WE TELL OUR STORIES.   WE HEAL OUR HEARTS.   WE INSPIRE OTHERS TO DO THE SAME.

Africa Week 2020 showcased the youth of I Am M.O.R.E. (Making Ourselves Resilient Everyday) in late July 2020 as part of AW2020. Its...

I Am M.O.R.E. leaders, Jeanette Mmunga and Belise Nishimwe, joined S. Renee Mitchell for a performance as part of the Resonance Ensemble...

Japhety Ngabireyimana is a strong personal storyteller for I Am M.O.R.E. (Making Ourselves Resilient Everyday). His performance, as a...

Rose Vue has been a strong leader of I Am M.O.R.E. (Making Ourselves Resilient Everyday) from its beginning. Her performance, as a part...

Through fashion storytelling, Jeanette Mmunga reveals her journey of moving from a life in an African refugee camp with no choices and...

I Am M.O.R.E. leader Faiza Jama brilliantly compares life to a game of Jenga. Others are players and can either add to your life to build...

Justice English, Jeanette Mmunga and Johana Amani, the three youth co-founders from I Am M.O.R.E (Making Ourselves Resilient Everyday)...

Four young ladies were invited to perform with S. Renee Mitchell, visionary for I Am M.O.R.E. and poet-in-residence for Resonance...

At an event at the Old Church, four I Am M.O.R.E. youth shared their personal stories to help the audience imagine what tomorrow would be...

At at a packed Portland City Club meeting, I Am M.O.R.E co-founder Jeanette Mmunga shares her thoughts about how adults need to pay more...

I Am M.O.R.E. co-founder, Justice English recites her signature poem, "Redefining Justice."

During a fishbowl conversation at the annual Trauma Informed Oregon conference in Sunriver, OR, in late 2019, Faiza advises a...

Lisa and Faiza wrote an original piece about their experiences as Africans in America. Often, people assume Africans and African...

This expressionistic collection of heARTivism storytelling in early 2020 revealed authentic journeys of young people of color in the...

S. Renee Mitchell, visionary founder of I Am M.O.R.E., received the 2019 Spirit of Portland Award from City Commissioner Nick Fish. This...

I Am M.O.R.E. is one of 20 culturally specific, community-based organizations who are part of the Oregon Community Foundation’s...

The visionary behind I Am M.O.R.E., Creative Revolutionist S. Renee Mitchell, wrote about her own personal journey from trauma to...

Jeanette Mmunga, a youth co-founder of I Am M.O.R.E., created this video poem to reveal her journey from trauma and regret to loving...

Young people who are leaders in I Am M.O.R.E. performed and prepared this video in preparation for the 2020 Juneteeth celebration...