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Why we’re building Changeville Public Relations Professor and Karel Chair in Public Interest Communications Ann Christiano writes about the place of music in social change in the article, “Why we’re building Changeville,” published January 5, 2016 on Medium.

After spending three days in Gainesville, it was time for the franksters to head home. frank 2015 ended Friday afternoon following two more sessions of speakers and a closing ceremony, where attendees watched a recap video that compiled images from the week’s events. As a gathering for a community of…

To end a day filled with speakers, frank invited the Gainesville community to join it and its attendees for night of food, fun and live music. On Thursday evening, more than 3,000 people gathered in Bo Diddley Downtown Community Plaza for a street fair to hear music from opening act…

Earlier this afternoon, about 300 attendees gathered into the main stage of the Hippodrome. The room glowed in frank-colored lights, as Pristine Stringz, a local musical duo, The Savants of Souls, a local band, and two dancers clad in leotards soon filled the stage for a whimsical performance for the…

Basking in a radiant orchid glow with soulful jams wafting through the wood structure of Gainesville’s recently restored train depot, the second annual frank gathering kicked off earlier tonight at the welcome rally. frank is more than a conference. It is a gathering of a community of public interest communicators…