Peace in Process - Spring 2024

Urgent Update: Tonight's TNGV Event Closed to the Public

Peace in Process on a purple image of people gathered in front of a mural reading HOPE

Compassion and Awe: Using Storytelling for Environmental Action

Come join us at Franklin Park Zoo to explore ways that storytelling can inspire us toward environmental action. 

King Coal - Film Screening & Discussion

Co-presented as part of the Bright Lights Cinema Series

A still from the film King Coal, with a young girl with red hair laying on the grass

Read the letter reflecting on our 14 years at Emerson, and save the date for our farewell toast on October 9, 2024.

The Engagement Lab will be closing its doors this fall

How can Transforming Narratives of Gun Violence help heal and empower those most deeply affected by gun violence?

A survivor of gun violence holding a photograph of her murdered loved one

New England Journal of Medicine publishes case-study on TNGV

Read about how we are applying practices of critical making through listening, expression, and governance.

CoDesign international journal of cocreation in design and the arts

International journal CoDesign publishes case-study on TNGV

Fairmount Stories

A website designed share the history of advocacy along the Fairmount Line and goals for the future

Fairmount Stories: Mobility, Advocacy, and Environmental Justice

The Future of Food

A short film about food justice in Chelsea, co-created with GreenRoots

Teenagers standing with food prep in front of them on a kitchen counter

Quiet Rooms

Quiet Rooms is a 20-minute documentary about the impacts and root causes of gun violence and was co-created by Emerson students and community members impacted by gun violence.

A still from the film "Quiet Rooms" showing a mother holding the photo of her late son

Future Imaginaries: Unwritten Stories of Climate Change & Sustainability

This course focuses on shaping and uplifting positive narratives about the future, examining how they can shape our expectations, actions, and outcomes.

Studio participants on a bike tour along Chelsea's waterfront 

Collaborative Documentary

Learn the fundamentals of collaborative design and documentary production skills, and apply your art and craft in direct collaboration with members of the community.

A seated individual in a hoodie in front of a green screen, with a camera person in the foreground

Creative Expression for Climate Justice

This course explores community generated solutions to local climate challenges.

Studio participants walking through Sherrin Woods