An Invitation to Collaborate in Artistic Protest

Posted January 5, 2024

As we step through these first days of the new year, we offer you compassion, solidarity and our platforms to create, protest and heal through the power of art. Together, we continue to weather the storms of our challenging times, from the climate crisis, to political polarization to the abhorrent wars that have upended and destroyed lives around the world.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

7 Stages’ founding principle was to bring light to the darkness, to speak out against violence and injustice in all forms. Today is no different. There is still work to do. At our core we stand for peace. We understand that peace cannot exist without justice for the oppressed. We stand against colonialism, apartheid, state brutality, ethnic cleansing, and genocide. Let us collectively envision a future of global healing and opportunity. We offer support through the artistic process. We exist as a platform for you to tell your stories. We invite you, our community of artists, students, and patrons to use our stages–our many platforms–to lift your voice. Please share your ideas and let us collaborate in artistic protest together.