The Silo

Tag: children as victims

  • Dance Healing Immigrant Victims Of War Prejudice And Sexual Exploitation

    Dance Healing Immigrant Victims Of War Prejudice And Sexual Exploitation

    Study after study has shown that arts education nurtures students’ creativity and problem-solving skills, competencies that are critical for success in a 21st Century world, but how does dance and movement facilitate healing and transform at-risk youth? New York’s Battery Dance launched its Dancing to Connect programs in 2006. Since that time, the program has…

  • Remembering The Children Of Terezin

    Remembering The Children Of Terezin

    The first thing I noticed was the pebbles. There had to be a hundred. Maybe more. All perched lovingly atop the unmarked grave. I took a deep breath and went closer. Each step taken with respect. To those underneath the pebbles, their families, their communities, their lives. Time stopped. I knelt. My hand reached out.…