HEART Beat: Social Healing Arts Conference
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The conference was a success! We welcomed 175 people to share their experiences working with social healing arts and build the field.
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Arts for Reconciliation and Civic Dialogue
Arts for Community Development
Arts for Civic Engagement and Social Action
We welcomed arts practitioners from : Boston Youth Fund Mural Crew, The Faith Quilts Project, Project Think Different, Artists For Humanity, True Story Theater, Critical Breakdown, Medicine Wheel, Guy Mendilow, Urban Essence
Presenters included: Judith Thompson, Founder of Children of War; Taij Kumarie Moteelall, Resource Generation; Pat Maher, Haymarket People's Fund; Dan Hunter, Massachusetts Advocates for the Arts, Sciences and Humanities; Doris Sommer, Cultural Agents; Kathleen Bitetti, Artists Foundation; Gail Burton, New Freedwoman Project
Facilitators included:
Molly Weis, former editor of Nonprofit Quarterly, has done graduate studies in Urban Policy, and is involved
in the "animating democracy" movement. Shalanda Baker is a lawyer, activist, and board member
of Spontaneous Celebrations community center in Jamaica Plain. Gibran Rivera is a community organizer who
recently ran for Boston City Council. Shari Mendler is the program manager for Urban Improv.
Thank you to our wonderful sponsors!