Conversations About Anti-Blackness
- The Language of Immigration Reporting: 2019 Normalizing vs. Watchdogging in a Nativist Age
- The Power of Immigrant Representation on Television
Jewish Communities & Issues
Latino/Latine/Latinx Communities
LGBTQIA+ Community
Linking Racial Justice & Environmental Justice
Middle Eastern & North African People
Native American People & Communities
- I’m Writing A Native Character, …Now What?: The Do’s and Do Not’s of Creating Authentic Native Representation
- The Time is Now The Power of Native Representation in Entertainment: A Guide for Industry Professionals
- Be A Myth Buster
- What’s In and What’s Out in Native Representation
- Land Acknowledgement Guide
Older Adults
Reproductive Freedom
- Writing About Abortion
- Telling Stories about Pregnancy Decisions and Abortion in Context
- Guide to Abortion Privacy — Digital Defense Fund
- The Racist History of Abortion & Midwifery Bans
- More information related to abortion, birth control, religion, & reproductive rights, & abstinence-only curricula
- Abortion Onscreen in 2022
Storytelling & Narratives
- Center for Scholars & Storytellers' Beyond Checking A Box: A Lack of Authentically Inclusive Representation Has Costs at the Box Office
- Center for Scholars & Storytellers' Driving Box Office Performance through Authentically Inclusive Storytelling
- Color of Change's #ChangeHollywood Writers’ Room Database of Experts
- Color of Change’s Changing our Narrative about Narrative
- Culture Surge’s The Storytellers’ Guide to Changing Our World