About Face Theatre: About Face Theatre advances LGBTQ+ equity through community building, education, and performance. [Website] [IG]
alHub Chicago: Al Hub is a Jerusalem-led collective of artists, activists, and scientists dedicated to promoting love, creativity, and connection through youth forums and experiential hubs aimed at achieving total Palestinian liberation. Their mission is to nurture the spirt of Palestinian Youth by reviving ancestral practices, curating spaces of limitless imagination, and grassroots investment in wellness and knowledge. [Website] [IG]
Aloha Center Chicago: An innovative multimedia resource cultural center dedicated to the preservation and perpetuation of Native Hawaiian & South Pacific Arts. [IG]
Circles & Ciphers: A hip-hop infused restorative justice organization led by and for young people impacted by violence. Through art-based peace circles, education, and direct action, they collectively heal and work to bring about the abolition of the prison-industrial complex. [Website] [IG]
Clean Air Club: Collective providing air purifiers to artists and touring musicians for safer live music and cultural events. [Website] [IG]
Chicago Artists Against Genocide: A coalition of Chicago artists and creatives that condemn the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people and oppressed communities worldwide. [Website] [IG]
Inner City Muslim Action Network (IMAN): The Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN) is a community organization that fosters health, wellness and healing in the inner-city by organizing for social change, cultivating the arts, and operating a holistic health center. IMAN incorporated as a nonprofit in 1997 through the drive of people directly affected by and deeply invested in social issues affecting communities of color living on Chicago’s South Side. The organization models an integrative approach that employs holistic interventions to address a spectrum of structural and systemic injustices, incorporating primary and behavioral health; artistic expression; leadership development; organizing and advocacy; housing; and job training. [Website] [IG]
Rebuild Foundation: Founded by artist Theaster Gates in 2010, Rebuild Foundation is a platform for art, cultural development, and neighborhood transformation. Rebuild strengthens creative communities through grants, classes, residencies, access to our collections and free public programs. The Foundation is well known for innovative, ambitious, and impactful arts and cultural initiatives, hosting projects and programs that amplify the history, value, and promise of Black creativity at local, national, and international scales. Rebuild operates a constellation of sites on the South Side of Chicago including the Stony Island Arts Bank, Dorchester Art + Housing Collaborative, Kenwood Gardens, and the forthcoming arts incubator at the former St. Laurence Elementary School. Rebuild Foundation is grounded in and enriched by three core values: Black people matter, Black spaces matter, and Black objects matter. [Website] [IG]
Ruidosa Art Collective: Latin American + POC artists working together to promote & curate multifaceted events embracing music, art & education for the community, operating the Latin-American community book club Amoxtli. [IG]
Salon Kawakib: A salon for SWANA diaspora in Chicago hosting cultural, educational, literary, community building and aid-focused events. [IG]
Social Change: Established in 2011, Social Change is a non-profit organization committed to empowering communities through direct action, policy changes, and the sharing of real stories via the annual film festival Changefest. Active in several states, including IL, CA, GA, IN, MO, NC, NY, and WI, they have positively impacted over 100,000 families nationwide, distributing nearly a million pounds of food through 100 events. With at least five legal pop-ups yearly, they have provided crucial aid and contributed to the passage of over 30 laws, showcasing our dedication to creating lasting social change. [Website] [IG]
Zero Landfill Chicago: ZeroLandfill is an award winning upcycling program that supports local artists and arts educators while reducing pressure on local landfill capacity. [IG]
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