2004 - 2014 were significant years in the history of the organization. It was during those years that some of the most important pillars, innovative social impact events, and values were formed.

Art Mob

Art Mob was created to assist in supporting and sustaining smaller arts organizations in Baton Rouge with limited access to advertising opportunities.

Plan Baton Rouge

After hosting a New Urbanism lecture series, BRAF and Forum35 to investigated how to apply new urbanism to Baton Rouge. These efforts resulted in hiring noted urbanist Andres Duany to conduct a community brainstorming session. This work was the catalyst for Plan Baton Rouge-a blueprint for the re-development of downtown into a 24-hour city.

Mixture

Kicked off our Cultural Diversity Initiative kicked, Mixture, to feature our backgrounds, cultures, and unique sense of self through art, fashion, music, dance and much more.

Diversity Committee

Partnering with 100 Black Men and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, we formed a Cultural Diversity Committee to increase the diversity of our membership and create dialogue.

Policy & Activism

We began to speak out on major policy issues in the community. We also unveiled a new logo, volunteered for more than 3,500 hours in the community, and we had our largest Reindeer Run event ever.

Adding Service

Recognizing the organization's rich history with service to the community, Forum 35 officially adds Service as a fourth core pillar.

If you were a member of Forum from 2005-2016 or you were touched by any of the partnership projects, please join us in this Fundraiser.