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Voices of Belonging

Voices of Belonging
Voices of Belonging

Voices of Belonging

Our community is engaged in an important effort to create a community of belonging. This exhibition illustrates belonging through the recorded, unrehearsed, personal stories of eleven, self-selected and local participants. They were asked to share their understandings and experiences of belonging.
  • "It’s not just one type of person, one type of face that represents the community. It’s all of us combined here together, that makes us feel like we belong and that we do belong in the community."
  • "The head coach… that’s my safe place. She’s been through what I’ve been through… we want to see that representation."
  • "Not just saying you have a seat at the table, but your voice matters."
  • "Every community has it challenges… and the only way that we can tackle them or embrace them is to do it together."