Introduction: Repair the World Through Trust: The Path to Social Impact

This chapter provides an overview of 30 years of media and artistic projects created by Dr. Ann Feldman and nonprofit Artistic Circles to build communities of trust for social change. Lessons learned include how to create powerful networks among diverse communities by using the power of arts and media, recruiting others who share your passion, facing your fears, and being willing to fail. The introduction argues for the urgency of young people to take action now to build their own communities of trust for social change. Accompanying case studies in the rest of the book are based on interviews with undergraduate, graduate, and MBA students to make the issues of trust current.