By Diana Garcia | Program and Development Director
Over the past quarter, our team advanced our arts-based, trauma-informed work while completing our rebrand from Vision Quilt to Visioning Beyond Violence (VBV), a name that reflects our focus on prevention through art, education, healing, dialogue, and storytelling.
We launched a Train-The-Trainer partnership with Lewis & Clark College (Graduate School of Education and Counseling). Art therapy students and faculty were trained in our curriculum, then implemented it with Parkrose High School students, college participants, and community members. The attached Portland photos show:
Our program was named a Top 10 Finalist at an Arts in Healing Film Festival. The awards reception was hosted at the Lewis & Clark Counseling Center during our exhibition, showcasing student artwork created through the curriculum.
In East Oakland, we rolled out our Addressing Gun Violence Expeditionary Curriculum with two schools, including Lighthouse Community Public Charter School. ~150 students participated. Educators observed higher engagement, and math scores improved after participating in our program.
At the Together We Can End Gun Violence conference (Alliance for Gun Responsibility, Seahawks Stadium), we exhibited student art and hosted a Uplifting Visions table, where attendees created 8×8 Evolon fabric squares expressing hopes for safer communities.
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With gratitude,
Visioning Beyond Violence Team
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