About the project
While the world tends to celebrate diversity and individuality, there remains an observable disconnect that has contributed to our divisive society. People don’t seem to understand each other. By realizing what connects us, we might be able to move forward as a more unified society.
There are countless factors that can contribute to the shaping of an individual. They can influence not only someone’s beliefs about the world, but the actions rooted in those beliefs as well. There is a subset of those factors that lie beyond the control of the individual – such as where someone is born, or the environment they are raised in. By understanding that every person in the world must deal with the shaping of these factors, we hope to help people recognize the similarities that unify us.
Realizing the presence of uncontrollable factors is not where the story ends, however. While these circumstances shape our lives and the decisions we make, they do not define us. Everybody has the ability to respond and react to the hand that they’re dealt. Even though we cannot change the things that have shaped us, we can change the way they influence our lives From This Day Forward.
With this in mind, we created From This Day Forward, a web experience that uses video interviews to encourage empathy and empowerment.