MISSION

The Soul Box Project envisions a society where all people living in the U.S. are empowered to choose responsible actions regarding gun use that reflect their values, priorities and beliefs so that we can live in safe communities, talk to resolve conflicts, have schools focus on learning, gather to worship in peace, and thrive in economies that foster trust and unity. 

The Soul Box Project strives to:

• Engage all concerned in art-making activities that feel constructive, meaningful and healing.
• Be accurate and accountable in our depiction of statistics.
• Be flexible in our display possibilities regarding size, configuration and cost.
• Use materials and practices that minimize environmental impact.
• Maintain a low budget/high participation ratio.
• Refrain from language and activities that could increase divisive responses from our participants and audiences.

• Collect one hand-folded paper Soul Box for every person shot in the U.S. between 2014 and 2018.
• Create large-scale displays of tens of thousands of Soul Boxes in public spaces.
• Position The Soul Box Project to become the visual tool and healing activity for gun-sense organizations such as Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action, Sandy Hook Promise, March for Our Lives (Parkland students), Ceasefire, Giffords PAC, Brady Campaign, etc. to bolster their goals for reducing gunfire deaths and injuries.
• Prompt action by using Soul Box displays to move the U.S. population and leaders to understand the magnitude of the gunfire problem.
• Position Soul Box making as the go-to activity to help communities and individuals heal gunfire trauma.
• Contribute to a shift in the national gun culture by affecting individual behaviors, which may, in the long run, do more to reduce deaths and injuries than efforts to enact legislation and laws.