Values

We have a responsibility to place.

We value how cultures, stories, and people create a ‘place’ —from indigenous communities that have cared for these sacred lands for centuries to waves of settlers and immigrants who now call these places home. Our neighborhoods are gateways to well-being that have been passed down through generations, despite oppressive forces, such as red lining, internment, and alien exclusion acts. We honor our reciprocal relationship between people and place.

Vision

  1. We are part of an intersectional movement for justice and equity.
  2. Our communities exercise self-determination as liberation.
  3. Our communities feel that they belong.

Values

  1. Arts and culture are inherent expressions of our communities and expansively defined.
  2. Artists and cultural bearers are leaders in this work.
  3. We have a responsibility to place.
  4. We have a responsibility to each other.
  5. We celebrate the diversity of our communities and neighborhoods.

Practice

  1. We are joyful in our work.
  2. Our approach is comprehensive and connected.
  3. We build brave spaces to experiment, play, fail, learn, grow, and reflect.
  4. We are responsive to our communities.