This coloring book represents a labor of love, hope and joy. We put it together in just over one week, after North Star Fund staff discussed our collective desire to find a way to keep our community connected during this challenging time.

At first, we made jokes about coming in way too late to the coloring book trend, but when the art started coming in, we were all taken aback. There is something so compelling about these stark black and white images, and something so powerful about bringing them into color and life. 

Grassroots organizing is about the power of telling and changing the story—of bringing justice into color and life. The campaigns highlighted here show New Yorkers at our best. We’re fighting for a different kind of recovery, one that realizes our vision for a world in which resources and power are equitably shared, and a future where everyone can live with dignity and thrive.

• Visit our calls to action page to learn more about the campaigns on these pages, as well as other current organizing efforts in New York.
• Amplify these campaigns, and the power of grassroots organizing, by sharing your finished (or unfinished) coloring pages with us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter using the hashtag #WeDreamInColor and tagging @northstarfund.
• Help us to keep supporting these movements in all the ways we can. By the end of June, our Future of Organizing Fund will have provided close to $1.5M to grassroots groups in New York City and the Hudson Valley working at the frontlines of COVID-19 crises.  You can learn more about the fund and our ongoing work at our COVID-19 resource hub.

Finally, special thanks to our contributing artists Adalky Capellán, Adrian Brandon, Amanda Everich, Angbeen Saleem, Hy Khong, Pilar Ching Lee, Shanthony Exum, Suran Song, Kemi Ilesami and the Laundromat Project.

We hope that wherever you are, you and your loved ones are safe, healthy, and staying connected with community. 

Click on the images below to download an easily printable PDF for you to color in. Learn about each campaign by clicking the link below the image.