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Writing into the Self Through the Chakras with Raychelle Heath – A Mission Belonging Pop-Up Workshop
Writing into the Self Through the Chakras is a creative writing workshop merging chakra meditation and writing as a way to tap into the deeper parts of the self in order to bring their voices to the page. The workshop will explore the seven chakras through colors and...
Art Saves Lives: “The Colors of a Resilient Warrior: How Art Saved My Life” by Amanda Barkster
“Writing became my palette, my lifeline, when the weight of my story became too heavy to carry alone.” I used to think resilience was invisible—a quiet, colorless force that held me together when everything else was falling apart. But I’ve come to realize that...
The Healing Power of Facilitation: A Workshop for Facilitators with author/educator Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Join author and poet, Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, for a fundraising workshop benefiting Mission Belonging. Facilitating arts-based workshops, can help us transform flurries of freak-outs, bouts of despair, and stretches of hopeless into a more generous, expansive, and...
Where Does Your Grief Sit? — An Online Creative Writing Workshop with Maya Williams in Partnership with Strathmore
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 storytellers—these generative community workshops follow the...
It’s Official: Community Building Art Works Is Now Mission Belonging
Dearest Community, You've probably noticed us making the transition, but I'm really excited to share some big news: Community Building Art Works is officially Mission Belonging. Over the years, we’ve grown from a grassroots initiative into a nationally recognized...
Attention & Transformation: A Summer Solstice Writing Workshop with Hari Alluri in Partnership with Strathmore
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 storytellers—these generative community workshops follow the...
The Writer’s Next Step: From Creation to Submission with Jessica Berg
A virtual workshop for all those who have served in the military, their families, and caregivers, on how to get work published with literary agent, Jessica Berg. On Thursday, June 12th at 7pm EST, join author and literary agent Jessica Berg for The Writer’s Next Step:...
Art Saves Lives: “the only place i feel safe enough to question god” by Rick Writes
What device do you use to keep your vice in a vice? Creativity forges the keys to release us from these shackles. This instrument can also break locks. Every time I try and break free, I try & find moments to capture, the goal is to paint a polaroid of time. A...
Happy Pride—Mission Belonging at the World Pride Military & Veteran Family Field Day
🌈Happy Pride Month from Mission Belonging! 🎉 The Mission Belonging team had an amazing time kicking off Pride Month at World Pride Military & Veteran Family Field Day on Saturday. We send our gratitude to the DC Mayor’s Offices of Veteran and LGBTQ+ Affairs,...
We Remember: A Creative Sanctuary for Memorial Day
A special creative sanctuary hosted by Mission Belonging Facilitators in honor of Memorial Day, featuring this year's Digital Exhibit. This Memorial Day, join us for a special Creative Sanctuary which offers a welcoming space for art, writing, meditation, and...
World Pride Creative Writing Workshop with Seema Reza (in partnership with the DC Mayor’s Office of Veterans Affairs)
Join Mission Belonging and author Seema Reza at 7 PM Eastern Time on Monday, May 19th, for a virtual creative writing workshop offered in partnership with the DC Mayor's Office of Veterans Affairs. This safe and inclusive space invites participants to explore and...
Start in the Middle: Writing Memoir Now with author Seema Reza (In-Person at The Gaithersburg Book Festival)
Join Seema Reza at the Gaithersburg Book Festival this Saturday, May 17th! Great memoirs center not just on what happened, but how the events being shared changed the narrator’s point of view in essential ways. You don’t have to start at the beginning to do that. In...
