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The success of Colored Ink's outreach performances in 2005 led to significant collaborations with social service organizations and artistic partners throughout the Bay Area. Notable events:

DVD Release Party of "If the Streets Could SPEAK?"
"The Streets Have Spoken" (Fri & Sat May 20th-21st). Partnership with Venus Rodriquez of the Ella Baker Center; Ray Babylon of Mission Neighborhood Centers.
"Other Side of the Fence" (Friday, Aug 19th). Partnership with Sherlina Najeer of LEJ.
"Our Health is Our Wealth" (Saturday, Aug 20th). Collaboration with Idris Stelly of the Idris Stelly Foundation; Pam Pam of Peacemakers.
New Community Activist partnership: Latifah Simon of California Young Women's Development; Rudy Corpuss of United Playaz; Tony Coleman of Mindeye; and Malakia Parker of Bay Area Police Watch.

More events are co-produced between Colored Ink and community organizations such as Laney College's "Club Knowledge", Eastside Arts Alliance, Strong Seed, Lovelife Foundation, CALSHAKES, BLSAS, Intersection for the Arts, Galileo High School Wellness Center, and Soulography. For example, Colored Ink worked with the San Francisco Public Library on performances and open mic sessions for the Library's afterschool programs.

CI offered two new workshops for youth, "Hip-hop Theatre Through The Speakers" and "Pen 2 Paper" taught by Javier Reyes and Antoine Perry.