Summary
Organization name
zAmya Theater Project
Tax id (EIN)
83-2374869
Categories
Arts & Culture, Community
Address
3501 CHICAGO AVEMINNEAPOLIS, MN 55407
$12,625 raised by 64 donors
100% complete
$5,000 Goal
zAmya Theater Project uses the powerful combination of lived experience(s) and artistic expression to create a community that works for housing justice for all.
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>>> zAmya in The New Yorker magazine <<<
While this data is essential to understanding the magnitude of the housing crisis, it’s easy to be overwhelmed by the numbers and forget that the individuals behind them are sons and daughters, parents, and grandparents.
Your support turns “homeless” from a word back into a person. Living, breathing, laughing, singing persons. Who act in entertaining, original productions that are guaranteed to change your mind, if not your life.
zAmya’s mission is to address the disconnection and stigmatization of homelessness. Participants cite joy, fun, relief, expression, advocacy, and healing as reasons for attending. Darrell Coles shared, “I’d forgotten about dreams. When you’re trying to survive on a day-to-day basis, you don’t have time for dreams. You have to deal with reality. zAmya theater helped me improve and change my life.”
Public support from people like YOU plays an essential role in powering zAmya. Here’s what a Give to the Max contribution makes possible:
Community driven projects that create stronger neighborhoods with more safety nets for the unhoused, Like Neighbors Being Neighbors in the North Loop
Programming that raises awareness and support for housing justice in Greater Minnesota, like A Prairie Homeless Companion
Theater projects that empowers those that have been traumatized by the experience of homelessness in the Twin Cities, like A Challenge to Change
Partnerships that chip away at systemic oppression in healthcare, like our work with the local chapter of Campaign Against Racism
Plays that support scientists in meeting the unique needs of people struggling to manage diabetes while surviving homelessness, like Life Heist
Weekly workshops that offer people who don't have a place to "be" a welcoming space to socialize and be creative, like our residency at the Minneapolis Central Library
And so much more!
zAmya relies on support from individuals who think housing for everyone is important. Please donate to zAmya Theater Project today!
20 year Impact Survey
For 20 years zAmya has been using creative expression and real stories to fuel the fight for housing justice. We are interested to know how our work has impacted you. Please, if you are so moved, fill out this brief survey to share your thoughts with us.
More about zAmya Theater Project
zAmya Theater Project employs a troupe of performers with lived experience of homelessness. The Troupe actively develops creative, leadership, and facilitation capacity as they co-lead workshops and productions for other participants. Each Troupe member brings 2-12 years of involvement and experience in comedy, creative writing, choral singing, composition, and spoken word. The Troupe is involved throughout the organization in all levels of planning, including two rotating positions on the Board of Directors and board committees.
If you prefer to donate by check, please make them out to zAmya Theater Project and mail to 3501 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55407.
Organization name
zAmya Theater Project
Tax id (EIN)
83-2374869
Categories
Arts & Culture, Community
Address
3501 CHICAGO AVE