Greetings OPEN DOORS Family,

What a year! From the release of Fire Through Dry Grass and hosting our first community gala, to an abundance of personal achievements. Gradually movement building, #NursingHomeLivesMatter has continued expansion and each day, we’re meeting new people and catching the attention of change makers and others in the fight. It takes a village, and with the support of a growing community, we made it this far together. 

We aren’t done yet! And we’re not slowing down. Our work over the last year has given us a platform to connect with a national audience. This is just the beginning. With your support, we will continue using our art as a tool for healing and change and will continue building community! 

– OPEN DOORS Director Vincent Pierce

We are alive, we try things

We make mistakes, we stumble we fall

We get hurt, we rise again, we try again

We keep learning, we keep growing

And we are thankful for this priceless opportunity 

Called life. 

– We Humans, Are Not Perfect, by Francene Benjamin

OPEN DOORS invests in the creativity and leadership development of Black and Brown wheelchair users and inspires action for safer, more just communities. Led by the experiences and voices of the Reality Poets, we are a collective of disabled artists, nursing home residents, advocates, and allies.

OPEN DOORS is a fiscally sponsored project of the Center for Transformative Action, a 501 (c) 3 affiliated with Cornell University. Your donation will appear on your bank statement as Center for Transformative Action.