Our Linked Prosperity: how local businesses are helping their communities

Most of the media often paints all businesses with a single stroke, but in our experience businesses are each unique and so many of them are focused on making the world a better place. We’ve highlighted a few such gems below.
For the last 30 years, majority of my photographic study has drawn attention to local or global issues, which is often ripe for social commentary.
As a purveyor of photo-books and zines, my bookstore, Mirrored Society has provided a platform and supported independent publishers and zine makers from all over the world. Print Pomona Art Book Fair, I founded 2019, which is an extension of support within the photo-book world especially the community being that is new and attractive filling a void or disconnect to print or books being a part of the art. The Pomonan is a platform I recently created which provide subjective journalism. The journal includes social topics not written about on larger media sites. I also support artists, photographers, and smaller galleries. I’m also a recovering prison guard working within housing as a housing specialist linking homeless people to housing and services. Read more>>
When I first started doing music, it was a great way to work through struggles and express myself but over the years, it’s become a way for me to speak out against issues affecting our world, such as body image, race, poverty and feminism. After living through the COVID-19, the contentious election, police brutality protests and the general `despair of the past year, I created “Human Kind” to encourage everyone to keep hope alive during this difficult time. I want to continue making music that moves people, helps them get through hardships and leaves them feeling inspired. Read more>>
The world could always use some extra love! And working at the community level, I help by promoting good health and making fitness a lifestyle. Through my business SFS Active, I coach, train and motivate women along their fitness journeys. My focus, when coaching clients is not so much about a number on a scale, but how it makes the client feel which works wonders on self-esteem and confidence. I feel so honored and happy when women share their incredible journeys with me. It’s also an amazing feeling to hear when clients are feeling physically better and stronger. Read more>>