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United Against Silence Campaign
At its core, our model is incredibly simple: 1. Introduce the principles of art to help people examine their own experiences 2. Provide spaces of compassionate respect for people to share their art 3. Build a community based on authentic exchange 4. Feel less lonely...
Veterans Day Virtual Performance “United Against Silence”
Register HERE to join! Join an inspiring group of veterans from all over the country for a live, virtual performance on Veteran's Day We know that silence can be incredibly dangerous, and we hope that the courage of these extraordinary veterans of all branches of...
Virtual Workshops in Partnership with Cohen Veterans Network
We are excited to partner with the Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Easter Seals for a series of comedy and creative writing workshops each month. These workshops are open to the entire community, regardless of military affiliation. Comedy Writing: 2nd...
Workshop with Rosebud Ben-Oni
Register HERE for this workshop! Poetry as Overwinter :: Wakefulness in a Time of Stillness & Big Sleeps Join Mission Belonging and Rosebud Ben-Oni for a workshop where we will explore what it means to roam and carry one's self through various landscapes as other...
Writing Workshop with Maurice Carlos Ruffin
Registration required! Join us on October 14th at 5:00 pm EST for a genrative writing workshop with Maurice Carlos Ruffin. Proceeds from this workshop will benefit Mission Belonging, supporting our programs for Veterans, Service Members, and Healthcare Providers. ...
Mission Belonging & Cohen Veteran Network – Virtual Comedy Workshop
Tuesday October 6: 12:00 - 1:00pm Join comedian Amelia Bane for a virtual comedy writing workshop for Veterans & Military Families! Comedy Workshop in partnership with the Steven A. Cohen Clinic for Military Families at Easter Seals. Join comedian Amelia Bane for...
Ten Ways to Take Ten Minutes with the Arts on World Mental Health Day
If you haven’t taken an art class since high school or don’t consider yourself “artsy,” art making can feel really far away and inaccessible. But you don’t have to be (or even want to be) a great artist in order to get the benefits of art-making to help you slow down...
Writing Workshop with Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Registration required! Join us on September 30th at 5:00 pm EST for a writing workshop with Kansas Poet Laureate Emeritus Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg. Proceeds from this workshop will benefit Mission Belonging, supporting our programs for Veterans, Service Members, and...
Writing Workshop with Yesenia Montilla
Yesenia Montilla will facilitate "Writing in the Time of the Apocalypse" for Mission Belonging on 23 September 5:00-6:30pm. Yesenia Montilla is an Afro-Latina poet & a daughter of immigrants. Her poetry has appeared in Gulf Coast, Prairie Schooner, & others....
Workshop with Cynthia Dewi Oka
Register HERE for this workshop! Join Mission Belonging and Cynthia Dewi Oka for a writing workshop to explore how our stories of ourselves can function as windows that open toward the Other(s) through the device of point of view and techniques like erasure,...
Six Months of Virtual Workshops
Six months ago we took our first workshop online. A week later, we realized that the tools of connection we had developed over our ten years in military healthcare settings needed to be shared. We opened our workshops up to everyone, regardless of military...
Workshop with Jive Poetic
Jive Poetic is a writer, organizer, and educator based in Brooklyn, New York. He is the founder of Insurgent Poets Society, Carnival Slam: Cultural Exchange, and the co-founder of the Brooklyn Poetry Slam. When he is not on tour or hosting, he teaches performance...
