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

Social Imagination

Civics

"We have huge power, we of the affluent societies, we who are causing the most environmental damage."

ARTICLE: The Power of One

Civics

Creating stories about what might happen in order to shape and change the future, not simply to predict or adapt to it

VIDEO: Transforming the Future with Adam Kahane

Civics

Empowering communities through reliable and impactful information

WEBSITE: The Listening Post Collective

Civics

Striking parallels link witch-hunt falsehoods to today’s online misinformation.

ARTICLE: From Printing Presses to Facebook Feeds: What Yesterday’s Witch Hunts Have in Common with Today’s Misinformation Crisis