Artist For Action

05/14/2026

Neil Giraldo, Tiger La Flor, Rozzi, and Casey Abrams performed “Come Together” at the Youth Mental Wellbeing Design Lab at UCLA.

“If we choose connection over distance, collaboration over silence, and creativity over complacency, we can turn this era of disconnection into an age of belonging.” - Neil Giraldo

Come Together is a national initiative co-founded by Artist For Action® and the Foundation for Social Connection ACTION NETWORK, harnessing the power of music to address the growing crisis of social isolation and loneliness. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and this is what showing up looks like.

Read the full feature on Ultimate Classic Rock at the link in bio. 🎸

05/05/2026

The conversation around youth mental health deserves this kind of room.

Last Friday, Artist For Action® co-hosted the Youth Mental Wellbeing Design Lab at UCLA, bringing together , , .la.flor, , , and young people from across Los Angeles for a day centered on brain health, the arts, and AI.

Grateful for everyone who showed up.

04/30/2026

The conversation around youth mental health needs more voices. Tomorrow May 1st, we’re adding some powerful ones.

Artist For Action® is co-hosting the Youth Mental Wellbeing Design Lab at UCLA, a free, youth-led event bringing together artists, advocates, neuroscientists, and AI experts to explore new approaches to brain health, the arts, and creativity.

Swipe through to meet the lineup. 👉

· · · .la.flor · · + special guests

Friday, May 1 | 9AM–3PM UCLA Meyer & Renee Luskin Conference Center Free registration: found.ee/UCLALuskin

04/29/2026

What happens when artists, scientists, students, and AI come together around youth mental health?

Something powerful.

Artist For Action® is proud to co-host the Youth Mental Wellbeing Design Lab, a youth-led day of conversation, creativity, and action at UCLA, exploring the intersection of brain health, the arts, and AI.

Featuring , , , .la.flor, , and special guests.

Friday, May 1 | 9AM–3PM UCLA Meyer & Renee Luskin Conference Center Free registration: found.ee/UCLALuskin

04/21/2026

Tomorrow!

Some stories stay with you long after they end.

All the Empty Rooms is one of those. The Academy-winning documentary offers a deeply human look at the lasting impact of gun violence- and the families forever changed by it.

On April 22, join a virtual chat with Mark Barden, Co-Founder of Sandy Hook Promise, Director Josh Seftel, and The Trace as they reflect on the film and what it asks of all of us.

Register at https://www.thetrace.org/event/all-the-empty-rooms-josh-seftel-documentary-event/

04/20/2026

“In 2012, I started talking about my mental health - which was really not something you did back then.”

Passion Pit’s Michael Angelakos opened up during our Mental Health in Music: Beyond Awareness panel at Take Action x SXSW about his journey with bipolar 1 disorder, the stigma around mental health in the music industry, and how vulnerability became a vehicle for healing and connection.

Stigma loses power when people like Michael speak up.

04/10/2026

“If we choose connection over distance, collaboration over silence, and creativity over complacency, we can turn this era of disconnection into an age of belonging.” - Neil Giraldo & Andrew MacPherson

Neil Giraldo (Artist For Action) and Andrew MacPherson (Foundation for Social Connection ACTION NETWORK) wrote a powerful op-ed for Cleveland.com about why America’s loneliness crisis demands action, and why music and the arts are part of the solution.

Nearly half of American adults report feeling lonely. 80% of young people are seriously lonely. Social isolation costs the nation’s economy over $400 billion a year.

But positive social connection has been shown to raise survival odds by 50%. Music and creative expression are scientifically proven to activate the parts of the brain suppressed by loneliness.

This is why we launched Come Together. Link in story to read the full piece.

04/09/2026

Connection starts with a conversation.

At Take Action x SXSW, Artist For Action® and the Foundation for Social Connection ACTION NETWORK officially launched Come Together, a national initiative using music as a force for mental health and human connection.

Neil Giraldo and Andrew MacPherson took the stage for “Mental Health in Music: Beyond Awareness,” a conversation that got real, got personal, and reminded everyone in that room why this work matters.

Nearly half of Americans report feeling lonely. Come Together is doing something about it.

Learn more: endsocialisolation.org/cometogether

01/19/2026

“Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals.” - Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr.

Today, we honor Dr. King’s legacy and the enduring power of his message: that true change comes through nonviolence, community, and collective action.

Artist For Action was founded on these same principles, using the power of music and art to prevent gun violence, strengthen communities, and create lasting change without adding to the cycle of harm.

Dr. King showed us that we each have a role to play in bending the arc toward justice. Today, we honor his legacy by continuing the work.

Visit artistforaction.com now to join in on our work.