Visual Strategy Intensive (by Look Loud) - August 17-21, 2026, Outside Philadelphia

The Visual Strategy intensive is a deep dive into the practical mechanics and theory of how visuals help our movements build power.  Robust visual strategy provides connective tissue between the organizing on the ground and the story we need to communicate to the public.  It helps us garner media attention, grow our numbers, raise more money, and deepen the participation of many kinds of people in our movements.  Using visuals strategically requires us to master lots of kinds of skills: messaging development, fabrication, action staging, and documentation, and thoughtful facilitation of the process of each step.  Despite its vast utility in movements, there are very few spaces available to hone the craft of developing comprehensive, rigorous visual strategy–and this training aims to help fill that gap.   This weeklong intensive is aimed at building the rapport and shared vocabulary required to deepen our movement’s visual strategy community of practice.  The workshop will be facilitated by Look Loud ( Josh Yoder and Rachel Schragis) drawing from lessons and stories from a combined 30+  years of visual strategy work. The training will include a wide mix of slide talks and storytelling, group discussions, and hands-on practice of every stage of development of visuals.