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We are so excited to introduce the artists and organizations that are
participating in our Creative Wildfire 2023-24 cohort!

Creative Wildfire [4], the cultural organizing collaboration between
Climate Justice Alliance [3], Movement Generation [5] and New Economy
Coalition [6], is dedicated to supporting artists and grassroots groups in
creating art that fuels movements and envisions a thriving world.

[*IMAGE ID: Text reads “Creative Wildfire (2023-2024 cohort). Meet
the artists!” Photos of seven artists: Adamu Chan, Lizzie Suarez, Roldy
Aguero Ablao, Ashanti Fortson, Trinidad Escobar, Lily Xie and kai lumumba
barrow. Logos of Climate Justice Alliance, Movement Generation and New
Economy Coalition at the top. ] [7]

[4]Artists and cultural workers have always been at the forefront of
movements for social change. Creative Wildfire provides funding and support
throughout the entire process of creative production, from proposal to
distribution. The collaboration offers a unique opportunity for artists to
engage in political education, delving into frameworks such as the
Solidarity Economy, Environmental and Climate Justice, Disability Justice,
and Just Transition. By connecting artists with organizations on the
frontlines of our movements, and a two-year, six-figure financial
investment, Creative Wildfire sustains art that is meaningful, visionary
and strategically distributed.

Our 7 brilliant artists will be paired with 7 frontline climate and
economic justice organizations to build relationships and collaborations
that embody our liberatory values.

The following artists and organizations have been selected for 2023-24:

* Adamu Chan [8] with Richmond Our Power Coalition
Adamu Chan is a filmmaker, writer, and community organizer from the Bay
Area who was incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison during one of the
largest COVID-19 outbreaks in the country.

* Ashanti Fortson [9] with Food For the Spirit in Buffalo
Ashanti Fortson is an award-winning cartoonist, illustrator, textile
artist, editor, and educator with a deep interest in difficult emotions,
quiet moments, and the rifts and connections between human beings. 

* kai barrow [10] with Cooperation New Orleans
kai barrow is a member of the Antenna Collective and a founding member of
Gallery of the Streets, a national network of artists, activists, and
scholars who work at the nexus of art, political education, social change
and community engagement.

* Lily Xie [11] with Boston Ujima Project
Lily Xie is a Chinese-American artist and educator whose socially-engaged
work explores desire, memory, and self-actualization for communities. In
collaboration with local residents and grassroots organizers, she
facilitates creative projects with a focus on public space, housing, and
racial justice. 

* Lizzie Suarez [12] with Farmworkers Association of Florida
Lizzie Suarez is an arts and cultural worker from Miami using the practice
of illustration to paint and meditate on liberation, kinship, and the
dignity inherent in all people. Since 2019, Lizzie has used art as a tool
for community organizing and popular education. 

* Roldy Aguero Ablao [13] with Micronesia Climate Change Alliance
Roldy Aguero Ablao is a queer child of Guahan (Guam), with ancestors from
the Mariana Islands, Philippines and Korea. They are an interdisciplinary
artist and experimenter, using photography, sculpture, fashion and
performance as ways of understanding and creating culture, place and
belonging. 

* Trinidad Escobar [14] with Crip Survival Network
Trinidad Escobar is a multidisciplinary artist from Milpitas, a town in the
Muwekma Ohlone region of California, USA. She is a cartoonist of folk
horror, Gothic and YA fantasy, and poetry comics.

[*IMAGE ID: Text reads “Meet the Organizations. Micronesia Climate
Justice Alliance, Cooperation New Orleans, Farmworker Association of
Florida, Food For the Spirit, Crip Survival Network, Richmond Our Power
Coalition, and Boston Ujima Project.”] [7]

The Creative Wildfire stewards and artists, Ebony Gustave, Micah Bazant and
Robin Bean Crane, have been instrumental in curating this diverse and
talented group of artists. Their commitment to supporting artists' autonomy
has helped shape the vision for the upcoming cohort.

We received nearly 400 applications during our open call, and we were
incredibly inspired by all the beautiful, delicious, and radical work we
saw. Huge thanks to everyone who applied!

_FOR THE ARTIST’S BIO INFORMATION, DESCRIPTIONS OF THE FRONTLINE
ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS ARTWORK FROM THE PREVIOUS CREATIVE WILDFIRE
COHORT, VISIT __CREATIVEWILDFIRE.ORG_ [4]

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