Broadway Advocacy Coalition Announces Class of Fellows for 2023

1/11/2023 6:11pm


Broadway Advocacy Coalition (BAC) has announced the 2023 fellows selected to participate in the third annual BAC Artivism Fellowship, created to support artist-activists using their tools to have an impact on the world around them.The selected fellows are Camille Thomas (she/her) and UGBA (pronoun inclusive). This year’s fellowship will support BAC’s partner The Alliance for Quality Education (AQE) in advancing their advocacy efforts on the Judge Judith Kaye’s  Solutions not Suspensions Campaign. Over the course of the fellowship, Camille and UGBA will work directly with AQE, Artivism Facilitator/Mentor Omari Soulfinger, Policy & Research Advisor Jazly Liriano with legal + policy research and support by The Center of Institutional & Social Change to create an original work. This year’s fellowship will also include a writing retreat at Space on Ryder Farm and a final workshop presentation at a theater in NYC. Each fellow will receive $14,000 in financial support, $4,500 in project support and mentorship / networking opportunities through BAC and AQE.  Broadway Advocacy Coalition is an arts-based advocacy nonprofit dedicated to building the capacity of individuals and organizations to dismantle the systems that perpetuate racism through the power of storytelling and the leadership of people directly affected. For more information, visit https://www.bwayadvocacycoalition.org/artivismfellowship. Press contact: Polk & Co (917/261-3988)...