The mission of art is the destruction of barriers and walls, things that prevent people from connecting with their home or with each other. ~Toni Morrison Are there moments from the 44-Day Artsakh War in […]
Has something like this ever happened with you? You are walking down a bustling street, tired after a long week and happy for the little victories. You’ve met all your deadlines, a new project is […]
What does it mean, that we still exist? And when are we still? With ourselves? With one another? With the voice of the wind in the trees, the cooling summer rain, the tenderness of this […]
In May, during an online workshop on transforming trauma, the facilitator (who happens to be Armenian) presented a seemingly simple question, “What is the opposite of fear?” In response, one participant jumped in with “trust,” […]
“Who knows the place where we’ve landed, For how many days are we stranded? When our hearts are empty, when love is gone, ‘Tis in a fire we’ve landed.” ~Hovhannes Tumanyan, 1917 *** “You can […]
People are not a question. The fundamentals of human rights—the right to be, become and belong—are not a question. Yet since the late 1800s, Armenians have been forced to endure a flattening of our existence […]
“A world of grief and pain Flowers bloom Even then” ~Kobayashi Issa (b. 1763, Japan) i. In one hand I am holding a slender, gleaming, reddish-brown branch studded with tightly closed, rose-colored buds. In the […]
“Is the group feminist?” my Musalertsi friend asked in Armenian, her almond-shaped eyes brimming with excitement. Shaking my head as if on autopilot, I replied half truthfully, “No, we’re a human rights organization.” Her face […]
This Black History Month in the US, transformation is in the air as the climate crisis and COVID-19 vaccinations unfold, and spring flowers take root. There is growing awareness that Black history is an integral […]
This past winter solstice, I set out early to watch the light slowly growing in the east, as the last stars faded from view, and migrating songbirds brought the crisp air to life. In those […]
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