OPENDOORS NYC

OPEN DOORS supports the creativity and leadership of people who have been harmed by gun violence. Through storytelling, poetry, hip-hop, and more, OPEN DOORS members inspire action for safer, more just communities. 

Performing as the OPEN DOORS Reality Poets, members return to many of the New York City neighborhoods they grew up in to educate young people about the rarely considered consequences of gun violence, and to encourage them to become positive change-makers. With public performances and digital media, members challenge audiences of all ages and backgrounds to combat systemic injustices that breed violence in our cities.