Equals Change Blog
Ideas and inspiration for a just world
Margaret Morton, Director, Creativity and Free Expression
By using their gender as a lens and their work to amplify women’s voices, issues and perspectives, these 13 artists, writers and filmmakers are changing society’s perceptions of women and forcing the world to rethink the very definition of the arts.
Darren Walker, President
As COVID-19 spreads rapidly around the world, President Darren Walker finds hope and strength in our interconnectedness and calls us to come together with urgency and compassion to address the pandemic’s immediate and yet-to-be-known consequences.
Hilary Pennington, Executive Vice President of Programs
Hilary Pennington announces the philanthropy pledge, a partnership with the Ford Foundation and more than 40 organizations to urge philanthropies everywhere to commit to more flexible funding to support nonprofits navigate the impacts of COVID-19.
Nicolette Naylor, International Program Director, Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice; Director, Southern Africa
Ford’s Nicolette Naylor digs into the complexities of the problem and shares how Ford is working to build a world free of fear and violence.
Hilary Pennington, Executive Vice President of Programs
Advancing the rights of women and girls is one of the most critical tasks of the 21st century. Hilary Pennington, executive vice president for program, shares how the intrepid individuals and organizations Ford supports are pushing the boundaries of possibility to build a future where all individuals have the power and opportunity to shape their own lives.
Marc Climaco, Social Media Engagement Strategist
A longtime activist fighting for disability rights, Judith Heumann sits down with Ford to talk about her new memoir, Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist
Lisa Kim, Gallery Director
The Ford Foundation Gallery’s Per(Sister) spotlights the stories of 30 currently and formerly incarcerated women in Louisiana and the issues they face in the criminal justice system.
Darren Walker, President
President Darren Walker talks about the sacrifice, struggle and the need to embrace urgency to move forward in 2020 and bring the world closer to justice.
Chi-hui Yang, Senior Program Officer, JustFilms, Creativity and Free Expression
Three films supported by the Ford Foundation are nominated for Best Documentary at the 2020 Academy Awards.
Tanya Coke, Director, Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice
Just Mercy spotlights Bryan Stevenson, Founder of the Equal Justice Initiative and Ford trustee, and his unshakable drive to end racial discrimination in the American South.
