PROJECT BLACKBIRD INC.

PROJECT BLACKBIRD is a non-profit 501(c)(3) touring event and film screening that aims to de-stigmatize eating disorder and mental health conversation within underrepresented communities. Our mission is to connect audiences of different communities to rid ourselves of shame surroundinProject Blackbird, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) and corresponding live touring event that aims to encourage conversations around the crises and stigma around mental illness and eating disorders within underrepresented communities nationwide. The goal of the live event is to encourage and empower participants to confront situations in their lives that may be causing them shame in order to give those situations less power, and to provide participants with local and national resources – including access to mental healthcare professionals – to begin the journey toward recovery and self-acceptance. About the Touring Live Event The components of each live event are: Welcome bags are distributed including Journaling activity, and sponsor/partner materials Screening of award-winning short film Blackbird Post-screening conversation with member(s) of the film's cast and local healthcare professionals and/or community activist(s) Journaling activity for participants to explore their own feelings around mental health, especially with regards to past trauma, disordered eating, etc. Local, national, and specific community partners and resources are shared and represented at booths in the back of the room as participants exit the event Participants are encouraged to then join the conversation on social media by posting their journal entry alongside the hashtag #ShedShame and tagging @ProjectBlackbird Organization Highlights: Free college therapy initiative: 5 college students per semester will be provided free therapy services weekly, or bi-weekly as needed through a full semester 10.5k social media following and growing