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BuildaBridge International

@BuildaBridge1

Transforming Lives through Art-Making

 Philadelphia, PA and the World
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Joined February 2010
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A trauma-informed newsletter about art-making? Yes and you're welcome, please join! #artmaking #traumahealing #traumarecovery linkedin.com/posts/activity-…
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Wear Your Love for BuildaBridge | Bonfire

Help raise awareness for BuildaBridge's work in the comfort of your own cozy BaB shirt!. This spring, BuildaBridge doubles down on the power of art-making. People whose...

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BuildaBridge International in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Volunteer, donate, read reviews for BuildaBridge International in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia plus similar nonprofits and charities related to Arts & Culture, Arts Education, Performing Arts.

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Consider making a donation today to help BuildaBridge continue programming, like our Arts of Self-Care program. Participants learn self-care tips & skills to use in their volunteering, parenting, work, and home practices. Donate & help BaB continue: buff.ly/2Lue5Uo
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Consider investing in our mission to provide "the good life" through the work of transformative art-making with your year-end gift today. Your support of our annual fund will help people find their voice & potential. Donate here: buff.ly/2Lue5Uo
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New Years gives the world an opportunity to pause and reflect. How can you simplify your life for the new year? As Dr. Bessel van der Kolk has said, “Imagination gives us the opportunity to envision new possibilities - it is an essential launchpad for making our hopes come true.”
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If there is anything we learned this year, it is that we need creativity to survive and thrive, now more than ever. As 2020 draws to a close, we are asking for donations to help harness the arts to foster resilient and hopeful futures for our communities. buff.ly/3mspKUZ
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"BuildaBridge gives me hope for the world. Seeing dedicated people helping kids and their families live a healthier life is beyond inspiring. No words can describe how moving it is to see a child light up when they are given love and support." BaB staff buff.ly/2Lue5Uo
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We use art-making to create a relationship between the teacher and student. Art created in relationship with others bridges barriers, provides an open & trusting environment for expression & forges community. Support our work with a financial gift buff.ly/2Lue5Uo
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There are students sitting in a circle in this photo working on an art project. The teachers are on the outside of the circle playing violins. There is one student in the middle of the circle presenting.

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About 300 frontliners have benefited from our arts-based self-care workshops. Your donation allows us to continue the indispensable and overlooked ability of the arts to foster resilience, self-efficacy and hope-infused futures needed for our communities. buff.ly/2Lue5Uo
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@learntosoundfly is a great resource for learning how to record, write, and produce music. Courses are taught by industry professionals and educators. A large variety of the classes are free to the public. buff.ly/3oQjhUD
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Today at 1 pm, there will be a virtual tour and discussion about the Detroit music scene. It will go over the influential venues, studios, as well as genres and artists that were shaped there. @WeKnowDetroit buff.ly/3m23wbf
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Check @everybody_signs ASL storytelling event tomorrow morning at 9 am EST. Email [email protected] to get the ZOOM link. @deafdiaries @deafnation @Beingher1
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At 1:45 pm tomorrow there will be a FREE 2 hour IMPROV class. Included in this course will be short games and scenes for everyone and anyone interested in theatre. No experience is necessary to join and have fun! Register here: buff.ly/3m0HrJV
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@EliseGravel designs illustrations for children to promote diversity, tolerance, respect and empathy. Check out her website for more expressive and informative coloring pages for children, like this one. buff.ly/34fGPuf
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Today, at 4 pm, Baris Yavuz, a flamenco guitar performer and teacher will play a few pieces and talk about the history of flamenco music and its importance in Spanish culture. buff.ly/3lZ4rJn @untours
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@waltdisneyimagineering partners with @khanacademy for Imagineering in a Box. Go behind the scenes with Disney Imagineers and complete project-based exercise to design a theme park of your very own. buff.ly/2xOqfnL
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Thursday through Saturday InterFaith will be hosting a Film and Music Festival FREE to attend @film_faith buff.ly/3gCTzjl
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