Mission

A Nation in Exile's mission is to nurture environments as incubators for relationships through performing and visual arts events. We do this by partnering with social justice organizations that build and tend to our communities. We activate passive audiences into active community members by inviting them to listen, see, and get involved.
Vision

Phileo— the greek word for the love represented in intimate, authentic friendship.  A Nation In Exile envisions a world powered by phileo.  A world in which people have the space and time to be themselves as they grow in the midst of and part of a collective. A world where we take care of ourselves, eachother, the land, and the animals. 

Whereas......we live in a zeitgeist in which humans are exiled from one another....to be in exile is not just a figurative condition but a literal one....there are artists in exile here (in the US) from their home countries.

...our institution has used codified, inaccessible language to perfect our state of exile....our current zeitgeist has exiled us from the land and its original inhabitants....due to being subjected to an exiled state we have lost our sense of compassion for our neighbors in need.

...those who are in prison are in exile from their community....due to living in a continual state of exile we suffer from mental health issues in varying degrees....the best way to secure the safety of an individual in exile is for them to be known and loved and a part of a loving community.




We propose to put on an abolitionist arts and organizing event series called: A Nation in Exile.



Eternal Gratitude for our Team
If you see them buy them coffee


Organizing Team

 
Melissa Ferrer

Mak



Executive Team 




Chad Oni
Bob Sykora
Abby Bland
JC Franco 



Advisory Commitee

 
Jose Faus
Dwight Smith

Kathy Liao

Chico Sierra
Xiao Xiao




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