Thank you to my friend Olivia for this important reminder about Saturday's upcoming event presented by Michael Meade and Mosaic Multicultural Foundation. For those not in this area and all who are not able to attend, please go to this website for more information about Michael Meade, Mosaic, and events in other areas: http://www.mosaicvoices.org/. Thank you so much. Peace & blessings ~ Molly
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Expose emotional silence, so your wounds
can finally be healed.
Give yourself that precious gift.
Let the self-inflicted guilt die, instead of you.
can finally be healed.
Give yourself that precious gift.
Let the self-inflicted guilt die, instead of you.
~ Excerpt from a veteran’s poem ~
Voices of Vets
A Community Ceremony for Veterans
September 6th, 2008 ~ 7:00 pm
First Congregational United Church,
1126 SW Park Ave Portland, OR, 97205
Doors open at 6:30 pm
Donation suggested ~ Everyone Welcome
First Congregational United Church,
1126 SW Park Ave Portland, OR, 97205
Doors open at 6:30 pm
Donation suggested ~ Everyone Welcome
Mosaic wishes to announce an evening of stories and original poems from veterans of wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Vietnam and their family members.
This gathering will bring together veterans and the community in an attempt to heal the distance between the warriors and those they protect and bridge the gaps between war and peace, trauma and renewal, pain and understanding. This conversation requires courage and is too-often avoided. It begins with tragedy and loss, the aftermath of any war, and requires the language of poetry, theater, and art as well as the dignity of ceremony.
Join author Michael Meade, veterans, and their families for an evening of poetry, stories, and cogent commentary on the realities of war and the difficulties found upon return.
Join author Michael Meade, veterans, and their families for an evening of poetry, stories, and cogent commentary on the realities of war and the difficulties found upon return.
Help celebrate the release of the new book of veterans’ poems: Voices of Vets, A Bridge Back to the World.
Healing only happens where and when the burdens of war can be shared by the greater community. A public gathering allows citizens to become compassionate witnesses to the stories of war and the need for conscious and genuine acts of witnessing and welcoming. As one of the veterans put it in a poem: “Can we create a village as strong as a war?”
For further information contact the Mosaic Multicultural Foundation website at www.mosaicvoices.org or call 206-935-3665.
Mosaic Multicultural Foundation
4218 1/2 SW Alaska, Suite H
Seattle, WA 98116
(206) 935-3665 (voice)
(206) 935-3612 (fax)
info@mosaicvoices.org
www.mosaicvoices.org
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