Jul 21, 2019Our StoriesHopefully, YoursThe moment that she walked though our blue gate she tumbled into my arms and we just stood there. Hugging. A long hug with no need for...
Jul 13, 2018Through Our EyesThe RoofThis morning I began to cry. And with tears tumbling down my face I began to sing. At that point of wounding, there right there where it...
Jul 5, 2018Our StoriesThe Secret Garden - Photo updateOur Secret Garden Project continues showing signs of growth and with it, kindness. We will continue on. #Gallery #English
Jan 11, 2018Our StoriesDough" There's a point where you have to leave the dough alone. It's silly to anthropomorphize bread, but I love the fact that it needs to sit...
Jan 1, 2018BlogHappy New Year from KurdistanYou remember the scene from the film Narnia, where Aslan arrives to confront the Witch, and slowly the ice begins to melt, and winter...
Dec 27, 2017Our StoriesBragging: Vitamin A(ffirmation)You've heard about our Kids. Our Kids in War City. Simply amazing mostly Syrian children, mixed with some from Mosul...all of whom have...
Dec 22, 2017Our StoriesHalfway up a MountainThere is a tiny 40 family Yezidi camp. Two years ago it was love at first sight and we all adopted each other and have walked close...
Dec 12, 2017Through Our EyesKids Pursuing PeaceIt wasn't an event. Or a" one-off." It was the introduction of a culture. A culture of peace. Three days later and we are still unable to...
Oct 6, 2017Our StoriesBursting with PrideAt our incredible Yezidi students who are the first in Kurdistan ( in all of Iraq come to that ) to study for an university degree...
Oct 5, 2017Our StoriesThe Art of Giving...Consists in this. The gift should cost very little, and yet be greatly coveted, so that it may be more highly appreciated " Baltasar...
Sep 29, 2017BlogMadrid. The Lost ChildhoodIt has been one of those rare joys and honors to participate with Henrique Cymerman in the screening of his exceptional documentary, '...
Sep 4, 2017Through Our EyesGrumpy GenerosityRight. They don't match do they? I do have my grumpy days, and they are not necessarily connected to sandstorms, or cockroaches or lack...
Aug 18, 2017BlogThe Place of TreasureIs found in the place where tears are shed. That deep place which permits the heart to speak the words that the mouth is unable to...
Aug 14, 2017BlogGold at Both EndsThat's what we discovered when we entered the Rainbow Zone. We, mere mortals, thought we were building a restorative arts community...
Aug 5, 2017BlogAugust 3. 2017Genocide present. A day with no hope and zero comfort. A day spent amongst the mourners of Shariya Camp, Kurdistan, North Iraq. A day of...
Aug 1, 2017BlogWaging Peace in WarWe're gaining more Kids in War. Tread carefully child. You are entering a new zone. One you have not touched before. Here you tread...
Jul 27, 2017Our StoriesAll the King's HorsesI watch our kids this morning. All super colorful individuals. All super broken, torn and fragmented by the cruelties and injustices of...
Jul 26, 2017Our StoriesOur well -watered orchardI spent some time outside our community centre this morning, watering our trees and picking up the endless trash that this community just...
Jul 24, 2017Our StoriesThe place where there is no wind" We walked on the moon. We made footprints somewhere no one else had ever made footprints, and unless someone comes and rubs them out,...
Jul 21, 2017Our StoriesWar PaintA pictorial essay of War Paint War Paint. It's a color. It's a sequence of sounds. Sometimes boisterous. Sometimes silent. Sometimes...