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As an ordinary teenager attending the Breaking Walls and Rainbow Dreams Trust Camp, I had no idea how writing can...

I cannot say enough good things about Breaking Walls.  Our sixth graders have worked with Fran and her team for...

The 2024 Virtual Summit was much more amazing than I expected. I loved every moment of it: the writing, the...

2025 Istanbul Summit Fact Sheet

The dream of getting to know Cuba was a dream that I had since I was a teenager. As I...

After experiencing the 2023 Community-Based Initiative in Cape Town, I was chosen to attend a Summit in Sarajevo with Breaking...

Hello everyone! My name is Sebastiano, I'm 16 and I'm from the Palermo delegation. This past year I had my...

My experience with Breaking Walls has been transformative. From the moment I joined, I found myself immersed in a community...

The Paula Fürst Schule is a Montessori school in the Charlottenburg district in Berlin, with many creative students and teachers,...

I attended the Breaking Wall Cape Town 2023 program. It was a very nice experience for me to be around...

Dear [Fran, Mama D, OJ], I hope this letter finds you in the best of spirits. I am writing to...

Breaking Walls, safe to say, is quite an experience.  The beginning of 2023 Palermo Summit began with a creative burst,...

Once again Breaking Walls’ Summit is approaching, and I can’t help but feel anxious about it. It's that feeling of...

  Barcelona artist, Maria reflects on the impact Adina's Creative Activist Lab program creates. Dear Adina, As Breaking Walls artists,...

MY EXPERIENCE WITH BREAKING WALLS 2022 My experience at Breaking Walls 2002 Cape Town was amazing. If I could do...

The experience at Breaking Walls has been like no other. From strangers to family. My perspective on EVERYTHING has changed...

Orran Children's Center's mission is to divert vulnerable children from the streets and engage them in academic, extracurricular, and cultural...

Once again Breaking Walls has been a home for growth, mindfulness, mutual learning, friendship, and leadership. As an artist from...

Last year’s Virtual Artist Cooperative was a bit of an experiment. We did our best to make everything work, but...

"Hi, I'm Dani and I've come to explain my time traveling through this wonderful project Breaking Walls. "At first, we...

“To say that being a part of Breaking Walls has been life-changing is an understatement. Since I’ve been a part...

Each year the artists and ambassadors of Breaking Walls gather together to share their thoughts, insights, and passion for creating...

Dear Breaking Walls Supporters, I write from a place of joy truly made by my receiving the Billie Allen Memorial...

Virtual Artist Cooperative July 12 to 16 July 19 to 23 8:30am - 11:00am EST/USA WHAT: Breaking Walls was initially...

On March 19, 2021, Mariam and Safaa launched their CONNECT*CREATE*CHANGE PodCast. In their own words, they share their insight, inspiration,...

“Love, respect, and our effort to connect, create and change. This past month the Breaking Walls family has come together...

Good morning/evening everyone! I am sure everybody’s having an unforgettable time with celebrations and so are we because we are...

I’m Mehdi a Breaking Walls artist from the Tangier delegation. Breaking walls T-shirt and accessories online business came up to...

My Experience Creating A PSA Barcelona artist, Maria In a world where we are all connected through the internet and...

Breaking Walls global family deeply cares about the well being, happiness, and inspiration of everyone our global family touches! Each...

BREAKING WALLS 2020 PEACE AND ACCEPTANCE STATEMENT                         ‘ ARCHITECTS...

Today’s missive shares more insights into our BW impact on young people across the globe. It feels right to spread...

Barcelona artist, Oriol speaks out: ”In this turbulent time in which injustice and prejudgement are being raised, youth's voices matter...

This is Breaking Walls' global family's truth - we stand together, lean against each other, and inspire our brothers &...

YES! There is more fun news - Breaking Walls was featured in two June PodCasts: Warriors of Education Podcast brings...

Breaking Walls proudly and happily shares Dominika's vision of Breaking Walls with you! In her own words, Dominika shares: “I...

Breaking Walls proudly and happily shares Maria's vision of Breaking Walls with you! In her own words, Maria shares: “I...

As we all emerge from quarantine, Breaking Walls and our entire global family hopes you and your loved ones are...

A Note From Ranya: Human nature ensures that we feel certain emotions, but we never know the indicators of said...

A Note From Jesse: The first thing I picture when we come out the other side of this pandemic is...

A blessed day …. During these uncertain times, Cape Town Ambassador Athenkosi shares a message of hope, understanding and the...

Wherever across the globe Breaking Walls reaches you this day, our entire global family wishes you and all your loved...

Today, I had the pleasure of attending the Breaking Walls Stakeholder Meeting. It was so nice meeting new people who...

Personal Is Political by Breaking Walls Santiago artist Angela Castro Freire When people ask me about memories related to food,...

Breaking Walls artists share their passionate insights on the Writing Prompt HEAR MY WORDS AND UNDERSTAND WHO I AM. Tangier...

Barcelona artist, Oriol passionately addresses the issue of violence again women, everyone vulnerable in our society.

The heart and soul of any Breaking Walls program are our artists who discover their voice via the creative writing...

There are moments in life that remind us of the responsibilities we must accept, along with the roles we play...

Breaking Walls Director/Founder/CEO, Fran Tarr is excited to share a new addition to our monthly story - the impact the...

In the beginning, we didn’t know much about Breaking Walls. We both felt insecure about talking English with native speakers. ...

My Reflections from 2019 Cape Town by Tanicha The writing piece was my favorite because we could all express our...

Breaking Walls 2019 Cape Town in partnership with Rainbow Dreams Trust brings together 24 young artists, ages 14 to 18,...

Breaking Walls is a non-profit youth empowerment movement founded in 2011, focused on helping young men and women discover their...

Breaking Walls 2019 Tangier Summit is a wrap. All the artists, ambassadors, the directing team, and board members have returned...

During the Breaking Walls experience that was lived in Tangier, artists got the chance to dive deep into the city,...

Breaking Walls 2019 Tangier Summit was meant to be a summer camp, or so I was told. Something I’ve applied...

June 30, 2019: There are moments the life of a young adult where people question their identity as a person....

I listen to myself reflect on SXSW and words like awesome, amazing, fascinating, inspirational, humbling . . . exhilarating pop...

Our director/founder, Fran Tarr, is so pleased to introduce you to our Breaking Walls 2019 Harlem artists, their photographer, and...

2019 marked my fifth year in Breaking Walls and my third year as an Ambassador. There were times where I...

I joined Breaking Walls in late 2015, after being asked by my teacher to stay after school for a workshop...

Breaking Walls director/founder, Fran Tarr is pleased to share that the Dwyer Cultural Center in partnership with Breaking Walls has...

My name is Luna and I am a student at the Paula-Fürst Schule in Berlin. Last week the Breaking Walls...

BY ALEJANDRO BRUNA ALL PICTURES BY ANNA VILARRÚ Fresh off her In-School 5 Day Workshop in Berlin, the Founder, and...

During every Breaking Walls experience, our artists are asked to reflect on the creative writing, performance peacemaking experience they just...

Wardah and Aashiquah The Breaking Walls 2018 experience… I could never be able to describe how this experience has helped...

BE INSPIRED . . . We are enough. We are enough no matter what society thinks of us. We are...

by Jesse Griesel - Cape Town artist Many people see my school, the German International School Cape Town, as a...

To my Breaking Walls Family, September 8th, 2018 was my first time partaking in a Monthly Check-In - that’s because...

Breaking Walls, an international youth empowerment movement, in partnership with Rainbow Dreams Trust will premier their fourth annual creative writing,...

In life, we have events that define or shape the role we play in the world. An experience that alters...

As a Breaking Walls ambassador, representing Breaking Walls at the J. Luce Foundation Young Leaders Program, is an extremely exciting...

Our director/founder, Fran Tarr, proudly and happily shares how much of an influence Chance has had on our non-profit organization,...

In life, we have many long, treacherous journeys that we must complete. The flight to Jakarta was one of them...

My name is Claudia. I’m 18 years old and I live in Curicó, Chile. Breaking Walls has been one of...

In life... we don’t often get the chance to show the world our inner thoughts, our own conundrums and our...

In this world, there are many thoughts that play a role in who we are and how we define ourselves....

In life, most people strive to make their mark in the world. They wish to be a legend, to be...

Every country has its own story and the past of Santiago, Chile is one that should especially never be forgotten....

In life, we all create goals for ourselves- and we do just that with Breaking Walls. There is a mission...

In life, we often create barriers between ourselves and others based on conflicting ideas or opinions. Considering this, Breaking Walls...

Join Us live on-line Saturday JUNE 23, 2018. Breaking Walls Brooklyn will be hosting a live stream round table with...

PROCESS: Each year young people from across the globe dream of participating in our annual Breaking Walls Boot Camp. The...

Breaking Walls, an international youth empowerment movement, uses creative writing and theatrical performance as peace-building tools in crafting an equitable,...

HAPPY, HAPPY WORLD CREATIVITY & INNOVATION DAY! In celebration of United Nations World Creativity & Innovation Day, Breaking Walls' Brooklyn...

Our heartfelt thanks and deep respect to Spoken Word artist, Kurt Peloquin, for sharing his talent and insights with Brooklyn...

Breaking Walls is a unique model for global citizenship development among young people who have had everything against them...through creative...

This year the J. Luce Foundation unveiled four awards: their foundation's Clare Boothe Luce Award for International Service, Outstanding NGO...

Sticks & Stones Written & Performed by the 2018 Brooklyn Artists & Ambassadors Based on the 2018 Santiago Theme: The...

Breaking Walls 2018 Santiago “Kick-Off” The Thirst For Truth - Words Matter January 29, 2018 6:30pm to 8:30pm Atlantic Theater...

The Breaking Walls innovative approach to educational collaboration, community-building and social justice is a true model for art and peace...

Breaking Walls is a not-for-profit initiative that empowers youth to discover their voice, and offers them a platform on which...

Breaking Walls 2018 Santiago is thrilled to announce our 2018 Annual Fundraising Evening! Here’s why — in these troubling times...

BREAKING WALLS 2018 SANTIAGO Breaking Walls is a global youth empowerment movement using creative writing and theatrical performance to build...

Breaking Walls 2017 Berlin - In-School Workshop First I would like to thank you for your time and your support....

First I would like to thank you for your time and your support. When I made contact with you, I...

Breaking Walls 2016 "Inclusive City" Cape Town During this turbulent time, a group of 20 teenage artists from Cape Town’s...

What do you do when they close your eyes when you want to see?  When they close the door because...

My dear global brothers and sisters, “Let freedom ring! Let freedom ring!” As said by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr....

In my neighborhood In my neighborhood I see children of the same culture playing around in the yards and having...