Posts tagged You Belong Here City Heights
The Problem? It's You, Not Me
The Problem? It's You, Not Me

Last week I shared my journey over the past two years and the BTS groundwork for this next chapter. Honestly, it was an amazing response from you! I feel so supported in this next step and that’s a great place to be. A year ago, I felt overwhelmed. I felt alone and that the weight of You Belong Here was much too heavy to carry forward to real impact and change. During COVID I witnessed the very problem YBH hopes to solve, our creative community struggling, disenfranchised, and on the verge of poverty, I felt helpless.

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Fragments of Memoreis by Famo Musa
Fragments of Memoreis by Famo Musa

Photography has always been something that I love to do, then I found out that I could make it into a career, and it was the best decision I ever made. The best part is working on multiple projects and sharing them with my community. For this project, I decided to collaborate with my mother and help tell her story.

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Difficult Discussions don't always have to be difficult
Difficult Discussions don't always have to be difficult

As many of you know, January was National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Here at YBH, we partnered with Shyne San Diego and Amari Dixon Photography to present Behold Her, a portrait exhibition featuring local survivors of human trafficking.

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Non-Profit, Events, Education, Community, Arts, Panel Discussions, PhotographyElizabeth SalaamAmari Dixon Photography, Shyne San Diego, You Belong Here, You Belong Here San Diego Coworking Space, You Belong Here City Heights, Human Trafficking Awareness Month, Human Trafficking San Diego, Sex Trafficking Awareness, Difficult Discussions in San Diego, Elephant Talks San Diego, Elephant TalkComment
Brunch Crunch 01 Recap
Brunch Crunch 01 Recap

For our inaugural event last week, Crosby Noricks of PR Couture led 16 participants through the creation of their own Brandifesto, a storytelling device and standalone content piece designed to help clarify a brand’s purpose, message, and value in order to connect with the target audience and optimize content strategy.

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Business, Community, Education, Events, Panel DiscussionsElizabeth SalaamBrunch Crunch, San Diego Brunch, Brunch in San Diego, San Diego Women Owned Businesses, San Diego Networking for Women, San Diego Women Networking, San Diego Small Business Classes, San Diego Entrepreneur Courses, Crosby Noricks, Elevation Eating, Perla's Elevation, Studio Nectary, The Roc Shop, Stacy Keck Photography, Stacy Keck, You Belong Here, You Belong Here San Diego Coworking Space, You Belong Here City Heights, Nic Roc, Kiko & SvenComment
To Fall In Love in Edinburgh: SD Artists Bound for Scotland’s Famous Fringe Festival
To Fall In Love in Edinburgh: SD Artists Bound for Scotland’s Famous Fringe Festival

The dramatic play, “To Fall In Love,” (winner of the Outstanding Writing and Outstanding Drama awards at San Diego’s own Fringe Festival in 2017), has nabbed at spot at Edinburgh’s fest this year, and the team is working to fundraise their way across the pond.

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Arts, Community, EventsElizabeth Salaam36 Questions To Fall In Love, To Fall in Love, San Diego Theatrical Performance, San Diego Theater, San Diego Performing Arts, Actor Beth Gallagher, Actor Eric Casalini, Eric Casalini, Beth Gallagher, Jennifer Lane, San Diego Playwright, San Diego Playwright Jennier Lane, San Diego Playwright Jennifer Lane, You Belong Here San Diego Coworking Space, You Belong Here, You Belong Here City Heights, Fringe Festival, San Diego Fringe Festival Comment