“Amazing!” This word comes to mind when reflecting upon this year’s Words of Hope and Healing, the 2nd year for the program, a fundraiser for the Women’s Center of Greater Lansing, Michigan. My pictures from the two evenings, 16 and 17 April 2009, are available in the “More” section of this post.
Creators Nancy Allen and Maria Casinelli (photos no. 5 & 6) have brought together survivors of violence to share testimonies to the wider community (photos no. 1 & 3), while audience members bear witness to survivors’ journeys of healing (photos no. 2 & 4)
The experience is powerful on both sides: in 2008 as I sat in the audience listening, and this year as I shared my journey from the stage. One of the poems I performed was “POSITIVITY”.
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