As institutions retreat, we’re building power. HiiiWAV’s five-year blueprint defies defunding by training 1,000+ Black creative technologists, incubating 100+ AI-powered ventures, and mobilizing 10,000 FEST attendees to reclaim Oakland’s cultural future. With every 25-person AFRO AI cohort—forging 8-10 teams of artist-entrepreneurs—we’re proving that open-source collaboration outpaces exclusion. Your support doesn’t just fill gaps; it fuels a self-sustaining ecosystem where 1220+ creators and hundreds of vendors own their algorithms, art, and power. Donate to scale liberation, not scarcity.