Arts & Democracy Profiles
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Description | Attachment | |
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| ACCESS and the Arab American National Museum |
Since 1972, the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS) has supported long-term community building and empowerment for the Arab-American community in Dearborn, Michigan (a suburb of Detroit).) In May 2005, ACCESS literally broke new ground when it opened the Arab American National Museum. The first museum in the world devoted solely to Arab-American history and art, it reflects the Cultural Arts Program's philosophy that art is an important tool for nourishing the spirit and building relationships. |
ACCESS and AANM Profile.pdf | |
| All-ages Movement Project |
Where do teenagers learn democratic values and recognize their own power to effect change on a civic level? According to All-ages Movement Project founder Shannon Stewart, one major avenue is involvement in youth-run music and cultural spaces. Writing about the role of these spaces in fostering democratic culture and youth leadership development, she describes places where young people creatively express themselves, independently produce shows, records, and publications, learn democratic practices, make values based decisions, gain access to resources usually outside their reach, build networks with social and political capital, and grow into innovative leaders." |
All-ages Movement Project Profile.pdf | |
| Appalshop and Robert Salyer |
Founded in 1969 during the national "War on Poverty," Appalshop is a non-profit, multi-disciplinary arts and education center in the heart of Appalachia that produces original films, video, theater, music and spoken-word recordings, radio, photography, multimedia, and books. Core to Appalshop's work are media training programs, such as Appalachian Media Institute, which is for central Appalachian youth, and the Community Correspondents Corps (CCC), which trains local people of all ages to gather news. Appalshop provides the tools for documenting local stories: equipment, materials, and knowledge of the basics of interviewing, recording, and editing. Both AMI and CCC connect people to the means of media production and build media literacy: even if their stories don't get on the air, they become less likely to accept whatever they see. |
Salyer Appalshop Profile.pdf | |
| Future of Music Coalition |
The Future of Music Coalition (FMC) gathers expertise in the fields of music, technology, public policy, and law to promote public understanding and discussion about freedom of speech, control of music production and distribution, and public ownership of the airwaves and bandwidth. FMC's focus is fundamentally educational: conducting original research, writing for and speaking to arts communities, translating highly technical and legal language into plain English, and offering expert testimony on the implications of policy.
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Future of Music Profile.pdf | |
| Hip Hop Congress |
The Hip Hop Congress (HHC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that uses hip-hop culture to foster social action, civic service, and cultural creativity among young people. HHC's Politics Initiative marks a transition from HHC's primary status as a music and cultural organization to a network with an articulated human rights and social justice movement-building focus. Rooted in a belief in the powerful potential of the hip-hop movement, the Politics Initiative seeks to build on this history to develop organizing skills and a civic-engagement focus among hip-hop artists and community members. |
HHCProfile.pdf | |
| John Malpede and Los Angeles Poverty Department |
LAPD was founded in 1985 to "create performance work that connects lived experience to the social forces that shape the lives and communities of people living in poverty." Since then, they have created numerous productions that have toured nationally and internationally, receiving critical acclaim for both their artistic quality and social impact. Rooted in Los Angeles' Skid Row neighborhood, LAPD's performances reflect the "realities, hopes and dreams" of the people who make up this community, giving them a way to raise awareness about social and political issues and create opportunities for people to intervene in policy decisions that affect their lives. |
LAPD Profile.pdf | |
| League of Young Voters |
The League of Young Voters is a national youth-led organization with state-based affiliates in Maine, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Louisiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, New Mexico, and California that support young people in developing the power to solve problems facing their communities. As the League's website describes it, "We work with young people who have been shut out of the political process to make politics fun, engaging, relevant, and meaningful. |
League of Young Voters Profile.pdf | |
| Make Yourself Count Campaign |
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| Marty Pottenger |
Marty Pottenger is a critically acclaimed writer, director, and performer with more than 20 years of experience in creating and directing community-based arts initiatives. She uses art and art-making as a point of departure to "address social issues, reveal the underlying connection between people, and activate people's inherent desire and momentum for justice and equity." |
Marty Pottenger Profile.pdf | |
| Report: White House briefing on Art, Community, Social Justice, National Recovery | WH Briefing Report 6-4-09.pdf |
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