Recognizing the primacy of the arts, culture and the humanities... and the prowess of their global creative class artist citizen practitioners... in the pursuit of mutual understanding between and amongst all peoples... across the ethno-cultural spectrum of our global citizenry... honoring and listening to all Americans and global citizens... with their economic, social and political interests... to advance social mobility as a pathway to social cohesion in our American nation and our world... with Americans as respectful participants in a world of nations. And put another way: recognizing the power and prowess of the creative classes writ large, helping all in humanity find their better and higher selves, leveraging human's inherent empathy, compassion, and kindness, as points of departure for civil society engagement in geo-political affairs.