PEOPLE FIND SOLACE IN FOLDING SOUL BOXES. COULD YOU?

"I had no inclination to make a box at all. I really was reluctant. Finally, I went through the process of just folding the paper. I couldn’t be in the emotional part and fold the box at the same time.
It turned off that part of my brain to the grief that was so painful that I couldn’t find any other way. 

There it was right in front of me, two pieces of paper - folding them. 
It’s beautiful."  

            
   ~Andrew M., who lost his son to suicide

Was it the injury of a child playing with a gun, the suicide of a family member, or another black American killed by police? Your reasons may be varied, but we all know too many people are dying or being injured in body and spirit - by bullets.

The Soul Box Project is a way for us to respond to the tragedies, to create a visual wake-up call revealing the U.S. gunfire epidemic to voters, lawmakers, community leaders, police forces, and concerned people like you and me. 

How we support efforts for a safer, more civil society will be different for each of us, but people of all ages and persuasions can make Soul Boxes and be ARTivists. We can speak out for justice and offer love and hope with messages and images that honor victims of gunfire. It's something we can DO to help heal ourselves in these trying times and to contribute to an inspiring national movement working to save lives. Make a Box. Send it in. It counts.

 ~ Leslie Lee, founder