Many voices. One Cause. We pair teens around the world in collaborative arts projects to shine a spotlight on humanitarian crises, encourage community engagement and personal growth.
Current Projects
Welcome to My House Media
Welcome to My House Media is a 9-month program run at YMCA, OASIS Daylight Center teaching the fundamentals of journalism, photography and filmmaking.
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Our Shared Story: Compassion
Our Shared Story: Compassion is an eight-month, interfaith dialogue program where teens from diverse spiritual traditions explore the theme of compassion.
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Rachel's heART
Rachel's heART is a 2-week art/trauma therapy camp hosted at the YMCA, OASIS Daylight Center, in memory of Rachel Damski.
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Poetry & Art: Cementing a Bond
Using self-portraiture and reflection poems to link Syrian refugee children in Jordan and rural children in Northwest Washington cements relationships among our local and global community.
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Recent Projects
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Written by Luc Reynaud of Luc and the Lovingtons, Welcome to My House is a song about joy, love and peace. The video features American and Syrian refugee youth in a collaboration of open hearts and open minds.
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COLORS OF LOVE - Art Therapy
International artist, Benjamin Swatez, led an art therapy program designed to help Syrian refugee youth use painting as a means of expression to work through trauma and amplify their voice.
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MY DREAM, MY RIGHT - Za'atari Film Workshop
We hosted a film-making workshop for Syrian teens at Za'atari Refugee Camp in Jordan, providing a platform for students to tell their stories through documentary shorts.
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Peace In, Peace Out
Peace In Peace Out is a project of multi-cultural photo journalism, painting, and a weaving exchange between families living within our Skagit Valley community.
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More than 75% of Syrian refugees are women and children. Over half of the refugees inhabiting Za'atari Refugee Camp are children. These children live within a three-quarter-mile compound with limited access to basic necessities. For many in Za'atari, school and
play is a distant memory.
Ways to help
VOLUNTEER
Make a difference! We're calling all artists, filmmakers and musicians interested in contributing to a future workshop. Get involved today.
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DISCUSS
Spread the word! Help us shine a spotlight on the refugee youth crisis by sharing our stories on social media. #childrenofsyria
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DONATE
Support our cause! Your kind donations directly fund programs that can help a child in crisis find a voice and inspire positive change.
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