Lift Up Voices Inc

AT LIFT UP VOICES FOUNDATION, OUR MISSION IS TO GIVE A VOICE TO THOSE WHO NEED IT. WE BELIEVE THAT CREATIVITY IS A GIFT THAT CAN LEAD TO IMMENSE GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE. THROUGH COMMUNITY INITIATIVES AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS, LIFT UP VOICES FOUNDATION WORKS TO ADDRESS INADEQUACIES IN SOCIETAL SYSTEMS AND RAISE THE PROFILE OF EFFECTED INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES. WE STRIVE TO PROVIDE YOUNG PEOPLE WITH INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE OPPORTUNITIES IN MUSIC AND THE ARTS THAT ALLOW THEIR VOICES TO BE HEARD LONG AFTER EACH EXPERIENCE.

LIFT UP VOICES, INC. HOLDS THE RIGHTS TO THE HISTORICAL FILM DEPICTING THE EXPERIENCES OF ENSLAVED AFRICAN AMERICAN PIONEERS FORGING THE TRAIL FOR THOUSANDS OF PIONEERS TO FOLLOW. THE FILM IS A MECHANISM FOR THOUSANDS TO LEARN ABOUT THE DIVERSE HISTORY OF BLACK PIONEERS AND TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF MONUMENTS IN THE "THIS IS THE PLACE" PUBLIC PARK AT THE MOUTH OF EMIGRATION CANYON IN SALT LAKE CITY UTAH. DURING 2022, A MONUMENT WAS COMPLETED AND A DEDICATION CEREMONY WAS HELD WITHIN THE PUBLIC PARK ALONG WITH OTHER EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK THAT CELEBRATED AND RECOGNIZED THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF BLACK PIONEERS.

LUV THROUGH AN OUTREACH PROGRAM IN BRAZIL IS ABLE TO ADDRESS INADEQUACIES IN SOCIETAL SYSTEMS AND RAISE THE PROFILE OF EFFECTED YOUTH IN BRAZIL THROUGH MUSICAL PERFORMANCES AND TRAINING WORKSHOPS IN SCHOOLS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND SCREENINGS OF ITS FILM, "HIS NAME IS GREEN FLAKE". YOUTH PARTICIPANTS NOT ONLY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WATCH THE FILM AND WATCH INSPIRING PERFORMANCES WITH MUSICIANS, ACTORS, AND ARTISTS BUT ALSO WORK ALONG-SIDE WITH THESE ARTISTS AND TRY NEW INSTRUMENTS, SHOWCASE SINGING AND DANCE MOVES, AND EVEN RECORD NEW MUSIC.

LIFT UP VOICES, INC. (LUV) THROUGH ITS OUTREACH PROGRAM CALLED THE GHANA PROJECT IS ABLE TO ADDRESS INADEQUACIES IN SOCIETAL SYSTEMS AND RAISE THE PROFILE OF EFFECTED YOUTH IN GHANA THROUGH MUSICAL PERFORMANCES AND TRAINING WORKSHOPS IN SCHOOLS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. YOUTH PARTICIPANTS NOT ONLY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WATCH INSPIRING PERFORMANCES WITH MUSICIANS, ACTORS, AND ARTISTS BUT ALSO WORK WITH THESE ARTISTS AND TRY NEW INSTRUMENTS, SHOWCASE SINGING AND DANCE MOVES, AND EVEN RECORD NEW MUSIC. IN 2022, IMPORTANT AND MUCH NEEDED SCHOOL SUPPLIES WERE DELIVERED TO GHANA SCHOOLS AND PERMANENT ARTS PROGRAMS WERE ESTABLISHED WITHIN SEVERAL SCHOOLS IN GHANA.

LIFT UP VOICES, INC. (LUV) ACKNOWLEDGES THE INJUSTICES THAT HAVE PLAGUED AFRICAN AMERICANS FOR GENERATIONS. IT IS OUR MISSION TO PROVIDE AN OUTLET FOR THEIR VOICES TO BE HEARD. THE LUV INNER CITY INITIATIVE WILL SEE FURTHER RESOURCES FOCUSED UPON THE BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITY. THROUGH OUR WORK WE HAVE COME TO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS A DISPROPORTIONATE AMOUNT OF NEGATIVE PORTRAYALS OF BLACK AND BROWN MEN IN ENTERTAINMENT, THUS LEADING TO IMPLICIT BIAS AMONGST THE BROADER COMMUNITY. THESE BIASES PERPETUATE RACIAL INJUSTICES. LUV ENGAGES YOUTH THROUGH THE PERFORMING ARTS TO PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN SHIFTING THE PARADIGM OF CONTENT CREATION PERTAINING TO AFRICAN AMERICANS. BY CHANGING THE NARRATIVE, WE CHANGE THE VIEW. OUR FOUNDATION RECOGNIZES THE NEED FOR MORE POSITIVE PORTRAYALS OF OUR BLACK BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN MUSIC AND FILM. THE LUV INNER CITY INITIATIVE IS A MENTOR PROGRAM, COMPRISING OF INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS THAT WORK IN THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF ENTERTAINMENT. THOSE PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM RECEIVE HANDS-ON TRAINING IN ALL FACETS OF SONG AND MOVIE CREATION AS THEY CONTRIBUTE TO RESHAPING THE NEGATIVE STIGMAS ATTACHED TO COLOR. THROUGH SONG LYRICS, CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT AND STORYTELLING, THE YOUTH OF TODAY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE THEIR VOICE IN TELLING THEIR AUTHENTIC STORY.