building individual and organizational capacity for change.

​​Movement Matters furthers the vision and capacity of local and national social change and justice organizations. Founded in 2008 by Marta Vizueta Bohórquez and David S. Haiman and based in Washington, DC, Movement Matters brings a unique perspective grounded in decades of direct experience organizing with local Brown, Black, and immigrant communities, while also being informed by deep relationships, connections, ​and work with other regional and national movement building efforts.
Marta and David (Movement Matters) are not only an incredible resource for capacity building, but their first hand knowledge and understanding of community organizing make their trainings and technical assistance invaluable to local organizations looking to do social justice work.​
Lee Christian Parker. (former) Senior Director, Philanthropic Services,
Greater Washington Community Foundation.

Building Organizing

​​​Movement Matters (MM) ensures the development of greater infrastructure and capacity for movement-based community organizing, solidarity economy projects, and transformational justice. We work directly in partnership with organizations and individuals to provide training, technical assistance, accompaniment, and mentorship that strengthens their approach to creating change.

Building Movements

​We serve as a catalyst and convener that brings groups together to build collaborative infrastructure, develop joint actions around intersectional issues, and strategize around changes to the broader political and social landscape. We identify and vet opportunities with members of the organizing community and serve as the mortar for these initiatives to reach fruition.

Building Vision and Values

​Movement Matters is committed to values-based organizing and movement building that is intersectional, anti-oppression, anti-colonial, and anti-racist. Our educational approach and capacity building framework are firmly based in popular education, cultural organizing, and other liberatory pedagogies with the ultimate goal of transforming not only the outcome of our work but also the  process by which we do it. 
Movement Matters is based in Washington, DC. ​We work regionally with various communities and with national partners.

We want to hear from you.

​Send us any questions, comments, recommendations, as well as requests for resources, trainings, or technical assistance you may have. We ARE listening, and to the best of our abilities we hope to be in solidarity with individuals, groups, and organizations seeking support.

MM Quarterly Bulletin

We also welcome you to join our new MM Bulletin list!
​We will add your email to our private database, and you will receive our quarterly newsletter full of resources and announcements that may be of importance to your work. ​

Banner photo: DConStrike (May 2017). Brandon Wu​​.