Season 1
Ep-001
A podcast by Willie Baronet and Eddie Dunn
Signs of Humanity
A living archive of handmade signs, recorded voices, and the people too often overlooked.
“God Bless” — Marcus, Houston TX
42 min
Mission statement
To challenge perceptions of unhoused people by revealing the humanity within us all.
We aim to create a shared humanity where no one is invisible.
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Four signs.
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Public sign archive
Read what was written.
Explore the handmade signs behind the project. Search their words by message, place, or theme.
Impact
Evidence beyond the archive
The signs move from streets into classrooms, galleries, films, and public conversations—asking audiences to look again and listen longer.
“Maybe I’ll realize that simply smiling and waving in itself can be a tremendous acknowledgement of someone else’s humanity.”
Willie Baronet to D Magazine, October 2015
1,000+
Signs collectedAcross the United States and United Kingdom
95+
InstallationsPresented worldwide since 2009
138M
Media impressionsRecorded during one month of filming
1993
Project originFounded by Willie Baronet in Houston, Texas
Referenced by — NPR · HuffPost · BuzzFeed · Yahoo News · TEDx
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