Building bridges amongst communities for 10 years.
The 10 Days of Connection was a community-led movement that brought people together across lines of difference: from race, politics, and religion to beliefs, values, and more.
Since 2017, every May 1st-10th, hosts curated gatherings, large and small, to burst bubbles and foster trust and understanding. We called these, Connection Experiences.
IN 10 YEARS WE:
ENGAGED
319,200+
LOCALS
HOSTED
841
CONNECTION EXPERIENCES
PARTNERED WITH
680
HOST ORGANIZATIONS AND LEADERS
- Mimi King
The most beautiful bits of magic that you get to experience from the 10 Days of Connection is that you lose a sense of fear, and you gain a lot of confidence in sharing your identity, your personal story, and how that impacts someone else.
- Mimi King
Over the last years, we invited the community to work towards more:
Connected Communities
By encouraging all locals to learn about a topic that tend to divide us and engage in acts of connection, to build empathy, increase understanding, and refocus on our shared humanity.
United Communities
By fostering increased collaboration through cross-cultural, multi-generational, cross-sector, and geographical collaboration that champion exchange, and celebrating our cities’ rich diversity.
Active Communities
By promoting a more connected citizenry actively engaged in addressing community issues through volunteering, donating, and/or participating in public interest solutions.
Safer Communities
By feeling proud and powerful, celebrating that we all belong everywhere because of our unique differences.
Prosperous Communities
By cultivating power sharing experiences through skills development around diverse topics led by the experts (from local nonprofit organizations, to elected officials, academic leaders, entrepreneurs, and more!).