January 10, 2025

Civics

Unhoused people want to be housed. They want to be seen. They want to be heard. This choir gives them the mic.

Since 2017, Voices of Our City has impacted the lives of over 275 unsheltered people, connected 30 adults to employment, facilitated more than 90 moves into safe shelter, and reached millions more in over 100 public performances.

Since 2017, Voices of Our City has impacted the lives of over 275 unsheltered people, connected 30 adults to employment, facilitated more than 90 moves into safe shelter, and reached millions more in over 100 public performances.

"Voices of Our City amplifies the voices of people impacted by homelessness through music and the arts. Our choir members develop renewed hope, personal empowerment, and the life skills to achieve their goals.

"We envision a city where every person living on the streets has the opportunity to find joy, heal, and freely express themselves." - Voices of Our City

WEBSITE: VoicesofOurCity.org

ARTICLE: The Case for Support: Voices of Our City Choir Uses Art to Succeed Where Other Arts Organizations Fear to Tread

Civics

The legitimacy gap in democracy is no accident. It’s a feature of the design.

ARTICLE: “Democracy” Was Never Designed to Work — But Something Better Is Emerging

Civics

Societies struggle to confront major challenges when so much wealth, decision-making power, and political influence are concentrated in a small group of technology companies.

ESSAY: The Little Book of Public Interest Technology

Civics

Why I still hold onto some of my flower-child hope

ARTICLE: Start Where You Are, But We’re Not All in the Same Place

Civics

We don’t have to wait for the whole system to change to begin living differently.

ARTICLE: What Must We Do To Be Free? On The Building of Liberated Zones