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Hi John,
I’m excited to share that the videogame “Dot’s Home” and its stage adaptation “Dot’s Home Live” were just featured in a two-part radio broadcast on NPR’s Marketplace! You can listen to Part 1 about the videogame [[link removed]] and Part 2 about the production [[link removed]] .
Dot’s Home was also featured in Marketplace’s video series “Skin in the Game,” which explores the impact that the video game industry has on our economy and lives — watch the episode here [[link removed]] .
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My fellow co-creators and I spoke with host David Brancaccio about the arc of Dot’s Home, from its first days on the Apple app store to its theatrical debut in Detroit. It tells the story of racist housing policies, neighborhood disinvestment, and the everyday people who are fighting back against a system rigged against them.
In our conversation, David asked about the connection between playing a videogame and operating within the US housing system. I told him that in both situations, we are presented with a series of choices that are outside of our control, but that we must navigate and live in.
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Together with the Rise-Home Stories Project, we wanted to create a video game that would bring new audiences closer to the very real legacy of housing injustice that characters like Dot and her family have endured. After a strong reception (more than half a million downloads and a number of awards!), we wanted to experiment again.
Fast forward a few months and we partnered with our affiliate Detroit Action to transform the videogame into an interactive play [[link removed]] . With nearly 300 attendees at the debut performances, we witnessed in real time how arts and culture can engage and inspire people, and infuse our organizing with joy and creativity.
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This year we’re thinking about even more ways that we can experiment with narrative and cultural organizing strategies, and really harness the power of art in our movements.
I hope you take a few minutes to listen to the broadcast (part one [[link removed]] and two [[link removed]] !) and watch our video feature [[link removed]] . And, if you are able, can you chip in [[link removed]] to help us create even more arts, culture, and creative projects with our affiliates?
Lauren Jacobs [[link removed]] In solidarity,
Christina Rosales
Housing and Land Justice Director
PowerSwitch Action
1305 Franklin St.
Suite 501
Oakland, CA 94612
United States
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