This week's Road of Democracy conversation focuses on the role of "Citizen Artists" in our communities and how the community of citizens can support their work.

Our panelists are Shalina Ali, co-Executive Director at https://www.facebook.com/trueskool414/ (True Skool), Nailiah Johnson, Cultural Organizer at https://www.litwi.org/ (LIT), https://belasuresh.com/ (Bela Suresh Roongta), and Sam Rikkers, Deputy Secretary, https://wedc.org/ (Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation).

Audio transitions: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7atE55vExM4e6UD6ZqpqMa (Let Go, Lex Allen)

Episode ephemera:

https://www.aspeninstitute.org/programs/artsprogram-2/citizen-artists/ (Aspen Institute definition of Citizen Artist)

https://news.artnet.com/opinion/deborah-fisher-blade-of-grass-op-ed-1847463 (Blade of Grass op-ed)

https://wedc.org/programs-and-resources/wai-small-business-grant/ (We're All In Small Business Grant, Phase 2)