A message from Art Saves Lives editor, Ben Weakley about our open submissions period. We build community one story, one voice, at a time. In February this year, my dear friend and colleague Seema Reza entrusted me to be the editor of an essay series that enacted a...
TLA Network Inaugural Awards Outstanding Organization of the Year: Community Building Art Works We’re thrilled to announce that Community Building Art Works (CBAW) has been awarded the Transformative Language Arts Network (TLAN) Organization of the Year for...
Thank you for making #MissionBelonging 2023 a success! SolsticeThe Earth today tilts one way, then another. And yes, though all things change,this night again will watch its fireflies,then go in to a bed with sheets,to lights, a beloved. To running water cold and hot....
This article originally was published on November 27, 2023 on the VA Blog. National Family Caregivers Month: The challenge of caring for Veterans November is recognized as National Family Caregivers Month, a time to honor and support family caregivers. No one knows...
America cannot understand its Post-9/11 wars in their entirety without hearing the voices of the women and non-binary Veterans who served. During the Iraq War from 2003-2011, for example, 300,000 of the more than one million U.S. troops who served were women. Over 160...
