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January Schedule of Events
Wednesday 15 January Open Writing USO Warrior & Family Center Ft Belvoir 1700-1800* Thursday 16 January Open Writing USO Warrior & Family Center Bethesda 1200-1330* Wednesday 22 January Open Writing USO Warrior & Family Center Ft Belvoir 1700-1800*...
Internal Dialogue: Representing Selves Reception
Internal Dialogue: Representing Selves is a collection of portraits of and by post-9/11 veterans. These portraits, in a range of media, represent multiple dimensions of American Veterans, including those often invisible to the civilian imagination. The exhibition is...
Community Writing Workshop at the Strathmore Mansion with Seema Reza
No creative writing experience required! Join Mission Belonging for our monthly community building creative writing workshop in partnership with Strathmore. January’s workshop will be led by our very own Seema Reza. Tickets can be found here. January's workshop will...
December Schedule of Events
Wednesday 04 December Open Writing USO Warrior & Family Center Ft Belvoir 1700-1800* Thursday 05 December Open Writing USO Warrior & Family Center Bethesda 1200-1330* Wednesday 11 December Open Writing USO Warrior & Family Center Ft Belvoir 1700-1800*...
“I learned to slow down and have a conversation with myself about what I was feeling.” Rene’s Story
FMF Corpsman Rene Vincit’s service in the US Navy took him all over the world—from Afghanistan to Camp Pendleton. In 2016 while receiving outpatient therapy, he knew he was reaching a breaking point, and that the course of treatment he was receiving was not enough: if...
Community Writing Workshop at Strathmore Mansion with Sufian Zhemukov 12/19/2019
No creative writing experience required! Join Mission Belonging for our monthly community building creative writing workshop in partnership with Strathmore. December’s workshop will be led by Sufian Zhemukov, who will guide writers through the key elements that make a...
We Are Not Done Yet Screening at Metropolitan Community College
“Every time I engaged in writing a part of me healed.” Guadalupe’s Story
On November 8, 2014 while heavily intoxicated, Guadalupe Gutierrez attempted to commit suicide. Thankfully, she survived, and sought help. She admitted to her medical provider that she was self medicating with alcohol due to a sexual trauma. In January 2015 she went...
“If I didn’t end up at Walter Reed involved in the writing and art groups, I’m not sure what path I would be on.” Michael’s Story
During his 18 years in the Army, Michael Matthews deployed to Iraq twice, Afghanistan once and Bosnia once. After each deployment, he drank to cope. In 2013, after the death of his son his drinking intensified. “I never grieved after my son died. Just numbness.” In...
November Schedule of Events
Thursday 07 November Open Writing USO Warrior & Family Center Bethesda 1200-1330* Wednesday 13 November Open Writing USO Warrior & Family Center Ft Belvoir 1700-1800* Thursday 14 November cineSPEAK and Philly Vets for Peace present We Are Not Done Yet at The...
“Turning Points” – Veteran Stories
The DNCreativeSpace Story Salon at The Arts Club of Washington is proud to celebrate US military veterans of all conflicts this November 23rd, 2019 from 4:00pm to 7:00pm. A woman combat helicopter pilot, a WWII Vet who went into the army at sixteen and more than...
Community Writing Workshop at Strathmore Mansion with Grace Cavalieri 11/21/2019
No creative writing experience required! Join Mission Belonging for our monthly community building creative writing workshop in partnership with Strathmore. November’s workshop will be led by Grace Cavalieri. Tickets can be found here. November’s workshop will be...
