Growing through What We're Going through
- Laurie Marshall
- Jul 20, 2021
- 3 min read
Updated: Oct 24, 2024
If you’re reading this, I know you have a shared interest in seeing humanity work together with unprecedented vision, intelligence and love. Disaster has become the new normal. Now is the time to grieve collectively, creatively, quickly, beautifully and boldly. Turning our pain into purpose allows us to meet the next heart-wrenching flood, fire, displacement, and loss of life with compassion, imagination and strength. Using art to make a shared vision of success brings us closer to the goal of a world that works for all living beings.
Unity Through Creativity Foundation and the Singing Tree Project are dedicated to these goals. Please join us for the following events:
Saturday, Sept. 11, 10:00 - 4:00 PST
Online and In-Person Workday for The Mahogany Singing Tree to Reunite Children with Their Families
The purpose of The Mahogany Singing Tree to Reunite Children with Their Families is to
keep awareness alive of the 368 children who are still separated from their families as of
June, 2021. They represent a subset of the 5700 children who experienced the trauma of
being separated in the last five years. When completed in September, the mural will contain
368 leaves, each one symbolizing the joy of a child being in the arms of their loved ones. We
are partnering with ReDesign Training to raise $25,000 for KIND (Kids In Need of Defense)
who have reunited 1100 families to date.
On Sept. 11, there will be an on-line and in-person workday taking place around the country where people are invited to make the final leaves and birds to complete the mural.It will occur from 10 am to 3 pm PST.At the top of each hour will be a 15-minute instruction session. If you are interested in participating, join us on zoom:https://us06web.zoom.us/j/8370386871
Sunday, July 25th, 4:00 - 6:00 PST PM
Celebration of The Magnolia Singing Tree
The Museum of Northern California, Chico, CA
The 96th Singing Tree mural, facilitated by Bobbie Rae Jones. Live dance and music performances, plus a Panel Discussion on “The Important Role Arts Play in Shared Societal Trauma.” Chico is close to devastating burn areas.
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Tuesday, July 27th, 5 - 6:30 pm PST / 6 - 7:30 pm MST / 7-8:30 / 8 - 9:30 pm EST
Webinar: Amplify With Art
Facilitated by Rivera Sun and Laurie Marshall
In this fun webinar, we’ll look at the past, present, and future for ways to infuse positive non-violent action with eye-catching creativity. Bring a friend (or several!). This is part of a series of skill-building webinars for Pace e Bene’s Campaign Nonviolence. All are welcome, but if you sign up for Action Week in September, it’s free!
Saturday, October 2nd – 12-3 pm PST / 1-4:00 pm MST/2-5/3-6 pm EST Online
Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Singing Tree Project – "Growing through what we are Going through"
A Peace-Building Through Art Event
The first Singing Tree mural was created in 2001 with 1000 young people
In Rappahannock County, Virginia. Since then, over 100 murals have been
Made. This is a rallying call to envision the world we want to see and work together to create it. We are celebrating Longevity, Creativity and Generativity.
The Singing Tree Project is embarking on a bold initiative to train 20 new Facilitators and undertake The 5 x 5 Program – Singing Tree murals in 5 countries for 5 years.
Stay tuned for more details about this exciting celebration with a line-up of Creative Activists, including Meredith Miller, whose vision as an 8 year-old in 1999 inspired the Singing Tree Project when she asked “What if the whole world made a painting together?”
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