The STAY Project is a network of young people between the ages of 14-30 working together to create, advocate, and participate in safe, sustainable, engaging, and inclusive communities throughout Appalachia and beyond.
www.thestayproject.net Instagram & twitter: @stayproject facebook.com/stayproject
Cami D. Egurrola is a 21 year old from the island of Guåhan who has shared her passions for dance, sustainability, photography, videography, and many other forms of mass media to her audience for nearly 8 years.
Before starting as a freelance photographer, videographer, & social media manager, Cami attributes and credits her understanding of mass media to her 2 years at KUAM News/Communications as Digital Producer and Host.
Now, she has taken that experience and combined it with her desire to tell stories through photography and videography. She is currently working with Micronesia Climate Change Alliance as a host, videographer, and editor (alongside her partner Franceska De Oro) for the digital series, “From Our Nånas, For Our Nenis”. The series focuses on food systems, sustainability, local produce, and wellness. In addition, the series sheds light on the effects food has on Chamoru culture and tradition.
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Moñeka De Oro is the Just Transition Curriculum and Policy Fellow at MCCA in Guam (Guåhan). Moñeka is a longtime advocate for preserving and promoting her indigenous CHamoru culture and she believes that honoring natural resources through ceremony, art, story telling and social media is vital to creating meaningful community change. Her current efforts are to create educational workshops about food sovereignty based off of her plant-based cookbook Fanggai’ase to bring to villages and community centers in Guam and the Mariana Islands.
@cdegurrola @micronesiaclimatealliance
Michelle Browder is a nationally recognized artist, activist, and amplifier bridging the racial divide through art, history, and conversation.
Through her social enterprise More Than Tours and bodacious personality, Michelle has helped to amplify Montgomery, Alabama and its evolving persona; making it a sought after tourist destination for many. She has been featured on PBS NewsHour, in Boston Globe, Preservation Magazine, National Geographic Traveler’s Edition, New York Times, and Washington Post for the experiential and interactive way she brings Montgomery, Alabama’s history to life. The artist designed Montgomery historic BLACK LIVES MATTER MURAL and Southern Poverty Law Center Vote Mural.
The Montgomery Advertiser honored Michelle with the Community Hero Award; She was recognized for her years of dedication, devotion, and her consistent efforts as a bridge builder; connecting the community using art, history, and conversation. Governor Kay Ivey presented Michelle with the Rising Star in Tourism Award from the State of Alabama; recognizing the impact Michelle and her company has made in the industry.
Instagram: @iammorethan1
Bogad (Professor of political performance, U.C. Davis), a co-founder of the Clown Army, has performed and led workshops recently in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Catalonia, Latvia, Mexico, and Egypt. He was “Art and Controversy” Fellow at Carnegie Mellon University, and “Humanities and Political Conflict” Fellow at ASU, and works with activist organizations to bring theatricality and creativity to their campaigns. Bogad’s performances excavate and explore the memories of historical confrontations including the Haymarket Square Riot, the Spanish Civil War, the Pinochet coup, and the FBI’s COINTELPRO activities. His books are Electoral Guerrilla Theatre, Tactical Performance, COINTELSHOW: A Patriot Act, and Infectious Dissent.
www.lmbogad.com
We are a national collective of volunteers of all genders who have turned our living rooms into “sweatshops” because of the failure of the Federal Government to provide proper PPE to essential workers and vulnerable communities. Our Aunties, Uncles and non-binary volunteers give time and labor to make masks to stop the spread of Covid-19, specifically in the most vulnerable of communities with no access to masks. We believe in a system of community care and having a direct connection to our recipients. We share resources on patterns, fabric and elastic. We pride our origins as a mostly WOC and QTNB* group that celebrates the ability of all our Aunties to rise up and become the real leaders in this crisis.
www.auntiesewingsquad.com
Since 2018, Jon Henry General Store has been serving the New Market and surrounding Shenandoah Valley. The shop features an array of local, regional, and fair-trade eats, gifts, snacks, toys, and more. The unofficial motto of being an 'Antidote to Ennui' has led it to co-sponsor community game nights, Drive-Thru art exhibits in it's drive-thru, virtual cooking classes, book signings, food truck gatherings, artist lectures, and a Caving Symposium. It is just 1 of 4 stores in the Commonwealth to offer Fresh Match for EBT/SNAP customers, which gives a 50% discount towards all fresh produce purchases.
Fb.com/jonhenrygeneralstore
Instagram: @jonhenrygeneral
We are the fronteristxs, a collective of artists in New Mexico working with community advocates to end migrant detention and to abolish the carceral state. We fight for a world of liberation for all through direct action, coalition building, and grassroots organizing. We reject the current system of racial capitalism based on resource extraction and the inhumanity of the U.S. prison system. We believe there has never been a better time for the role of artists in the freedom struggle. As a collective, we work to center the voices and artistic talents of those directly impacted by these issues as a way to create collective agency.
http://fronteristxs.site
@fronteristxs
Skid Row People’s Market is a community based grocery store providing products and services that nourish the mind, body and soul, while uplifting the creative spirit. Our focuses are (1) healthy food access (2) equitable jobs and (3) strengthening community through co-creating safe and supportive environments.
instagram.com/skidrowpeoplesmarket