Episode #17 Priya Shah and The Simple Good. Healing and Community Through Sharing What Makes Them Happy

Inside this episode, Priya Shah opens our eyes to the connection between art, community and healing. Her organization The Simple Good (TSG) was created out of a blog started in March 2011 on the need to share what people found to be their "happy" from around the world. The blog quickly went viral. 

By April 2013 TSG’s first pilot youth arts program took place in Auburn Gresham, Chicago, and resulted in an incredible wave of interest from schools across Chicago. The Simple Good had arrived, and became an official non-profit organization on August 2014.

In 2015 TSG continued their global reach by facilitating a photography exchange between high school students in Roseland, Chicago and students in Moshi, Tanzania.

TSG formalized our SEL & Mindfulness-based Arts Residency curriculum, and expanded their projects into the programs they currently teach in schools and community organizations.

Its mission is to connect the meaning of good from around the world to empower youth to become positive activists through art and discussion.

Through mindfulness and social-emotional learning (SEL) based art programming and public art projects, their mission is to transcend the message that no matter where you go in the world, good means the same to all of us and that is what connects us as human beings.

TSG BUSINESS SERIES
This series of workshops and training programs help corporate partners create space for more empathetic and inclusive workplaces using our expertise in Social Emotional Learning and experience working in diverse communities. It is through these conversations that we empower those in positions of influence to recognize and address what is dividing them to uncover the commonalities that build bridges of community, hope and positive connection.

My conversation with Priya reminded me how necessary it is to remain open to others and to find what makes us happy.


City Of Big Creams Fundraiser

Thursday, September 29th

VIP Pre-Dinner: 5:30 – 7:00 PM

City of Big Dreams: 7:00 – 11:00 PM

The Simple Good invites you to their 10 year anniversary celebration, City of Big Dreams Fundraiser – the only immersive arts experience celebrating the simple good of Chicago and a one of a kind evening of music, visual arts, dance, and poetry complete with interactive experiences to take you on a journey to celebrate the dreams that we can make a reality together.

As guests of their intimate evening, you will connect with Chicago’s diverse and vibrant arts culture, while intentionally engaging with arts activism to support The Simple Good youth. 

If you are inspired by this podcast and want to get involved please check out
- Website - https://thesimplegood.org
- Instagram - @thesimplegood
- Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thesimplegood
- Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheSimpleGood

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