Introduction
‘Recently, I was asked if there was any hope for the future; the future of the country, the future of the world, the future of the next generation. I responded that there is only hope,,, with action. No one changed the world by sitting on their couch and wishing that SOMEONE would do SOMETHING. Be that someone. STOP HOPING FOR ACTION and BE ACTION. I honor this class with respect, admiration, pride and hope.’
- Claire Freedman
Ms. Freedman isn’t famous, nor does she have any connection to our project. In fact, we know little more about her than you do and she knows absolutely nothing about us. Her words, however, speak for a rapidly growing group of people on this planet, the flourishing community of PEOPLE WHO CARE, and care enough to try and positively impact our shared future on this planet.
Activism and Art
I only know about Ms. Freedman and the words she spoke because of a group of guys who’ve chosen to dedicate their lives to bettering our world through devotion to these two ideas; Activism and Art.
Thanks to the collaborative, creative efforts of the 5 individuals making up the driving force of collective expression that is the music group, Sound Tribe Sector Nine (STS9,) countless thousands have been drawn to dance freely in liberating communion with their fellow brothers and sisters, while countless more have taken to heart the booming message of social activism that is consistently apparent in their art...
.... and I, for one, owe these guys a debt of gratitude for so intently bringing together these 2 ideas on their most recent album, Peaceblaster, which includes, as its closing element, the audio sample of Ms. Freedman’s voice speaking the aforementioned words to a graduating class.
It’s All Connected
I realize that most of you probably don’t know about this band - this blooming phenomena of creative expression - and I mention them here so prominently for exactly that reason.
The world NEEDS to know about these things.There are beautiful things happening all around us.
Art and Action have teamed up and begun to affect the world in unprecedented ways. There is evidence of hope flowering up from below the surface in the form of social movements, artist collectives, activist groups, non-profit organizations, responsible businesses and other PEOPLE WHO CARE.
It’s all connected. The Art... The Activism... Each and Every Individual person on this planet...
Our dream is to effectively amplify the awareness and understanding of that connectedness by providing our community with the resources - providing mankind with the tools - to spread positivity absolutely.



