Arts & Democracy Blog

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May 2009 White House Meeting: Art, Community, Social Justice & National Recovery
National Day of Service and Remembrance
Creative Media for Communities	At Global Action Project (G.A.P.), we use media as a strategic tool for creatively engaging young people in community struggles for justice. Young people, specifically those most affected by systemic inequalities, are the next generation of cultural workers and leaders who can and will, with the right training, make media that supports progressive social movements.
Unscripting the Political Process	A creative and participatory exchange of ideas about democracy will flourish in Denver and the Twin Cities during the political conventions through two nonpartisan arts events: [Dialog: City](http://www.dialogcity.org), in Denver, and the [UnConvention](http://theunconvention.com) in the Twin Cities.
Cultural Organizing at the US Social Forum (USSF) June 2007	On Thursday, June 29, 2007 the Arts & Democracy Project hosted a session on cultural organizing at the first-ever USSF held in Atlanta, GA. Over 60 people came out to participate in this conversation.
October 4-6, 2007: State of the Nation Art and Performance Festival, Jackson Mississippi	On October 4-6, 2007 the Arts & Democracy Project and Alternate Roots co-hosted a three-day conversation on cultural organizing as part of the 4th Annual State of the Nation Festival in Jackson, MS. The State of the Nation Festival is dedicated to strengthening relationships and supporting collaboration between artists from Louisiana and Mississippi who are committed to addressing social,
Highlander 75th Anniversary (August 2007)	Cosponsored with the Highlander Center and Alternate Roots. This session built on previous discussions and followed a one-day institute on cultural organizing as part of the 75th anniversary celebration of the Highlander Center in New Market Tennessee.
The Rural Cultural Organizer Gathering (April 2007)	The Rural Cultural Organizer Gathering (April, 2007) was cosponsored with the Main Street Project /Raices, Center for Rural Strategies, and the Humboldt Area Foundation.
San Francisco Artist-Activist Gathering	"Imaging the Frame, Framing the Image?"