Sign Our Artists' Statement: Take the people without homes and put them in the homes without people.
Learn more about the statement and add your name to those of 282 signators from 88 cities. ... see all signers
End homelessness, don't manage it. Here's how.
1. Stop talking about shelters as housing
2. Overcome the poverty pimps by bringing the voices of the unhoused to the front...Read the 14 steps to end homelessness
We have had 248 artists appear on our Zoom shows
Harvey Estrada
bassist / music professor at Compton College
Allison Moore Adams
painter
Anita Sugimura
Gizzy Bear Productions / director of Battlefield: Home
Mark Pico
singer/songwriter
The Last Letter
writer/podcaster
Christina Ham
playwright (Nina Simone: Four Women)
Alkaid Ramirez
photographer
Jeff Hobbs
Author of Children of the State: Stories of Survial and Hope in the Juvenile Justice System
Samira Barragan
filmmaker
Grant White
filmmaker
Jesenia Chavez
poet
Evelyn McDonnell
writer
Oscar Magallanes
artist (3B crew)
Alessandra Moctezuma
Mesa College Gallery director / muralist
Eric Nusbaum
author of Stealing Home
Julian Torres
mariachi singer
Brenda Vaca
poet
Jenni Alpert aka Cami & her birth father Don
singer/songwriter
Jimmy Recinos
poet/podcaster
Tongo Eisen-Martin
poet laureate of San Francisco
Sara Harris
Poet
Erika Akire Cohn
director of What You'll Remember
Alejandro Cohen
Director of DubLab
Bryan Medina
former Fresno poet laureate
Stacey Fayant
traditional indigenous tattoo artist
Joyce Logan
Gospel International
Tina Orduno Calderon
singer/poet
Rahman Jamaal
Executive Director of Hip-Hop Congress
Yago Cura
co-author of Library Stories
Shaunte Palmer
The Harmony Project / trombonist
Caesar K Avelar
poet laureate of Pomona
Lou Matthews
author of Shaky Town
Thelma Reyes
author of Dearest Papa and When The Virus Came Calling
Jennalyn Alonzo
musician
Adam Manley
furniture designer
Elynar Moreno
Professor of Sociology / Southwest College
Nyarae Francis
poet
Marcus Omari
Poetic Reform Party
Besskepp
Founder of A Mic and Dim Lights / poet
Diana L. Sanchez
artist
Naibe Reynoso
author of How To Fold A Taco
Miri Hunter
Thought Theater
Kimberly Duran
painter
Raul Pacheco
guitarist, Ozomotli
Nic Reiner
Poet
Kate Maruyama
author of Family Solstice
Taylor Chapin
Murals of La Jolla
3sixo
hip-hop artist
Black Rose
founder of Zoom Black Magic Radio the world's first pirate radio station
Aideed Medina
poet
Juanita Mantz
writer, podcaster, public defender
Joe Hernandez-Kolski
actor/poet/comedian
Ant Black
professor at San Bernadino Valley College / poet
Erin Yoshi
painter
Tanya Ko Hong
poet
Scarlett Brais
lead singer, Scarlett and the Fever
Gustavo Arellano
author/podcaster/LA Times columnist
Chuck Nunley IV
hip hop artist/filmmaker/broadcaster
Anthony Parker
poet
Andrew McLees
photographer / FrozenWaste.land.com
Luis Antonio Pichardo
DSTL Arts
Iona Morris
filmmaker/television and theater director
Angelina Saenz
La Palabra / poet
Alon Goldsmith
photographer
Lee Ballinger
author of Love and War: My First Thirty Years of Writing
True to the Universe
Social justice oriented classic rock band
Dani Dodge
artist
Theo Henderson
We The Unhoused podcast
Max Presneill
Artist/Curator at Torrance Art Museum
Janet Gonzalez
owner of Innovative Auto / poet
Jules Muck
graffiti artist
Ernie Perez
lead singer of the Boxing Gandhis and founder of Rock A Mole Productions
Melissa Ritz
Served podcast / Performer
Andru Defeye
poet laureate of Sacramento
Melina Paris
writer at Random Lengths / podcaster
Ryane Nicole Granados
writer
Tricia Lopez
Poet/Podcaster
David Davis
author of Wheels of Courage
Amilia K. Spicer
singer/songwriter
Ismael Pineda
percussionist
Megan Greenough
singer
Emile Poree
guitarist/singer
Jim Daichendt
co-curator, Street Legacy: SoCal Style Masters
Rusty
singer
James Tyner
Fresno's first poet laureate
Bumdog Torres
street photographer
Mary Scholz
singer/songwriter
Sati Kaur
filmmaker
Cassandra Lane
author of We Are Bridges / Editor in Chief of LA Parent
Yenny Bernal
artist
April Jones
filmmaker
Black and Brown Movement
hip-hop crew
David A. Romero
poet
Jonah Elijah
muralist
Aaron Estrada
artist (3B crew)
Pedro Kos
director of Lead Me Home
Morgan Miller
artist/printmaker
Ivan Salinas
poet
Nickie Black
filmmaker
Nikolai Garcia
poet
Eye Matter
arts program
Kevin Sandbloom
singer/songwriter
Soraya Young-Pen
chalk artist
Jon Bruschke
writer/producer of Change the Game
Scatterbrain
hip-hop artist
Vincent Cooper
poet
Karina Nistal
singer/songwriter
Agente
hip hop artist
Mike Liorti
musician/podcaster
Tyrone Stokes
Dope Spot Studios / Pomona
Alexis Rhone Fancher
poet
Steph Cha
author
Sean Hill
poet
Tony Lepre
guitarist in Attack of the Rising
Jenny Kane
arts connection, san bernadino
Lizbeth de la Cruz Santana
muralist/filmmaker
Shana Nys Dambrot
Arts Editor LA Weekly
Jessica Kim
Poet
Cindy Romero
painter/poet
Annie Buckley
Executive Director, Prison Arts Collective
Thrasher
Author of Head Bangin' Radio
Carla Vega
poet/singer/writer/actor
Meetra Johansen
Founder of Huma House
Matt Sedillo
poet
Jason Luckett
singer/songwriter
Mayela Rodriguez
arts program manager, Blue Sky Center
Glynis Phillips
poet
Tawnee Lynn
French horn / Tawnee Lynn Music Services
Stephen Snavely
director of Think Lovely Thoughts
Propaganda
poet
Madi Parsley
editor of Drifter
Carvell Holloway
jazz trumpeter / head of music education at Dominguez High School in Compton
Ruth Nolan
Poet
Joey Castanon
Sign spinner
Miles Henry
actor/singer
Gill Sotu
san diego writers festival poet-in-residence
Jeremiah Joe Ocanas
Lone Stars Entertainment
Roy Williams Jr.
filmmaker / actor
Alfredo Diaz
artist (3B crew)
Jamal Hill
Swim Up Hill / champion Paralympic swimmer
Rachel AO
Singer
Milagro Jones
poet/musician
Armond Kinnard
poet/storyteller
Margaret Aichele
dA Gallery Director
Madeliene Spencer
Boca de Oro Festival
Charles
poet
Lydia Theron Ware
poet, editor of Cartless
Susan Hayden
author of Now You Are a Missing Person
Ra Avis
writer
Jonathan Celiz
musician
Hannah Sward
Author of Strip: A Memoir
Peter J. Harris
writer
Joshua Collins
singer/songwriter / street preacher and homeless advocate in Orange County
Robin Lee Riddell
pottery artist, gallery owner
Robyn McNair
Boca de Oro Festival
Briana Munoz
poet/writer/Aztec dancer
Dona Junta
Beyond the Facade podcast
Joselyn and Don
singer-songwriter duo
Pocha Pena
Media Arts Santa Ana
Ruben Funkahuatl Guevara
singer/writer/poet/star of Emmy-nominated film Con Safos
Brian Cross (aka BPlus)
author of It's Not About a Salary and Ghost Notes
Wendy Maruyama
Artist and Furniture Designer
Hayk Makhmuryan
art worker and community organizer with doodleswithoutborders.com
Amos Adelone
musician
Anna Simone Scott
filmmaker / director of Take My Heart
Hanna Kight Witham
Writer
Joshua Woolen
poet/filmmaker
Nadia Hunter Bey
poet
Marlene Nancy Lopez
artist
Neil Shigley
artist
Carolina Rivera Escamilla
writer
Katie Ruiz
artist
Janelle Brown
author of I'll Be You
Lee Herrick
Calfornia state poet laureate
Shane Alexander
singer/songwriter
Oscar Martinez
artist
Christian Lozada
poet
Janet Owen Driggs
Director/curator Cypress College Art Gallery
Joaquin Jimenez
hip-hop artist/studio and record label owner
Riston Diggs
rapper
Bhavna Mehta
artist
Dale Maharidge
author of Fucked at Birth: Recalibrating the American Dream for the 2020s
Jill Carol
wrestling photographer
Kwasi Boyd-Bouldin
photographer
Bintu Sol
singer/songwriter
Molly Trochez
artist
Astrid
poet / author of Through the Soil in My Skin
Sijia Chen
artist
Nancy Woo
Surprise the Line / poet
Sammy Quetzalli
poet
April Banks
Artist
Chris Pierce
singer/songwriter
Key Kool
hip-hop artist with the Visionaries
Kevin Jones
singer
Crystal Salas
Poet
Katisse Buckingham
jazz saxophone/flute; soundtrack composer
Chris Siders
poet / Sand and Sea Productions
Deborah Aschheim
artist
Oleg Kagan
Co-author of Library Stories
Asia Yu
Director, No Easy Props
Abel Salas
Publisher of Brooklyn & Boyle / poet
Denise Sandoval
organizer of low rider events
Iz Gutierrez
director of They Call Us Sediciosos
Cati Porter
poet
Tom Proctor
actor/musician
Alixen Pham
Poet
Erica Torres
musician
Mike Sonksen (aka Mike the Poet)
author of Letters To My City
Hiram Sims
Sims Library of Poetry
Virginia Bulacio
poet/photographer
Joshua Silverstein
poet/actor/beatboxer
Laura Warrell
author of Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm
Claire Hannah Collins
director of Hollywood's Finest
Sal Rosales
rapper
L.A. N8v
hip-hop artist
Fabian Debora
artist/executive director, Homeboy Art Academy
Jhoanna Belfer
Bel Canto Books in Long Beach
Iris DeAnda
poet
Michael Schilf
director of Tears of the Field
Genevieve Anderson
filmmaker
Erniesto Cisneros
author of Efren Divided
Luis Rodriguez
poet/author
Chinwe Oniah
filmmaker
Lisbeth Coiman
poet
Carla Silveira Hernandez
Musical artist
WillFlo (William Flores)
Director South Central Arts
Kim Estes
actor
Peppur Chambers
writer/producer/educator
Audrey Castellon
poet
Andrew Thompson
The Little Gallery (San Bernadino)
Randal Fisher
jazz saxophonist
Cathy Segal-Garcia
singer/producer
Esteban Escobedo
rodeo trick roper
Kemal Cilengir
StreetwiseLA photographer
Lynne Thompson
Los Angeles poet laureate
Stephanie Serrano
poet / Director "Seeds of Peace"
Tama Brisbane
Stockton poet laureate
Rebecca Contreras
artist
Janna Ireland
author of Regarding Paul R. Williams
Tamara Blue
A Mic and Dim Lights / poet
David Blumenkrantz
photographer
Tori Eldridge
author of Dance Among the Flames
Mike Scully
musician/band leader
Greg Bresnitz
host of food/music podcast
Rita Dunn
poet / artist / author
Jessica Gallion
poet
Rizz Javier
photographer
Brooks Wachtel
TV writer / novelist
Artists United to End Homelessness is a trailblazer blazing a path of interconnection and lessons of humanity! -- Sean Hill (Actor/Poet/Speaker from Los Angeles)
