Workshop Videos

What Does Democracy Look Like? A Social Emergency Response at Dorchester Arts Collaborative

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Moving Towards Forgiveness: A Workshop for Healthcare Professionals Encountering Trauma

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Sam Berns Memorial Weaving: A School-Wide Project at Foxborough High School

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Vets Speak at Bridgewater State University: A Two-Part Workshop in Conjunction with Warrior Writers

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Elder Residents at John F. Kennedy Apartments

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Click here to explore a digitized interactive weaving created by participants Joachin and Ladislada Mejia, a married couple from El Salvador.

Through the use of color, fiber, paper, texture & language, Catherine and Cheyenne facilitate a process of quiet & profound transformation: transformation from paper to fiber, from isolation to belonging, from part to whole. Spin a Yarn, Weave a Life re-imagines the art of storytelling and the practice of healing.

- Barbara Hamm, Psy.D., Director, Victims of Violence Program, Cambridge Health Alliance

I find peace in the Spin a Yarn, Weave a Life workshops at BSU...my fog, my pain, my unbearable feelings that I live with every day quiets in writing, sharing, drawing, viewing, CREATING.

- Ryan Connolly, participating veteran in "Vets Speak" project at Bridgewater State University

My first thought when I heard about Spin a Yarn, Weave a Life was...finally!

- Sandra Corneau, Building Manager, JFK Apartments, Cambridge, MA