This year, we are asking everyone to #JoinTheJourney as Class 18 takes over our social media to show their 3-week trip to DC, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and more! See the trip through their eyes as they meet with amazing artists, leaders and advocates across the US, visit renowned sites and become changemakers!

Cultural Leadership is a non-profit committed to empowering social change in greater Saint Louis through immersive learning and empathy building, rooted in the strengths and oppressions of the Black and Jewish experiences. Our curricula fosters social and emotional learning while training participants to lean into challenging conversations surrounding racism, antisemitism, and many other forms of inequity and injustice. We provide tools necessary to create systemic change, promising a brighter future for our region.

Key methodologies include: exploring activism through art, mentorship, experiential learning, and participant-led advocacy projects.

We work to eradicate oppression in a divisive world by:

Developing leaders and changemakers
Connecting youth via immersive educational programming
Building cross-cultural understanding through humility
Welcoming diverse allies & partners

We would like to send a special thanks to our AMAZING sponsors:

Ryia Ross-Peterson

Cynthia Ross

Rodney White

Cheryl Adelstein

Meredith Joseph

Erik Mills

Jeff Singer

Peggy Cohen Voss

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Support Class 18 on their Transformational Journey!

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