For years, Citizen Film co-founder Sophie Constantinou has actively partnered with communities around the Bay Area to tell stories that mobilize residents and catalyze tangible change, particularly in San Francisco’s Buchanan Mall and Bernal Cut neighborhoods. The major growth and development the two communities have…
Following decades of increased crime and violence, the atmosphere of fear in the Buchanan Mall is dissipating thanks to the multi-disciplinary project team who recently undertook a unique and ambitious public outreach effort involving the programming and design of the park by community members themselves….
The Spirit of Fillmore, a mural painted by community members along the exterior walls of the Rosa Parks Community Center in the Buchanan Mall, has been honored by the Neighborhood Empowerment Network with the Best Community Challenge Grant Project award! Presented by San Francisco…
San Francisco Mayor London Breed, who grew up in public housing adjacent to the Western Addition’s Buchanan Mall, will be the featured speaker at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on August 3, 2019 celebrating the completion of the mall’s new The Spirit of Fillmore mural. The celebration…
In honor of the new Spirit of Fillmore mural on the exterior of the Rosa Parks Senior Center, we’re having a PHOTO CONTEST! The winner will receive a $75 Visa card and their photo on a Buchanan Mall banner. Share your pictures on Instagram, Facebook,…
More than a thousand local community members contributed to the creation of the Western Addition’s new mural, a ground-to-roof artwork that wraps around the outside of San Francisco’s Rosa Parks Senior Center, located on the Buchanan Mall. Given that neighborhood residents’ collective input and efforts…
The Rosa Parks Senior Center mural begins with the idea that many cultures have found refuge in the Western Addition. This city of migrants, specifically people of color, have found homes in the area so the theme of migration will be represented by a series…
In 2014 Citizen Film and Green Streets received a grant from ArtPlace. This grant prompted a collaboration between residents of the Western Addition neighborhood, city agencies and non-profits to re-imagine and re-invent the Buchanan Mall. In November 2015, a day-long barbecue celebration marked the completion…
For years, the area surrounding the four-block greenbelt in the center of the Fillmore District was some of the toughest and most desolate turf in town. These days, you’re more likely to see strands of twinkle lights and multigenerational African-American families picnicking and barbecuing amidst…
SF Beautiful’s Activation Award recognizes nominees who convert under-utilized spaces into vibrant, useful spaces. The Buchanan Mall has been recognized for transforming the five block parkland from a site of violence to a family-friendly space that promotes community and solidarity. Check out the other winners…