KINSHIP COHORTS
All participants begin with a six-month Kinship Cohort focused on learning, relationship-building, and shared growth. Singing is not an expectation in these groups.
After completing the initial cohort, participants may continue engaging with Unity Project in various ways.
Opportunities for continued engagement include Ongoing participation in Kinship programming, Non-singing leadership, service, and community-building roles, Consideration for membership in the Singing Collective.
THE SINGING COLLECTIVE
Membership in the Singing Collective is by invitation only. Individuals become eligible after at least one year of active participation in Kinship Cohorts. Invitations are extended based on demonstrated commitment to the community, alignment with Unity Project's values, and readiness to contribute to the collective.
MEMBERSHIP DETAILS
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Cohorts have structured meeting times over their duration. Specific times will be named once you choose a cohort.
There will be opportunities to meet in-person or online.
There are ongoing opportunities to continue cohort work.
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All participants contribute financially through a monthly sliding scale fee. No one attends for free. Everyone invests in the space in the way they can.
Sliding Scale Tiers:
$25/month – Sustaining the Work → For those who can contribute a little more while balancing other financial responsibilities.
$45/month – Resourcing the Movement → For those with financial stability who can support at a sustaining level.
$65/month – Redistributing Access → For those with greater financial privilege who can help remove barriers for others.
Payment Guidelines:
Participants self-select their tier based on guided descriptions.
Payments are due at the start of each month.
If finances feel tight, please don’t carry that alone. Reach out, and we will work with you—this is a shared space, and we hold each other with care.
Cohort Commitment: By enrolling, participants are committing to the full six-month cohort. If a participant chooses to withdraw before the cohort ends, they are still responsible for paying the full six months of fees, regardless of early departure.
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All participants must volunteer monthly, selecting roles that support the group and Unity Project’s work.
Roles include event support, admin help, outreach, tech/media, and logistical support.
Volunteers sign up each month based on availability and capacity.
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This is a community-led space—participants check in with each other if commitments are missed.
If someone does not meet their payment or volunteer commitment, they will:
Receive a check-in from their peers (first step).
Be given an opportunity to make up missed contributions (if applicable).
Receive admin follow-up if non-participation continues.
Lose access to the affinity group if commitments remain unmet.
PARTNER WITH US
We hope to create authentic partnerships with organizations, individuals, and community groups seeking to build their own healthy, equitable communities.
Let’s dream of how we can build this work together.
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OUR WORK
Unity Project is an international non-profit based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Through a variety of online and in-person avenues, we offer rigorous, culturally-rooted training and events that confront systemic injustice, honor historical truths, and promote personal and communal transformation.
WAYS OF BEING
We are more than an organization. We are a body, a collective of human BEINGS, a movement. This is how we BE.
OUR TEAM
MEET OUR FOUNDING DIRECTORS, OUR BOARD, and OUR SINGING COLLECTIVE
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Sathya McClain
PRESIDENT
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Kaylan Coleman
VICE-PRESIDENT
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L. Lynn Vidler
TREASURER
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Hayle Black
ASSISTANT TREASURER
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Dena Samuels
SECRETARY
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Vennita Browning
MEMBER-AT-LARGE
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Kyle Fleming
MEMBER-AT-LARGE
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Betsy Straka
MEMBER-AT-LARGE
THE SINGING COLLECTIVE
The Singing Collective is an intergenerational community of singers, facilitators, and cultural leaders who sing, serve, and learn together. Members rehearse weekly, study with nationally recognized artists and culture bearers, and engage in service that strengthens connection and community wellbeing. Participants grow as facilitators and culture carriers, bringing these practices into classrooms, neighborhoods, and public spaces.
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Amy C.
She/Her
"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” ~Maya Angelou
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Bianca P.
She/They
"There will be a day when you can say you're okay and mean it." - Dodie
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Brittany B.
She/Her
“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I'll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass the world is too full to talk about.”-Rumi
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Deborah A.
She/Her
I love playing pickleball and writing my own music!
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Elizabeth B.
She/Her
My favorite song is The Sound of Music.
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Geoffrey B.
He/Him
Favorite Songs: Eric Whitacre "A Girl and A Boy" & "Love" by Mos Def
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Kaylan C.
He/Him
I love fly-fishing and wading in a river.
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Laura H.
She/Her
Be the change you wish to see in the world.
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Melanie L.
She/Her
“Never doubt a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”-Margaret Mead
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Mike H.
He/Him
"Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position fails, your ego goes with it." Colin Powell
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Randy L.
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Sathya M.
She/Her
You can tell what it is by the way that it is.
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Victor A.
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Zach B.
He/Him
I make eccentric podcasts that ramble as concisely as possible
PARTNER WITH US
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MISSION
Creating healthy, equitable communities through service, education, and singing.
We believe music can help create diverse, equitable, and healthy communities. Grounded in song, our work extends into education, service, and collective healing. We offer rigorous, culturally-rooted training that confronts systemic injustice, honors historical truths, and supports personal and communal transformation. We seek to minimize the performative aspect of singing; we emphasize music as an invitation to break down generational and systemic barriers keeping us from connection.
WAYS OF BEING
At Unity Project, our Ways of Being are the foundation of our community and the guiding principles behind everything we do. They shape how we build relationships, navigate differences, make decisions, and live out our mission. These shared commitments help us create a culture of belonging and ensure that we move through the world—and our work together—with integrity.
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We move in harmony
We build together, honoring interdependence, shared leadership, and deep listening.
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We embody justice
Equity is not an idea—it is the rhythm we move to, the practice we commit to, ano the legacy we shape.
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We lead with love
Love is not soft. It is strategic, it is radical, and it is at the core of everything we do.
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We center joy and liberation
Our work is not just about dismantling harm—it is about creating what we deserve. We claim rest, creativity, and celebration as acts of resistance.
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We build bridges, not gates
Our work connects, expands, and invites. There is no liberation in separation.
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We honor wisdom in all its forms
Knowledge and Wisdom live in our elders, our bodies, the land, and the ones who came before us. We listen. We trust it all.
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We move with integrity
If it does not align with who we are, we do not move on. No exceptions.
FEATURED WORK
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