Programs

Community Connections

Each month, Voices United hosts a collection of virtual gatherings. These gatherings allow us to stay connected, inspired and supported. These online connections also provide us an opportunity to collaborate, create together and make change in our communities.

Just Write Prompt-A-Thon

This virtual gathering will offer an interesting and fun twist on your average social justice conversation. We will gather for 90 minutes and come prepared to write. The group will be given prompts with a social justice theme. The group will share and discuss their writings. VU (Voices United) will compile all the material and compile a collection of writings that will then be sent to musicians to add sound, to visual artists to add images, to dancers to add movement and to actors to bring it all together, giving the work voice.

Alumni & Friends Happy Hour

Social Justice Book Club

Restorative Retreats

Artists, educators, and warriors of change spend enormous amounts of energy on others and rarely take time out to nourish themselves. Voices United recognizes this need and is offering regional restorative retreats that include workshops, networking opportunities, relaxation, yoga, meditation, arts & crafts, live music and more.

Alumni Council

The Alumni Council is designed to connect VU alumni, enabling them to be a network of responsive leaders, mobilizing to address the needs of our nation as needed. The Alumni Council consists of affinity councils, defined by the need, and offers them opportunities for more specific networks with a more specific and strategic response to the needs of their community. Voices United and The Alumni Council can be engaged to support all affinity efforts. (VU Alumni consist of anyone who has engaged with our programming)
VU will support the Alumni Council by connecting them via social media platforms, offering online events, offering relevant resources, and program support.
Affinity Councils will name a liaison to work directly with VU and will connect with fellow liaisons periodically to learn from each other's efforts. Affinity Councils may have sub councils as well for example the Black Alumni Council may for a New World Black Alumni Council.
NWSA Black Alumni Council will supply support and resources for the black NWSA students, work to amplify their voices, and assist students as they hold the school accountable.

Just.Us Collective

This program for youth is designed to provide a space of healing, skills development, and goal setting. The group will then identify topics that they would like to focus on and collaboratively create an original artistic production that expresses their vision for change. This program is being piloted with a group of students from New World School of the Arts. In the future, this program can be implemented in schools and community organizations.

Leadership Forum

The Voices United Summer Leadership Forum focuses on developing leadership skills with a creative twist. The program has 3 major components and will offer participants engaging virtual workshops, games, group activities, and presentations. The month-long program will be offered 2 times a week for 3 hours and include individual and group tasks, assignments, and projects.

Country Creation Project

The students will be divided into groups. Each group will receive a list of random country characteristics. (Landlocked, oil-producing, island, and drought….) The groups are asked to create their country by giving it a name, a flag, a language, an anthem, and more. The students use drama, music, visual art, movement, photography, and film to bring their countries to life. The project culminates in a presentation about each country, it's struggling, highlights possible solutions and ends with the group creatively sharing what they have learned.

Leadership Training

The students will learn about the fundamentals and essentials of leadership through a series of discussions, explore their strengths, identify tools to be a more effective leader, and discover what they can do to make a difference in their community. Students will also learn about the best practices associated with antiracist leadership.
Leadership Development Activities - The students will take part in group activities that teach team building, group dynamics, communication, consensus, conflict resolution, and leadership.

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