As artists, arts administrators, and culture bearers, we are the warriors of imagination. It is up to us to envision a more free and just world than the one we currently live in.
We are the holders of stories untold and the creators of new ones.
We play a unique role in breaking the curse of white supremacy, patriarchy, and myriad other forms of interlocking oppression.
Steering Committee
Demone Carter - independent creative, Director of Community Engagement, Sacred Heart Community Service
Anjee Helstrup-Alvarez - Executive Director, Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana (MACLA)
Chike C. Nwoffiah - Executive Director, Silicon Valley African Film Festival (SVAFF)
Jessica Paz-Cedillos - Co-Executive Director, School of Arts and Culture (SOAC)
Wisa Uemura - Executive Director, San Jose Taiko (SJT)
Members
Tommy Aguilar - independent artist/producer, Founder/Owner Universal Grammar
Roy Hirabayashi - Board member, California Arts Council (CAC), Co-Founder San Jose Taiko
Nadine Rambeau - Executive Director, EPACENTER
Brendan Rawson - Executive Director, San Jose Jazz (SJZ)
Omar Rodriguez - Owner/Marketing Director, Kooltura Marketing
Erin Salazar - Founder and Executive Director, Local Color
Usha Srinivasan - President, Mosaic America
Alexandra Urbanowski - CEO, SVCreates
Viera Whye - founder, Tabia African American Theatre Ensemble
Staff Support
Akemi Flynn - Chief Impact Officer, American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley (ALFSV)
Initiator
With love in our hearts, we acknowledge the vision of Chris Esparza, (1967-2024), who first thought to bring us together to support each other.
Allies
Bruce Davis
Moy Eng
Barbara Goldstein
