The goal of our project is to show how the humanities are a force for good in our communities. As promised at the beginning of our Kickstarter, we want to find a way for the Humanities Matter Tour and Webseries to help make a tangible impact to community group. Today we are proud to announce a partnership with Woodwyn Farms in Victoria, British Columbia.
Woodwyn Farms is a 193 acre organic farm created to give homeless people in Victoria a space and nurturing community space to learn, grow, and thrive. With a motto of “believe in people,” Woodwyn Farms focuses on the shared humanity that connects everyone in our communities. The farms gives people, many of whom have been ignored, rejected, or abused by society, a place to develop work-skills, community, and self respect.
Victoria will be the last stop on our tour and once the Humanities Matter Tour is over, we will be donating our tour-bus to Woodwyn Farms. Since the farm is located more than half an hour from Victoria’s downtown core and bus service to that area is limited, having this bus will allow Woodwyn Farms to improve access to their farm for homeless Victorians. By supporting our Kickstarter you’re not only helping to advocate for the humanities, you’re making a difference for the Woodwyn community.
For the duration of our Kickstarter we’re encouraging supporters of the arts and humanities to #giveback to a worthy cause. Show the world just how much lovers of the arts and humanities give by going on twitter and either telling us the name of a charity or non-profit you support, or suggesting to a community a great organization that needs their help.
Tweet #humanities and #giveback to show us how the humanities can help make the world a better place. We want to start a conversation about how supporters of the arts and humanities devote their time and money to making their communities better places.
Together we can highlight how the #humanities #giveback to our communities. Support our vision to create a web-documentary showing the human impact of the arts and humanities. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/130281790/the-humanities-matter-webseries-and-travel-blog
-Ryan Hunt
@Ryan__Hunt