Audible exists to bring about change in our communities through fusion of sustainability and social cause with art

work together to rebuild our communities, revive our economy and save our planet.

Our thinking:

In ‘the Green-Collar Economy’, Van Jones makes the case that the best way to revive our ailing economy is to save
our planet, by connecting the work that most needs to be done with the people that most need work...
Inspired by this idea, the Dream Reborn conference was called ‘a gathering to celebrate the life of Dr. King by
presenting positive solutions for social and environmental equity.’ Held in Memphis in 2008, the purpose and
focus of the event was to ‘seed the movement that will create ecological solutions to heal the earth while bringing
jobs, justice, wealth and health to all our communities.’

Other conferences like it have championed this cause, providing the movement a space where people can go to
learn more, network with like-minded individuals and get involved...

And yet, as successful as these conferences have been, as popular as New York Times bestseller ‘The Green Collar
Economy’ is, less progress than necessary has been made in building the economy we’re all talking about creating.

Perhaps this is because of the of how we’re talking about creating it.

Those who would most benefit from attending events and reading books like these might not have the resources
to do either. And so, we’re excluding from the discussion the very audience this idea is supposed to be reaching.

Perhaps we should change the way we channel these messages.

In the 1960’s, activists sat-in at lunch counters across the south in protest of racial discrimination that plagued our
country. Through non-violent demonstration, they proved that change in this world could be made peaceably.

50 years later, we have new problems built upon similar obstacles; perhaps we should look to the past for inspi-
ration as we endeavor to overcome them.
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This is the lunch counter from the photo above,

which now sets in a hallway at North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina.
The Woolworth’s it once set in is since gone, replaced by this space:

Now known as the Woolworth lot, this green building and surrounding parkspace are located in the middle of
Main Street in Central Durham.

Photos: worn footpaths denote the central crossroads of Durham, a green outlet exposed on the wall, a brick red heart.
which is right next to this space:

Called CCB Plaza, this central piazza is symbolic of the city and serves as a community gathering post.

Photos: the Durham bull, ‘Major,’ CCB plaza full at night in 2007, clean energy and green-collar job advocate Barack Obama
at nearby Blue Coffe Café prior to the Democratic primary, and the Kress Building.
Audible’s next project will unfold in three parts over the next month.

Part 1

On September 5 our creative director will begin leading a team of Durham artists in beautifying this section
of the wall,

with this mural.

a collaborative way to get involved in beautifying our environment.

Parts 2 and 3:

Then, on September 26 we will be hosting simultaneous events in the Woolworth lot and CCB Plaza...each consis-
tent with the themes presented previously as part of the­—

A free concert, powered by alternative energy here—

and a free gathering of community organizations operating socially and environmentally responsible local busi-
nesses and programs here—

with the intentions of making ideas and opportunity associated with a sustainble,
equitable economy available to an entire community.