ARTS & FAITH ST. LOUIS

Arts & Faith St. Louis Statement on Racial Equity

Arts & Faith St. Louis is outraged and saddened by the murder of George Floyd and the many other instances of racism and violence inflicted on Black Americans in our country over many years.  

We deplore systemic racism and stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in the Black community in calling for racial justice and transformation that leads to greater equity in our society.  

There is no room for any form of hatred in our hearts and acts of violence in our communities. We’ve made mistakes in the past and we acknowledge that we have not done enough. 

We pledge to continue working to ensure that our leadership and programming are racially diverse and to work for a more harmonious St. Louis, both as an organization and as individuals, so as to dismantle systemic racism and create a society that uplifts the dignity of all human beings.

Arts & Faith St. Louis 

Receives 2020 FOCUS St. Louis "What Is Right With the Region Award" 

for "Fostering Creativity for Social Change"

                                     Soprano Christine Brewer                                                                   Jazz Vocalist Anita Jackson

The program will feature powerful music sung by soloists from diverse faith communities and our Interfaith Youth Chorus, soprano Christine Brewer and jazz vocalist Anita Jackson. As a special feature, we will pay tribute to the many dedicated doctors, nurses and healthcare workers who are doing their works of compassion during the pandemic, through a new song entitled “Thank You” sung by Christine Brewer. During the song we will show moving photographs taken by healthcare workers themselves. Throughout the concert we will also have images of works of compassion performed by faith communities represented in the concert. 

Elisabeth Brewer - RN Barnes-Jewish Hospital 

Here are a few of the artists who will perform. This is "Mi Chamocha (Marching to the Promised Land)" by Rob Aronson. 

Access to the live-steamed concert on HEC-TV will be on cable in St. Louis City and County on Charter/Spectrum channel 989 or channel 108.26 or 118.26 for those with digital TVs, and on AT&T U-Verse. It can be also viewed live on the HEC-TV website – www.hecmedia.org and on Facebook. 

2020 Storytelling Events ...

“STORIES OF COMPASSION”  --  IN JULY, ARTS & FAITH ST. LOUIS AND THE ST. LOUIS STORYTELLING FESTIVAL PRESENTED TWO VIRTUAL EVENTS ON FACEBOOK AND ZOOM

On July 19, 2020 four amazing storytellers from different faith communities in the St. Louis region presented their "Stories of Compassion" for adults:  

Rev. Sheila Bouie-Sledge – North Park United Methodist Church 

Rabbi Susan Talve – Central Reform Congregation 

Sabira Jamal – Muslim storyteller from a Pakistani family and a former teacher

Fr. Mark Wedig – Dominican friar, Aquinas Institute of Theology at St. Louis University

On April 26, 2020 Arts & Faith St. Louis co-hosted with the St. Louis Storytelling Festival our first virtual storytelling event "STORIES OF COMPASSION"

Four storytellers from Christian, Hindu, Muslim and Jewish faith communities in the St. Louis region presented their “Stories of Compassion”:

David Greenhaw of Eden Seminary - "On Epidemics and Orphans"

Bala Anantharama of the Hindu Faith - “Global Well-Being”

Mufti Asif Omar of the Islamic Foundation of Greater St. Louis - "Story of a Rider and An Old Man"

Rabbi James Stone Goodman of Central Reform Congregation - “Marabout"

Below is the full video of the April 26, 2020 virtual storytelling event. Click the arrow in the bottom left corner to play.