This workshop is designed for Jews in America and around the world who are struggling with the rise of antisemitism since October 7, 2023. It is a place to share feelings of being "homeless," politically and otherwise, and to build a supportive, intentional community. International poetry and prose will be utilized as guided prompts for expressive writing. This workshop can be tailored to meet the needs of Jewish and Jewish-allied organizations and may include a focus on the themes of bearing witness, developing resiliency, and art and activism.
Story Remedy draws on the Guiding Principles of UpStart. Story Remedy is an organization that supports the State of Israel's right to exist as a sovereign state within secure and recognized borders. Story Remedy is committed to promoting peace, democracy, and prosperity for all inhabitants of Israel, while also advocating for constructive dialogue and cooperation to address complex challenges in the region. Story Remedy believes in a future of peaceful co-existence with regional neighbors and a viable solution with the Palestinian population. Our hope is for peace, independence, self-determination, security and prosperity for Israelis and Palestinians with full equality for all citizens. Story Remedy will not work with any organization (or any individual) that has an implicit or explicit policy denying Israel's right to exist as a sovereign and legitimate Jewish state. Criticism of specific Israeli policies alone does not warrant exclusion.
Sign UpWe will explore the power of communicating via correspondence and the expression of emotions in letters, both sent and unsent. We will read letters from multiple sources and write letters of our own (none of which need to be sent!). This reading and writing workshop is intended to foster a sense of safety and community, and be a place to delve into feelings that we may have contained for a long time and been unable to express.
Can be done via Zoom sessions for groups or individuals, or taken as a correspondence course over email.
Sign UpJoin a journey towards growth through written language, symbol, and story. Engage in writing, reading, and exploration of ideas, emotions, and meaning. Create a narrative based on personal experience. Work through residues of loss and grief.
Write in community if taken as a group. Also offered as a private correspondence course.
Sign UpThis workshop was initially designed for vets to explore the language of moral injury through fiction and non-fiction in various genres, expressive writing, music, and dialogue. Best for small groups, it can be redesigned for other populations where moral injury is a concern, e.g., medical workers.
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