GATHER. WRITE. SHARE.
Writing communities that connect the disconnected, build cultural and social bridges, give voice, and lead to true friendship.
We’re divided.
Social media polarization.
False connections.
Social isolation.
Division-amplifying algorithms.
Public trust fragmented.
Crumbling social institutions.
Us versus them.
And alone.
Our increased national polarization, division-amplifying algorithms, and media siloes have created a sense of Perpetual Division.
Not only do we think and believe differently from others, we’re incentivized to suspect that can’t even trust or be in community with them.
Here’s a better way.
In Speak Up community writing workshops, people come together across so-called impassable chasms—homeless versus non-homeless, this race versus that race, left versus right—and do the deeply human work of creating, writing, sharing together.
"I just wanted to say thanks for helping me to find my voice."
"I've found friends. I've found community.
"I don't want to imagine what things would be like without this writing community."
“You know me better than some people in my family."
And there’s more to Speak Up…
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Homeless Magazine & Outreach
Speak Up began as a street magazine that gave a voice, dignity, and a job to people facing homelessness.
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Missional Prayer Movement
York County Prayer is part of the global 24-7 Prayer Movement built on around prayer, mission, and justice.
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Public Prayer Space
For everyone. Creativity, presence, community in a public prayer room.
Downtown Rock Hill, SC.