The Ford Foundation has released a report that, “offers a roadmap to reimagine recovery.”

From Ford Foundation President Darren Walker: “Two years ago, our world changed forever. COVID-19 overwhelmed every facet of our societies, taking more than 6 million lives—and exacerbating crises of inequality, injustice, and intolerance for countless millions more.”

“As the world begins to reopen, we must acknowledge that COVID-19 is not a finite moment in our global past, but an urgent reality of our present—and, undoubtedly, our future. Sustainable recovery and reform requires more than reckoning with the enduring nature of this crisis, its rippling variants, and its indeterminate end.”

“Let this vision inspire us to work together to design responses that not only weather the worst, but allow us all to flourish and thrive, and define a new age of solidarity, connection and justice.”

Read the full report here.

“To create a just and pluralist society, we need to reimagine systems and transform culture.”

Pop Culture Collaborative announced the Becoming America Fund, “launching as an initial $3.5 million year-long initiative, designed to support pop culture artists, entertainment companies, and social justice movements to take hold of the cultural moment…”

“The Fund centers the innovation of Black and Indigenous people, People of Color (BIPOC), immigrants, and Muslim communities, focusing on women, trans, nonbinary, queer, and disabled artists, influencers, activists, and thought leaders,” said Pop Culture Collaborative. “Becoming America is especially timely given the culture war currently being waged by many of our national and local political leaders against these communities—many of whom are marching for their lives while disproportionately reeling from the trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Read the full article here.

NeuroArts Blueprint has released a new report that explains, “how to grow and share the scientific knowledge showing art to be an extraordinary tool for promoting health and wellbeing in individuals and communities.”

“Scientific studies increasingly confirm what human beings across cultures and throughout time have long recognized: we are wired for art. The arts in all of their modalities can improve our physical and mental health, amplify our ability to prevent, manage, or recover from disease challenges, enhance brain development in children, build more equitable communities, and foster wellbeing through multiple biological systems.”

Read the full report here.