welcome to The Lamp Project We are a website and organization dedicated to spotlighting and supporting socially engaged artists and the causes they champion.
Come here often to find a variety of excellent art created by people who are out to make the world a better place.
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By Mackenzie Farrell on May 9th, 2013 
TeAda partnered with two different groups, ROCLA (Restaurant Opportunities Center-Los Angeles) and SEACA (Southeast Asian Community Alliance), to create workshops for immigrants. Theatrical production Delicious Reality portrays these immigrants’ stories in a common immigrant job setting—the kitchen of a restaurant. The play runs May 10th-19th, 2013.
By Angelique Szymanek on March 12th, 2013 
No muscle-bound heroes or busty damsels-in-distress here. In the graphic novels of artist Maureen Burdock, women battle to overcome real-life atrocities like sexual violence, domestic abuse and murder. Burdock says, “These stories are hopeful and the heroines actively shape and reform their communities with their intelligence, humor, kindness, and a bit of magical realism.”
When communities have stories to be told or wounds to be healed—and all of them do—art offers a powerful answer. Fabric artist Clara Wainwright has used her art in other charitable ways, but this idea of using it to build, unite, and heal communities is a hallmark of her body of work. Listen to her talk about it in our audio interview.
Watch pianist Chloe Flower perform her single, “Revolution.” With the help of legendary producer Babyface, Chloe has made a happy marriage of classical music and hip-hop. After you listen, learn more in our interview with Chloe, where she talks about her long-time support of the Somaly Mam Foundation and their struggle to end sexual slavery and human trafficking.
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Chloe Flower’s site |
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Chloe Flower’s music |
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the Somaly Mam Foundation |
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the Somaly Mam Foundation |
VOLUNTEER with
the Somaly Mam Foundation |
By Deborah K. Hirsch on October 23rd, 2012 
“In my art and activism I try to overcome despair and to make visual connections for people to foster kinship and hope in these times of change.” The photography of Raechel Running abounds with cultural symbolism and inter-cultural harmonies and dissonances. The results are eye-popping. She uses her talent, time and energy to help a number of organizations, including One Heart World-Wide, which is working to improve the dismal maternal health and mortality rates of indigenous populations in Mexico.
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Raechel Running’s website |
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Raechel Running’s work |
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One Heart World-Wide |
DONATE to
One Heart World-Wide |
CONTACT
One Heart World-Wide |
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