Transform 1012 N. Main Street is transforming the former Ku Klux Klan Auditorium in Fort Worth, TX into The Fred Rouse Center for Arts and Community Healing, named after a Black butcher who was lynched by a White mob in 1921. |
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Dear Friends & Supporters of Transform 1012 N. Main Street, Thanks to your support, we are celebrating a summer of growth and success. Transform 1012 continues to gain partners committed to reparative justice and amplify our message of community transformation throughout the nation. Read below to learn more about what we have been up to and how you can get involved. |
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Get Ready for North Texas Giving Day! |
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Mark your calendars. North Texas Giving Day is just around the corner. Help us show the region that Fort Worth values reparative justice by giving to Transform 1012. Learn more about this impactful annual event by following the link below. |
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“From the KKK headquarters in Texas to a symbol of Mexican folklore”: Transform 1012 Featured on Univision |
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“Un edificio que fue sede del KKK (Ku Klux Klan) en Texas hace unos 100 años, ahora podría convertirse en símbolo del folklor mexicano y de las tradiciones de otras culturas.” ”A building that was the headquarters of the KKK (Ku Klux Klan) in Texas about 100 years ago, could now become a symbol of Mexican folklore and the traditions of other cultures.” -Univision Dallas-Fort Worth |
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Transform 1012 Featured in Madeworthy Magazine and on WFAA |
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“It is a truly beautiful thing to see members of our community band together to transform a dark piece of Fort Worth history into a place of light, art and beauty. In naming the project after Mr.Fred Rouse, a dedicated husband and father, hard-working employee, and member of the Fort Worth community who was cruelly and violently beaten and lynched simply because of the color of his skin, this project will also stand to memorialize him and affirm Fort Worth’s continued obligation to stand against racism and hate.” - Mayor of Fort Worth, Mattie Parker Madeworthy Magazine, pg.21 |
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“It was like lightening struck.” Fred Rouse, III Interviewed by WFAA Watch the interview with WFAA here. | | |
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For a complete list of our news coverage, check out our Coverage Book profile here. |
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Board Members of the Month: Vanessa Barker & Taylor Willis |
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Childhood best friends Vanessa Barker and Taylor Willis are proud products of the Fort Worth ISD school system who learned to love the arts and to take care of the planet thanks to the great teachers around them. That background, combined with working simultaneously as a preschool teacher in San Francisco and a project manager for New York Fashion Week, led Vanessa to the idea for The Welman Project, a free creative reuse resource for educators. After both moving back home, the pair decided nothing could be better than working together to improve education and build community in the city they love, so a tiny-but-mighty company was born. As co-founders of the almost seven-year-old nonprofit, they now spend their days saving materials from the landfill and repurposing those items for hands-on learning engagement in North Texas classrooms. Want to get involved with the Welman Project? Volunteer or schedule a donation drop-off. Learn more HERE. |
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Taylor and Vanessa had this to say about their involvement in Transform 1012"We believe The Fred Rouse Center is an opportunity to acknowledge the hard truths of our past and present so that real healing can occur, and we can move forward together as a united community. We're finally building a place where everyone gets to feel the same sense of belonging and have the same opportunities, and Fort Worth will be at the forefront of an incredible movement by supporting The Center along with the National Juneteenth Museum and the Fort Worth African American Museum and Cultural Center. We can't imagine a better future for our city than being internationally known as an inclusive, vibrant cultural hub, and we're on our way there. This work is rightly being led by the groups who have historically been targeted and marginalized, but we all need to show up and play an active supporting role as these projects move forward." Thank you for your support, Taylor and Vanessa. |
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Planting Deep Roots in our Community |
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Thank you FWMBCC and FWHCC. We are honored to be members. |
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Transform 1012 is GrowingWith the help of our search committee, we have identified passionate, qualified candidates for an Executive Director. Expect good news soon— and more to come as we continue to gain momentum with new leadership. |
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Keep the Momentum Going.Follow, Forward, Like, and Share. Please consider becoming a monthly donor. Join us in our commitment to reparative justice in Fort Worth and beyond. |
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Transform 1012 N. Main Street is a nonprofit organization and donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. |
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Thank you for being part of the vision: TRANSFORM THE BUILDING, TRANSFORM THE CITY With appreciation, Transform 1012 N. Main Street Board Daniel Banks (DNAWORKS), Vanessa Barker (The Welman Project), Freddy Cantú (SOL Ballet Folklórico), Ayesha Ganguly (Window to Your World), Sharon Herrera (LGBTQ SAVES), Dr. Opal Lee (Opal Lee Foundation), Adam W. McKinney (Tarrant County Coalition for Peace and Justice), Román Ramírez (SOL Ballet Folklórico), Fred Rouse, III, and Taylor Willis (The Welman Project) |
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Transform 1012 N. Main Street Founding Organizations |
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