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Our Project has a New Home!
March 2022 – The role of serendipity in the history of the Soul Box Project never ceases to amaze. Maybe we have good karma due to the nature of our work? We now have enough room for all 200,000 Soul Boxes, with a small workspace for the creation, repair and packing of panels.
Year Five: Off to a Good Start
January 2022 – We are moving away from emphasis on collecting Soul Boxes (finding storage for 200,000 of them is still an issue) and concentrating more on exhibits to help raise awareness and save lives.
With Your Help, We Made an Impact
September 2021 – Leadership and staff are committed to this Project and your donation of any size can help fund our future. Sharing this appeal will help even more!
So Many Thanks to Give!
October 2021 – We know change takes time. As the gunfire epidemic accelerates, we need to acknowledge our Soul Box Project event in D.C. was not so much a grand finale as it is an auspicious beginning.
Leslie's Story from Exhibit on National Mall in DC
November 2021 – The effect was staggering. Thousands of visitors viewed the exhibit on the Mall with disbelief, tears, and gratitude for the message.
We are on Our Way to Washington, D.C.
September 2021 – Many of you are planning to be part of the Soul Box Team in D.C. This newsletter should answer most of your questions.
Final Boxing Day
August 2021 – The Office of Violence Prevention are hosting a Back to School Community Event this Saturday, Aug. 28 at Cully Park in NE Portland.
Every Soul Box
Has a Story
March 2021—Ambitious and powerful exhibits reach people in Atlanta (Decatur), GA and Bronx, NY. “Every Soul Box Has a Story” video series is starting to grow.
$50,000 Match Helps our Funding Goals
February 2021—The steadfast volunteers and the Soul Box Project team are our plane’s engine. Donations and grants are the fuel that keeps it running.
ARTivism Works!
December 2020—Despite COVID, ARTivist events find a socially-distanced way to speak out via Little Free Libraries and parking lots and online play readings.
Arts Helps Us
Be Thankful
November 2020—Our online exhibit, increasing in size every month, will make all of our panels searchable! (Panels contain about 18 percent of the total Soul Boxes we expect to collect for Washington, D.C. exhibit).
You're Making
a Difference
September 2020—An exhibitor in Wisconsin: “We are not against guns.” An Oregon Soul Box-maker recycles paper that is meaningful. About 50 Fox News stations across the country feature The Soul Box Project.
Collaborators Help Keep the Momentum
August 2020—Moms Demand Action remembers Gilroy, CA, in an outdoor exhibit of 1000 Soul Boxes during COVID.
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I love being a Soul Box maker and donor to this important project. Thanks for keeping me connected through the newsletters.
Ellyn, Portland, Oregon