About Matana Consulting Group
The agencies, laws and structures that decide who gets a seat at the table.
The money and market power that shape what's possible and who gets heard.
The stories that decide who is seen as legitimate and who is cast as a threat.
The alliances, and divisions, that can build collective power or fragment it.
The legislation in front of us is connected to institutions, economic interests, public narratives, and political relationships behind it. These conditions shape who is able to advocate, who is heard, and who is treated as a legitimate participant in public life.
Political participation can be further constrained through law, institutional design, economic power, surveillance, political rhetoric, and the construction of certain communities as threats. Once that happens, the conditions under which they participate in public life can change. At the same time, political systems can exploit differences between communities to fragment people who might otherwise build collective power.
That is why we look beyond the immediate policy question.
We Ask
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How does power operate?
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Who can make — or prevent — change?
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Who is affected but excluded from decision-making?
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What narratives shape the environment?
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Where do opportunities to intervene exist?
Matana works alongside organizations, coalitions, and movements seeking to change the systems and conditions affecting people’s lives.
The people most affected by an issue should not simply become the audience for an advocacy campaign. They should have a meaningful role in shaping the strategy used to address it.
Our role is to bring policy knowledge, political analysis, communications expertise, relationships, and strategic support into that work while remaining connected to the people closest to the issue.
We believe communities hold knowledge that institutions and outside experts cannot replace.
