Over the last 14 years we’ve worked with…
STAR FINCH
Star Finch is a 2nd generation San Franciscan trying her best to hold ground amidst the erasure of gentrification. She is currently the Mellon Foundation Playwright in Residence at Campo Santo and Crowded Fire Theater. She’s also an alumni of the Resident Playwrights Initiative (2018-2022) at Playwrights Foundation.
Oakland Public Conservatory of Music
The Oakland Public Conservatory of Music is a project of Music Is eXtraordinary, Inc, (MIX), a California 501c3 which provides music education for people in urban areas. Music Is eXtraordinary(MIX) was founded in 2001 by Musician/Educator, Angela M. Wellman. Ms. Wellman consulted with schools to develop music programs that reflected each school's culture. In 2004 MIX became a 501c3 non-profit and opened its first music center, the Oakland Public Conservatory of Music (OPC) in 2005. OPC is part of a broader agenda to build a national network of Public Conservatories with a unified teaching philosophy and teaching practices that engender equity, belonging, and empathy through music.
Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Consortium
The LESMC vision is to promote the advancement and implementation of well-designed Ethnic Studies courses and programs for the purpose of advancing students’ academic achievement, educational equity, community activist scholarship, and community leadership skills.
Kearny Street Workshop
The oldest Asian-Pacific American multidisciplinary arts organization in the country. KSW makes artists out of community members and community members out of artists.
An award-winning professional development and consulting company whose mission is to activate allies and empower historically oppressed people. Based out of Oakland, CA.
Painting the Streets: Oakland uprising in the time of rebellion
A book of selected Oakland murals that emerged in tandem with the inter/national protests against the police brutality/murder of Black people and systemic-institutional racism in the US.
The Center for Cultural Power is a women-of-color, artist-led organization, inspiring artists and culture makers to imagine a world where power is distributed equitably and where we live in harmony with nature.
Empowering American Indian families since 1963. The oldest social service organization in the United States, run by and for American Indians. Over the last 50 years, they have helped more than 4,800 residential clients overcome substance abuse, empowered hundreds of youth, and provided community events for countless individuals and families. Based in Ohlone Territory (San Francisco, CA), they serve American Indians throughout the United States.
APICC was founded in 1996 by representatives of five nonprofit arts groups: Asian American Dance Performances, First Voice, Asian Improv aRts, the Asian American Theater Company, and Kearny Street Workshop. Since 1998, the center has promoted the artistic and organizational growth of San Francisco’s API arts community by organizing and presenting the annual United States of Asian America Festival as well as commissioning contemporary art for and by the Asian American and Pacific Islander community.
June Jordan School For Equity - San Francisco high school for Social Justice. Preparing young people for college and teaching them to be our next leaders for a more equitable world.
Parol Lantern Festival - Each year, the SoMa community showcases the parol lantern - the quintessential Filipino symbol of hope, blessings, luck, peace, and light during the holiday season - and brightens the Jessie Square, Yerba Buena Lane and Mission Street between 3rd and 4th Streets.
The South of Market Community Action Network (SOMCAN) is a multi-racial, community-based organization, serving low-income immigrant youth and families in SoMa and greater San Francisco since 2000.
Ruth Asawa School of the Arts Provides the students of San Francisco with a diverse, creative, challenging environment to pursue their demonstrated skills in the arts.
Kat Evasco is a writer, stand up comedian, performance artist, and educator.
Estria Miyashiro - Graffiti Writer, Muralist, Educator, Community Activist, Founder of Estria Foundation; based out Hawaii
Make it Mariko (pronounced MAH-ree-ko) is an all-women of color Bay Area experiential events agency creating magical, meaningful moments for the community.
Artist As First Responder (AAFR) is a 6-point philanthropic and interactive arts platform that acknowledges, engages, and financially supports Black, Indigenous, and other Artists of Color whose creative practices heal communities and save lives.
Born, raised and based in the Bay Area. DJ Umami brings unmistakable flavor and fervor to any dance floor, celebration or occasion. Official DJ of the San Francisco Giants. (She/Her)
The SOMA Pilipinas Filipino Cultural Heritage District is a celebration of the love, pride, and people power of generations of Filipinos in San Francisco and beyond.
Founded in 1985, Kulintang Arts, Inc., now known popularly as Kularts, is the premier presenter of contemporary and tribal Pilipino arts in the United States. Kularts has grown into a leading elder arts organization, uniting generations of artists and community activists in a common effort to build a collective space and sense of belonging within our city, specifically the SOMA Pilipinas: Filipino Cultural Heritage District.
160-year-old historic and award-winning 7 Mile House, a family and dog-friendly restaurant, sports bar, and live music venue serving homestyle American and Filipino food. Owned by Vanessa Garcia, it is the Bay Area's last original mile house.
Founded on the spirit of "home" and immigrant journeys that are absolutely American at their core. We publish stories for families and communities to understand their past, present and future so that their immigration story gives them a better understanding of who they are.
Estria Invitational Graffiti Battle - Nationwide Graffiti Competition Fostering Art In Urban Communities (defunct 2013)
Beats Rhymes and Life - Hip Hop Therapy Program for Youth, Based Out of Oakland, CA
Devil's Pie - Soul Party
Bambu - Emcee & Activist
Dahlak Brathwaite - Hip Hop Artist, Actor, Educator
Art Forces - Public Art, Media & Activism