Field Notes is a collection of stories about everyday people organizing their communities to create positive change. The website shares deep-dive stories, interviews, and photo essays about three main topics: using care instead of punishment to solve problems, fighting against supremacist groups that exclude people, and building better democracy beyond just voting. The stories come from around the world and show how organizers, artists, and advocates are working on issues like racial justice, disability rights, immigrant support, prison reform, and community healing.
Examples include Durham's crisis response team reimagining public safety, Black mothers creating healing spaces, disability justice advocates in Atlanta, and Indigenous people preserving their languages. The platform celebrates creative strategies used by grassroots organizers who are pushing toward a more just, multiracial democracy. While submissions are currently closed, they seek stories that showcase care, resilience, and creative solutions to today's biggest challenges.