Current Projects
CSC Projects and Sponsored Projects
The Cooperative Development Center of New Mexico seeks to create and support sustainable lifestyles for Nuevo Mexicanos through organic agriculture, cultural tourism and affordable housing. The Cooperative Model assumes that integrating organic agriculture, cultural tourism and affordable housing into a comprehensive regional plan is a strong approach in promoting and conserving the unique heritage and culture of New Mexico families and communities. This model will provide an economic base for long-term sustainability by meeting the needs of the present without comprimising the ability of future generations to meet theirs. cooperativedevelopmentcenter.org
One Million Bones is a fundraising art installation designed to recognize the millions of victims and survivors who have been killed or displaced by ongoing genocides occurring on our watch. Our mission is to increase global awareness of these atrocities while raising the critical funds needed to protect and aid displaced and vulnerable survivors. In Spring of 2013, once million bones - made by an international community of artists, activists, and students - will flood our nation's capital. www.onemillionbones.org
The Recuerda a César Chávez Committee (RCCC), based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has organized the anual César Chávez Day march, celebration and day of service. We have also been engaged in community oranizing and civic engagement activities that have led to the naming of the César Chávez Community Center and renaming of Stadium Boulevard to Avenida César Cávez. The mission of the Recuerda a César Cávez Committee is to educate our youth and communities about the legacy, life and work of the great American civil rights leader, César Chávez. We do this by promoting his universal values and timeless vision for a better world and engaging our communities in the spirit of service. www.cesarchaveznm.org
Binational Schools Project, an ongoing effort to develop fully articulated K-12 curricula and student exchanges between New Mexico and Chihuahua schools.
Connecting Community Voices, an Albuquerque-based organization that combines creative expression and digital media to drive positive social change.
ArtSpark is a collaborative social experiment with artists and arts organizations using social media and the internet to be sustainable.
A Place to Stand is a full length documentary project on renowned American poet and writer Jimmy Santiago Baca.
Agriculture, Implementation, Research and Education (AIRE) was formed to help address the growing problems associated with the industrial food system, climate change, & nature deficit disorder.
Valle Encantado is a community-based organization dedicated to sustainable economic development in the Atrisco Historic Core neighborhood in the South Valley of Albuquerque.
Generation Justice is an intergenerational media making project that is committed to social change. Generation Justice operates from the social justice principles of equity, inter-generational connectedness, and civic engagement through media making. generationjustice.org
Laguna Acoma Coalition for a Safe Environment is rebuilding traditional plazas in Indigenous communities of the Acoma and Laguna tribes.
Umali School is a project in Karatu, Tanzania to build a school which will educate and address the needs of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Public Art ∴ Connect brings diverse communities into collaborative process to co-create globally-interconnected public art spaces centered on nonviolent consciousness.