“The past isn’t dead and buried. In fact, it isn’t even past.”
The history of racial injustice in our country and the chasm of racial divide has deepened further in the last few years. Here in the Bay Area, we do not see it as blatantly as other parts of the country, but it does exist. We are a Global Community in the Bay Area. Let us embrace each other’s differences, start conversations, and build a stronger community, meet new friends through We-Are-In. We-Are-In’s mission is to Bring People Together to Help and Build Stronger Local and Global Communities. (Website– Facebook Page)
Please support We-Are-In Fundraising Initiative to help bridge the racial divide right now with the Power of Art.
Earlier this year when the pandemic hit the world, I was deeply moved by the hunger in our backyard, the political divide, and the systemic racism. Like everybody else I felt the need to do my part. I realized there is not much I can do alone, but together with my family and friends, my larger community I can help even more- we all must be in this together!
More than one “I” makes it “We” and many “I”’s makes us stronger and bolder “We”. I had taken up art as a therapy during these isolated times when I came across ARTogether through a workshop helping communities connect with art. Strike powerful conversations and dialogue through art when America is so divided. I am taking up this initiative of fundraising with a virtual art exhibition with YOUR help.
Please participate if you are an art lover, professional or amateur artist, photographer, artisan, share your artwork, enjoy the exhibition at the same time build stronger communities by supporting ARTogether.
All donations will go to ARTogether, a 501(c)(3) organization based in the Bay Area, and are tax deductible.
About ARTogether:
ARTogether is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization based in Oakland, California, that seeks to strengthen refugee and immigrant communities through the creative arts, support and promote refugee artists, and use community art projects to raise awareness about the refugee and immigrant experience and the intersection between refugee/immigrant issues and other societal issues. ARTogether’s mission is “to provide art programs that foster compassionate communities where refugees and immigrants can flourish.”