Stories Change People: Rubén Blades on Music, Meaning and Behavior Change
Why a Grammy-winning singer and songwriter belonged at an international social and behavior change conference.
Why a Grammy-winning singer and songwriter belonged at an international social and behavior change conference.

The Panamanian singer, songwriter, actor, former minister of tourism and activist will reflect on the power of storytelling, culture and music to shape public understanding, strengthen communities and inspire social change. He will appear in conversation with Carlos Chirinos of New York University.
Water Angel, CCP’s Apral Smith-Jefferson says, is a quiet but devastatingly powerful exploration of the Black maternal health crisis. In just 13 minutes, it confronts medical racism, reproductive health inequities, and the consequences of not being believed.
CCP and the Social Impact Entertainment Society are co-hosting third annual event, scheduled for Dec. 4 and 5 in Los Angeles.
CCP just launched a 13-episode web series designed to prevent zoonotic diseases with a YouTube channel in several French-speaking countries in West and Central Africa. ‘You have to find a way to pull at heartstrings,’ says one creator
Community outreach, multimedia campaigns and call-in radio shows to stave off mpox have resumed in DRC, after USAID granted a waiver to CCP.
In a new book chapter, CCP’s Suruchi Sood writes that climate change needs to be repositioned from a future catastrophe to an urgent one. Entertainment-education can help.

Kefeta, a youth-run radio program, is helping young Ethiopians better understand how to cope with pressing social, health and economic issues.
Public service announcements were aired up to 15 times a day on several local radio stations in the Togo between July and December 2021 at all times of the day. Many people recalled them months later.
The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs is co-hosting the first-ever Impact + Profit Conference, a gathering meant to bring together the field of social change and the entertainment industry to harness storytelling for greater social good and measurable impact. The conference, co-hosted by the
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