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Identity, Inclusion & Belonging Challenges:

I challenge you to create a mural that beautifies and addresses an unheard voice, story, or issue in your community. I then challenge you to launch a campaign that engages your peers in the preservation and understanding of the art work.

Judy Baca

I challenge you, the students of Los Angeles, CA, to use spontaneous performance to open hearts, minds, and eyes in moments when you perceive them to be closed, inspiring greater empathy, understanding, and connection in your community.

Anna Deavere Smith

I challenge you to create a program that fosters equity and belonging for LGBTQ+ youth by providing affirming spaces, holistic support, and opportunities for youth to explore their identities on their own terms.

Aaron Ngan

I challenge you to build a program that alleviates the stigma that is associated with people returning home from incarceration by welcoming the returning citizens to play a part in the improvement of our communities.

Marcus Bullock

I challenge you to use art to preserve the cultural identities of your community and to collaborate with another community to celebrate your differences and similarities.

Charles “Lil Buck” Riley & Damian Woetzel

Identity, Inclusion & Belonging Solutions:

Judy Baca

Mervyn M. Dymally High School

Diamonds in the Rough is centered on highlighting human stories in hopes of erasing the lines that divide us and breaking the chains that hold us back from reaching our potential.

Eagle Rock High School

Paint-ER is determined to launch and maintain an after school program for the Arts at Eagle Rock Junior and Senior High School united by the creation of a mural that will beautify our school and address a global concern collectively presented by the Class of 2019.

Arleta High School

"Paint the 818" accelerates the maturation process from tagging to muralist through education and involvement in order to enhance the beauty of our community and stop the defacing of our neighborhoods.

Abraham Lincoln High School

Behind the Heights is creating a growing mural that tells the unheard stories of Lincoln Heights, beginning with the 1968 Student Walkouts, and beautifies our community.

Anna Deavere Smith

West Adams

Creating opportunities and garnering support from the community to help our homeless population. We’re building bridges (we won the bridge building contest)!

Washington Prep High School

Bringing our students together to open their hearts, minds, and eyes. It's common sense!

Hamilton High School

Human Efforts Aimed at Relating Together (HEART) aspires to positively influence the lives of other students who may have difficulty keeping up with the standards and expectations of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).

Banning High School

As Pilots we guide our community to safe harbor through acts of kindness and compassion. Pass the Ribbon!

Aaron Ngan

Spill The Tea Initiative

We envision a world where every teenager, regardless of their identity, has access to safe spaces, meaningful connections, and the support they need to make healthy choices. By connecting peers through safe spaces, we strive to create a world where all teens feel they can talk openly about their relationship with substances with their peers.

Marcus Bullock

FIRA: Former Inmates Recovery Association

We aspire to promote a community that assists formerly incarcerated people. We believe in giving a second chance to those who are struggling and helping the community to realize that the stigma of being incarcerated should be lifted.

Build a Life

We envision that the people in Brownsville will use our project as an opportunity to have a better life after they are incarcerated.

A.G.A.I.N

We envision a future in which all people who have been incarcerated can find a way to reconnect to their community and feel welcomed.