The Wide Awakes are an open-source network who believe in the evolution of society and the power to radically reimagine the future through creative collaboration.
We are a community of voices that welcome the ideas and membership of all as we grow this movement to create a new culture together in pursuit of liberation of mind, body, and spirit.
Anyone can be a Wide Awake! Ask questions, open your eyes, and jump in.
On October 3 of 1860, the Wide Awakes marched in the name of emancipation. They held massive torchlight parades around the country—in Chicago, Boston, Cleveland, and through Lower Manhattan—all carrying lanterns and clad in oilcloth cloaks.
Arise! Join us for a global participatory event as we revive and remix the Wide Awakes Grand Procession. There will be activations both online and across the globe, where we will gather in joyful collaboration to pursue liberation of mind, body, and spirit.