While reading the book "Beginner's Guide to community-based arts", a story that really spoke to me was the one about the Insangmahal Arts Collective, which promotes building connection between organisations through art and a particular kind of love.
The initial problem it wanted to respond to was the difficulty for filipino americans to find a place in american society, which led to tearing apart their community.
As the collective grew bigger, it extended its objectives to persons of all kind of backgrounds.
Insangmahal organizes artistic events that aim at bringing different organisations together and allowing different people passing on important messages through their art and for the audience.
I found that idea very interesting, as it conveys this idea of love through sharing. Art of all kind is an important way to bring people together, allow sharing ideas and advocating strong beliefs.
I also found the idea of supporting a US congress law concerning filipino veterans through an Insangmahal event that brought together a coalition of organisations working to pass that law very interesting, because it not only aimed at educating people about an injustice being made, but also incorporated a positive aspect of the subject, that is celebrating the success of this coalition.
Also, I think that such entertaining events that comprise such different ways of expression is an intelligent way to gather people together, as art is something that people regardless of their background are more likely to enjoy than formal conferences or strictly educational event.
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