Anika Fassia

Anika Fassia (she/her) is the co-founding and Co-Executive Director of We Make the Future (WMTF) and We Make the Future Action (WMTFA). Launched in 2021, WMTF/A builds narrative power for a just, multiracial democracy by supporting the capacity of partner organizations to integrate race-forward, empirically based messages across their work. Prior to WMTF/A, Anika managed the inception of Race Class Narrative (RCN) which originated through a collaboration between Ian Haney López, ASO Communications, Lake Research Partners, Brilliant Corners, SEIU and Demos. She was also the former Director of Race Class Narrative Action where she led the outreach and partnerships of organizations spanning seven Midwestern states.