Notes of Post-Election Empathy Adorn BART Station Walls

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Messages affixed to the Wall of Empathy at the 16th Street BART station. Photo by Lola M. Chavez/Mission Local

By Laura Wenus, Mission Local
Amidst the morning rush, commuters are stopping at the 16th and Mission BART plaza to leave messages of empathy and mutual support for one another in the wake of a turbulent election season that saw Donald Trump clinch the presidency.

Muriel MacDonald is one of the organizers of the “Wall of Empathy,” a participatory art project at 16th Street, 24th Street and Montgomery Street stations mirroring the “Subway therapy” message wall in New York City’s 14th Street station. 

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