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Glowing in the Dark: A Winter Reading & Gathering featuring Voices from the Mission Belonging Community
Join us on Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 at 7 PM Eastern Time for our annual winter solstice gathering, hosted by Seema Reza.This evening will feature poetry and creative expression that invite us to reflect on light and darkness in our lives. This year's performers...
Art Saves Lives—Who You Have in Mind: A Few Thoughts on Us by Tarfia Faizullah
After the publication of my second book, almost eight years ago, I went underground. At the time, I wasn’t really speaking with my family. I think of this time as benching myself, which entailed a few concrete actions, like deleting all my social media for example–but...
The Art of Self-Soothing: Bleeding Tissue Paper Collage: A Visual Arts Workshop with artist Yonsenia White
Join us on Wednesday, December 10th at 7 PM Eastern Time for The Art of Self-Soothing: Bleeding Tissue Paper Collage with artist Yonsenia White. Bleeding tissue paper collage is a paint-based media and process that naturally calms the mind, body and spirit....
Your Own Words — A Workshop with Veteran & Writer Cathrine Schmid
Please note that this workshop requires special registration on Eventbrite. Click here to sign up! Transform the language that shaped you into poetry that fits the life you’re building now. This workshop invites veterans and civilians alike to reclaim military...
Sea and Sun Meditations: A Visual Arts Workshop with artist Kate Sinclair
Join us on Wednesday, December, 3rd at 7 PM Eastern Time for Sea and Sun Meditations with Kate Sinclair This workshop uses the seascape as a way to practice focus and relaxation through art. I will demonstrate with oil pastels on watercolor paper, but you are...
Poetic Elegies: Flowing & Writing Through Grief with Sarah Alayne Martin
Join us on December 1st at 6:30 PM ET for a special Pop-Up Workshop with poet and healing practitioner, Sarah Alayne Martin! Please note that this workshop registration is through our new community space. (Creating a Mission Belonging Circle account is required.) RSVP...
Somewhere Only We Know: Writing the Collective Voice in Creative Nonfiction — An Online Creative Writing Workshop with Katie Schmid
Thursday, November 20th, 2025 at 7 PM Eastern Time Creative writing is a tool for knowing yourself, understanding the world, and connecting with other people. Led by author Seema Reza and accomplished guest writers—including poets, memoirists, novelists, and...
Concertina Books: A Visual Arts Workshop with Special Guest Facilitator Nerissa Alford
Registration for this workshop is now handled using Mission Belonging's new community platform on Circle. Please note, if you previously registered for Concertina Books via our Eventbrite, please register again using this new link. Apologies for any inconvenience....
Warriors: From Survival to Creation — A Veteran Art Exhibit Presented by Mission Belonging at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Warriors: From Survival to Creation — A Veteran Art Exhibit Presented by Mission Belonging at the Hilton Alexandria Mark CenterMission Belonging, a national nonprofit dedicated to reducing veteran isolation and suicide through accessible,...
Make the Most of Your Year-End Giving
As 2025 draws to a close, you can make a powerful difference through Mission Belonging—while also making the most of your charitable tax benefits. Here’s what recent and upcoming tax changes could mean for you:Key Tax Law Updates to Know New floor for...
Communicating in Print: What are your Options? — A Workshop with Veteran & Author Bree Fram
From books, to op-eds, to social media, how we communicate with the printed word is vital to a functioning democracy. This workshop will walk through motivation, audience analysis, and format for communicating effectively in print. Ticket sales from this fundraising...
Art Saves Lives: My Inner Orange Cat Recognizes Your Inner Orange Cat by Anne Friedman
Have you ever fallen into the trap of thinking you know someone just by seeing them? It can be particularly easy with beautiful people. When the scars aren’t obvious, sometimes I think it means they haven’t been hurt. But how I see them says nothing about how they see...
