Posts in 'Immigrant Voices'

To support filmmaker Sosena Solomon's tribute to her long-lost sister, Genet, through a film-based installation project in which she captures Genet’s truly remarkable life. Living with HIV is still deeply misunderstood and stigmatized in the Ethiopian diaspora and even within her family. This work attempts to unsettle the culture of shame and stigma which isolates people from their families and creates cycles of harm and mistrust.

To support the film, ¿Y Nosotr@s Que? a film about essential workers who are undocumented Indigenous immigrants during the COVID-19 pandemic.

To support a short film about an undocumented immigrant in Philadelphia starts to fall for a roommate she's never met -- forming a connection that will test the limits of her romantic imagination.

To create a multimedia room for community members to produce arts and culture reportage focused on Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) communities in the Philadelphia area.

To increase the visibility and understanding of the diverse Asian American communities in Philadelphia and their strengths, challenges and histories through a yearlong feature series of journalistic work about post-COVID reopening which would be sourced from grassroots networks and community leaders.

To support residents of Philadelphia's Hunting Park community, a predominantly Latinx and African American neighborhood with one of the city's highest poverty rates, by engaging additional community members as contributors and editors for Impacto's Spanish-language publication.

For the "Voces de Oro" reporting project, including Spanish-language podcasts, a graphic novel, and a "Know Your Rights" video series for Puerto Rican and Dominican communities being pushed out of Kensington, Norris Square, and North Philly by gentrification.

To empower, educate, and inspire the Hispanic Community in the region by uplifting their stories and needs, in their native language, and by encouraging them to take action toward the manifestation of their dreams despite their current circumstances.

To create awareness of COVID vaccine safety and mitigate vaccine hesitancy through stories and feature articles, and virtual and live presentations, including question and answer sessions by collaborating diaspora physicians and medical personnel. The campaign will target Philadelphia and its five-county metropolitan area and engage the African and Caribbean immigrant communities through faith-based organizations by leveraging its decade-long relationships and social media outreach.

To support Power Street Theatre’s two digital media projects: WhatsApp Audio Adventure and Barbershop Poetry. These projects involve community storytelling, poetry and audio stories that will address the themes of cultural preservation, gentrification, immigration, racism, grief, and healing.