Changing the Story Through Strategic Narrative Public Relations
Over the last 15 years, our public relations work has been featured in over 200 global publications. This strategic narrative work has supported community organizing campaigns leading to important victories for underrepresented communities and grassroots organizations.
Press Coverage of the Border Mosque
What started as a project to bring together faith communities to stand in solidarity with separated families turned into a film and one of the biggest faith-rooted stories of 2019.
How the Story Changes in Different Languages
The Border Mosque is also a fascinating example of how media covers Muslims in Latin America versus the United States. In this video rather than focusing on the larger facts of the story like the English language coverage, we instead see a story about a young Muslim boy learning how to pray, telling the story at a more human level.
Select PR Coverage from Beyond Borders Studios Clients and Partners
“Film highlighting interfaith prayer at the U.S.-Mexico border set for release,” San Diego Union-Tribune
“At Border Mosque, a Muslim prayer is shared across the US-Mexico divide,” Religion News Service
“See No Evil: Inside One City’s Quest to Kill it’s Surveillance Program,” The Verge
“In San Diego, ‘Smart’ Streetlights Spark Surveillance Reform,” Bloomberg City Lab
“Streetlight Spy Cameras Have Led to a Massive Privacy Backlash in San Diego,” Vice - Motherboard
“Border Church and Border Mosque Team Up for Prayer Service” Religion News Service
“A congregation that spans the US-Mexico border,” the Christian Century
“Border Church and Mosque Call for Day of Prayer” ABC 10
“In San Diego Muslims Question Roll Out of Cities Smart Streetlights” Religion News Service
“The Muslim Surveillance Industrial Complex” TRT World
“A California Mosque was Set On Fire And Graffitied With Christchurch Mosque Attack References,” BuzzFeed News
“Llevan Musulmanes de San Diego Mensaje de Paz a Iglesia Fronteriza,” La Prensa San Diego
"Can Muslims in Tech Fight Rising Islamophobia in the United States?" 500 Startups
"Muslims with Standing Rock," AJ+
“How the Fight to Stop Oakland's Domain Awareness Center Laid the Groundwork for the Oakland Privacy Commission,” ACLU of Northern California
"Ban the Box Make Criminal Pasts Off Limits," The Wall Street Journal
"See No Evil: Inside One City's Quest to Kill Its Surveillance Program," The Verge
"Muslim groups help raise $30,000 and counting to help rebuild black churches," Mashable
"Muslims Raised Over $100,000 To Help Rebuild Black Churches in the South," Huffington Post
Muslim Nonprofits Raising Funds to Help Rebuild Black Churches, Complex News
"Towards a Global Muslim Startup Ecology: 11 Most Innovative Muslim Startups," Tech in Asia
"6 of the Most Innovative Global Muslim Startups," Wamda
"Introducing a New Political Platform for Muslims, by Muslims," Colorlines
"Police Surveillance: The US City That Beat Big Brother," BBC
“Oakland council limits surveillance system to port,” Mercury News
“Building Congregation Based Organizing in the Muslim Community,” The San Francisco Foundation
“Founders, Students Defend Islamic College,” NPR
“Why Should Churchill Keep His Job?” The O’Riley Factor, Fox News
“Desmond Tutu Featured at CU-Boulder AIDS Symposium,” Diverse Education
Crowdfunding Campaigns
The Border Mosque Immigrant and Refugee Bail Fund - $2657 - San Diego, CA. - 2020
Help Us Shift Narratives with Our Digital Media Academy - $8682 - San Diego, CA. - 2020
The Latina Muslim Refugee Shelter - $59,135 - Tijuana, Mexico - 2020
Help Us Finish Our Film - A Prayer Beyond Borders - $12,921 - San Diego, CA. - 2019
We Stand with Escondido Mosque - $5019 - San Diego, CA. - 2019
People Unite to Save Children in Yemen - $17,044 - 2019
Rebuild the Santa Barbara Mosque - $231,195 - Santa Barbara, CA. - 2017
Support Standing Rock - $15,045 - Standing Rock Reservation - 2016
Generation Ali Global Citizenship Scholarships - $15,124 - 2016
The New Medina - $54,605 - Sousse, Tunisia - 2016
Rebuild with Love - Rebuild Black Churches & Support Victims of Arson Across the South - $100,000 - 2015
I Stand with Ahmed - Irving, Texas - $20,045 - 2015
Ummah WIde - Berkeley, CA. - $16,100 - 2014
The Lighthouse Mosque - Oakland, CA. - $150,000 - 2014