We are happy to announce our new Arts & Democracy publication: Bridge Conversations: People Who Live and Work in Multiple Worlds. Collected here are stories about the powerful change that results from the intersections between generations, cultures, sectors, and geographies. It is about the people who make these intersections happen: strategic artists and creative organizers, activist anthropologists and poetic politicians, loving family members. All are engaged in the deeply creative act of believing that something else is possible. They are bridges with deep foundations and squatters who bring their communities with them. They may not always be visible (or even want to be visible), but they see in the plural and listen with curiosity and compassion.

When the Art & Democracy Project started in 2005 we talked to artists and activists across the country about their work for social justice and what was needed for it to succeed. We wanted to identify the values and the vision for organizing that is facilitative and transformative. We asked a diverse group of bridge people to talk with one another. We weren't sure if anyone would respond; after all, we had asked some of the busiest people we know. To our surprise, everyone we asked agreed, and others, learning about the project, wanted to be included. These conversations gave a group of action-oriented people a moment to take a breath and reflect with someone they admired.

Copies of the book can be ordered at info@artsanddemocracy.org with a suggested contribution of $10.

The book is also available for download as a pdf.

Book design by Kristin Reed