Was in Gaza last month on a volunteer health humanitarian mission w/ MedGlobal MI. I led #MeWe International storytelling x psychosocial support activities. I saw bombs falling. Daily I saw starving families. I saw dehumanization. But I also saw the power of community & social connectedness.

Sami explores connection in his story likening it to “roots in a forest.” Listen to the artist and athlete, now a refugee, reflect on its value and the war while asserting his lived experience in "The Road," shared as part of #MeWe International’s #MeWeSyria. youtu.be/izCE2NrpZMY TIME

BETWEEN ME AND THE SEA, which held its world premiere at DOC NYC 2023 as part of our shorts program, has recently been featured in TIME! Congrats to the creative team, this tremendous film is essential viewing. time.com/6958530/storyt…

Our film from zaatari refugee is now featured by DOC NYC in TIME magazine! Refugee-led Storytelling for healing, agency, and connectedness #MeWe International

The process of communication & #storytelling between your brain and body is a critical ingredient for #mentalhealth. Pay attention to the stories inside you and the stories coming at you. Our teams #MeWe International see storytelling as medicine. Watch our feature in TIME ! #health

Just back from #Nigeria where I was working with survivors & peace-builders from Nigeria’s NorthEast. I introduced the science of communication x #storytelling for #mentalhealth. Child protection requires communication & actionable tools for brain @ body. #MeWe International Story UN Office on Drugs & Crime :

Join me LACMA museum #LA For Freedoms Congress SAT 9/28, 1045AM PT. I’ll be performing an interactive #storytelling for #mentalhealth session ‘Stories are Living Things…’ @meweinternational designed to build community connectedness and resilience. FREE: eventcreate.com/e/ffcon2024?fb…

Recap from our #MeWe International talk @ #UnitedNations and UNICEF on youth #mentalhealth: invest in community based mental health practices using arts, #storytelling & communication skills-building; Train and trust the survivors and those in proximity to the issues to lead and innovate

#ATL: I’ll be joining The Carter Center World Health Organization (WHO) to speak about my community work on #arts #storytelling & #mentalhealth with @meweinternational . Free x open. Register to join me Michael C. Carlos Museum Emory University on #worldmentalhealthday 10 OCT 1pm. #CeaseFireNOW eventactions.com/eareg.aspx?ea=…

Give the self permission to pause and heal. Here are accessible and light daily actions to reclaim agency of your internal communication. #WorldMentalHealthDay #MentalHealth

#ATL: TODAY #worldmentalhealthday join me & #MeWe International with The Carter Center for an interactive talk on arts for #mentalhealth! Location: Michael C. Carlos Museum Emory University 2PM EST!

The Carter Center celebrated #WorldMentalHealthDay by co-hosting an event about how the arts improve mental health and well-being. Thanks, World Health Organization (WHO), Michael C. Carlos Museum, Jameel Arts & Health Lab, #MeWe International, and many others!

World Health Organization (WHO) Michael C. Carlos Museum Jameel Arts & Health Lab #MeWe International The event was one in a weeklong #HealingArtsAtlanta happenings, launched with an official proclamation delivered by Camille Love (Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs) to recognize the integral role of the arts in overall health.

Recap from my #worldmentalhealthday talk Michael C. Carlos Museum w/ The Carter Center Jameel Arts & Health Lab Emory University on how we #MeWe International reclaim #storytelling for heaking x agency. Cultural & political systems are perpetuating systemic inequality & social injustices enabling mental illness

#ATLANTA: For Freedoms & #MeWe International will be leading a powerful and interactive community #storytelling gathering ‘Stories are Living Things’ NOV 2 before Election Day. Come join in healing, community, and creative expression. APA Gallery Ponce City Market . Free but please RSVP

We #MeWe International stand with and send our prayers to all of our community partners and our #MeWeSyria friends and communities across Syria & Middle East. May justice, love, healing, safety , and peace prevail. The people of #Syria-displaced all over the world— are extraordinary.

#Syria #MeWeSyria #MeWeIntl رسالة إلى أصدقائنا وزملائنا السوريين. الحب والتضامن #MeWe International

INDIE SHORTS AWARDS CANNES names our #MeWeSyria #MeWe International film featuring Fatima as a semi finalist. #Storytelling x representation is #health & human rights . Syria’s youth are survivors, but also powerful creators & creatives & leaders. Watch #MeWeIntl now TIME : time.com/6958530/storyt…

It’s time for collective RE-Storying to overcome the DE-storying that is fragmenting people, planet, community. Curiosity above fear. More on #MeWe International storytelling & health in my new interview on the Waging Peace podcast. #arts #mentalhealth podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the… #meweintl

Stories are living things. Communication & our social connectedness —including narratives—are pillars of health & rights. Join me & my org #MeWe International for a performance x panel on arts and #mentalhealth SAT 10.11.25 LA California. 6pm. DM your name. #worldmentalhealthday