To support a multimedia project that connects the global to the local through the lens of photography of 20 years of the Apartheid Wall in Palestine, disrupting mainstream narratives about Palestinians, and thus building a larger solidarity movement with a local community focus.
To amplify the narrative that Philadelphia’s Chinatown is irreplaceable and that people’s lives and livelihoods are not commodities to be bought and sold by billionaire developers.
To support storytelling about the economically diverse communities in Greater Philadelphia with its local waters, ecosystems, food systems, and cultures through the shared celebration of our local fish.
To amplify the voices, increase storytelling resources, and build media production capacity of Philadelphia’s South Asian Americans, a growing community that is significantly underrepresented in our media landscape.
To support the expanded use and access to the Eugenio María de Hostos Archives through public programs and multimedia production during the organization’s 50th anniversary.
To support the Drag Arts Oral History Project, which documents and archives the lived experiences and overall cultural perspectives of representatives from Philadelphia's drag and queer arts community.
For continued support of First Person Arts' (FPA) archival work of community storytelling events, and support community outreach activities for the the FPA-produced film, Trigger.
Fo continued support of Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture's News Service, a fellowship for emerging journalists covering the cultural life of Southwest Asian and North African (SAWANA) peoples of Greater Philadelphia.
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