At CitizensNYC, we’re proud to champion diverse leadership, and this Women’s History Month, we especially celebrate the 68% of our grantee partners who identify as women or non-binary.
Today we are highlighting Marrisa, Founder and Executive Director of @ARTEJustice an organization that empowers students to advocate for human rights through creativity. ARTE centers youth voices and nurtures leadership skills through opportunities to train and organize their peers in tackling local and global human rights challenges.
Learn more about ARTE here: https://t.co/i9dpDTTDMy
Youth Voices Lead is a community training program for youth organizers (ages 15-18) to strengthen their human rights knowledge and artistic tools and discover how to take action for human rights and social justice change.
Deadline: 9/15
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Join us in honoring the creative, political, & intersectional work of 3 LGBTQIA+ artists for #Pride. Congratulations to the new #ArtistChangemakers: Gesiye, Éli Moreira, & anonymous, who offer visionary queer leadership. @globalfundwomen https://t.co/r9E3vbYn5x
“Ten years ago, if I was told, ‘Your artwork helped shut down a prison that detained immigrant people,’ I wouldn’t believe you,” Ixcopal said...“Just seeing all this is overwhelming with joy. I definitely cried a few times.”
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“Ten years ago, if I was told, ‘Your artwork helped shut down a prison that detained immigrant people,’ I wouldn’t believe you,” Ixcopal said, “Just seeing all this is overwhelming with joy. I definitely cried a few times.”
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States and districts around the country need to develop long-term plans to continue funding arts education, explains Marissa Gutierrez-Vicario, founder of @ARTEJustice.
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Grateful for community that shows up, for artists that put their fans ahead of profits, for sunshine and dogs, for @ARTEJustice, for remembering the ebb and flow of productivity.
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TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY TO APPLY FOR YOUTH VOICES LEAD - SPRING 2023 COHORT!
Youth Voices Lead is a PAID community artivism training program for youth organizers (ages 15-18)
Details here: https://t.co/mOLcFJcdGd.
Looking for a last minute org to support before the end of 2022? Please consider donating to ARTE!
Donate directly at: https://t.co/5IiPgN0Bss, via venmo @artejustice, or buy a ticket to our Visions of Justice fundraiser on 2/11: https://t.co/g4K4GCg7p4. Happy (almost) New Year!
Join us tomorrow at 12pm for our rally to close Rikers on the steps of City Hall. At 1 PM the New York City Council Committee on Criminal Justice will hold a hearing on the crisis at Rikers Island.
Mental health is a human right. That’s why we relaunched our arts-based mental health initiative, ARTEXHALE. While this project lives on Instagram, you can access the first two weeks of posts on our calendar with clickable links to our content! Visit the link below to learn more!