Inclusive Democracy Culture Lab:
Idaho 2024
Thanks for your interest in our work with Idaho musicians! We are reconvening to finalize our programming and will share it out shortly. Stay tuned!
Inclusive Democracy and Musicians
From the epidemic of loneliness, to wealth inequality, to threats against elected officials, to attacks on school children - the battle for an inclusive democracy in the United States faces constant challenges. Musicians can help:
Artists help build empathy, make challenges and pain visible, and imagine better futures. Musicians gather and connect their fans, creating a rare remaining pathway for people to feel a sense of belonging. This is all critical to building a strong and inclusive democracy.
About Western States Center
Based in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain States, Western States Center works nationwide to strengthen inclusive democracy. Since 1987 our programs have lifted up the voices of marginalized communities while providing accessible tools and support for grassroots organizing, civic engagement, and collective action that has resulted in concrete policy and institutional changes across the West and beyond. We play a catalytic role in changemaking by working with community partners and culture makers to build people-centered movements, develop new leaders, and shift narratives in order to achieve a more just, equitable and inclusive democracy.