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Glowing In The Dark: A Mission Belonging Winter Solstice 2023 Reading & Gathering
Mission Belonging's annual winter solstice reading. Please bring a candle to light with us. Wednesday, December 20th at 7 pm ET! Join Mission Belonging for Glowing in the Dark, our annual winter solstice reading. Hosted by Hari Alluri and Seema Reza, and featuring...
How Writing, Art and Community Can Help Military Caregivers Overcome Loneliness
This article originally was published on November 27, 2023 on the VA Blog.National Family Caregivers Month: The challenge of caring for Veterans November is recognized as National Family Caregivers Month, a time to honor and support family caregivers. No one knows the...
Finding Connection in the Practice: Veterans Day 2023
“The word for love, habib, is written from rightto left, starting where we would end itand ending where we might begin.”Since I first encountered the poem, “A Soldier’s Arabic,” I’ve been ruminating on the lines in this single stanza. In fact, if these words weren’t...
We Bear Witness: A Mission Belonging Virtual Veterans Day Event Honoring All Who Served
Update: Watch the recorded version of our Veterans Day event, recorded on Thursday, November 9th, 2023, embedded below. Join us for a gathering featuring the voices of veterans as we honor Veterans Day. Featuring readings from Veterans, a reflection on the...
Veteran Artist Spotlight: Valerie Acosta
We are so proud to shine a light on Mission Belonging's very own Valerie Acosta in our continuing Veteran Artist Spotlight series.Valerie Acosta served in the United States Air Force for 20 years before retiring in 2022. She is a self-taught visual artist and...
Veteran Artist Spotlight: Laura Joyce-Hubbard
Ahead of her workshop with us on October 19th, we shine the Veteran Artist Spotlight on writer & artist, Laura Joyce-Hubbard!Laura Joyce-Hubbard’s writing appears or is forthcoming in Poetry, The Iowa Review, The Sewanee Review, Ninth Letter, and elsewhere. Recent...
Horror Writing- A Workshop with Nino Cipri to Benefit Mission Belonging Programs
A special writing workshop with horror author and enthusiast Nino Cipri to benefit Mission Belonging.Horror Writing with Nino Cipri -Via Zoom- Thursday, October 5th at 7 PM EDT (Click here to register.) Have you ever wanted to write a scary story? Join horror author...
Creating Joyful Community: A Writing Workshop with Sunu P. Chandy to Benefit Mission Belonging Programs
A special writing workshop with Sunu P. Chandy benefiting Mission Belonging programs for Veterans, Service Members, Military Families, and Healthcare Workers.Creating Joyful Community with poet Sunu P. Chandy UPDATED WITH NEW WORKSHOP DATE: Now on September 7th, 2023...
Veteran Artist Spotlight: Michael Matthews
Our September Veteran Artist Spotlight falls on visual artist & Architectural student, Michael Matthews!During his 20 years in the Army, Michael Matthews deployed to Iraq twice, Afghanistan once, and once to Bosnia with the 10th Mountain Division in Fort Drum, NY....
Veteran Artist Spotlight: Kim DeFiori
Our July Veteran Artist Spotlight falls on Veteran & Author Kim DeFiori!Kim DeFiori (she/her/hers) is a retired Army Officer. Last year she published her first book "Lessons from Thor: Healing with a Service Dog's Touch" and had her first ever poem published in...
Holding Brave Spaces in Tough Times: A Workshop for Facilitators with Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Join us on Thursday, July 27th at 7 PM EDT to learn the art of workshop facilitation with Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, the Kansas Poet Laureate and author. As facilitators, we hold brave spaces in our workshops so that participants can discover, name, and claim what...
Freedom with Form: The Contemporary Sonnet with Aaron Caycedo-Kimura
A special writing workshop with Aaron Caycedo-Kimura benefiting Mission Belonging programs for Veterans, Service Members, Military Families, and Healthcare Workers.Freedom with Form: The Contemporary Sonnet with writer Aaron Caycedo-Kimura - July 13th, 2023 at 7 PM...
