breaking walls

2021 Virtual Artust Cooperative Reflection by Claudia

Last year’s Virtual Artist Cooperative was a bit of an experiment. We did our best to make everything work, but as it was our first virtual experience things were difficult to handle a few times. However, the final result was a complete success and we realized that our adapting abilities were more powerful than we […]

Breaking Walls 2019 Tangier – Fund-Fest on February 11

Great food, great company, a great cause! Don’t miss out on your ticket to Breaking Walls’ Fundraising Fest: We are Enough “Our Voices are Enough” February 11, 2019 6:30pm to 8:30pm The Dwyer Cultural Center 258 St. Nicholas Street enter on 123rd Street Buy your ticket

Stars & Change Makers – A Reflection by Brooklyn Ambassador Jonnell Simpson

On Monday, January 29th Breaking Walls held our annual fundraising evening. This event showcased Stars & Change Makers Paola Lázaro and Kurt Peloquin who shared their amazingly powerful, truthful poetry with us. Their honest words, talent and presence inspired everyone in the room.ThankPaola and Kurt for your support of the Breaking Walls mission and all […]

Breaking Walls 2018 Fundraising Eveing!

Breaking Walls 2018 Santiago is thrilled to announce our 2018 Annual Fundraising Evening! Here’s why — in these troubling times Breaking Walls 2018 Santiago will embrace the theme: “The Thirst for Truth – Words Matter”. To illustrate the power of words Stars & Change-Makers Paola Lazaro – Playwright & Kurt Peloquin – Spoken Word share […]

Breaking Walls Arts Education Workshop 2017 Berlin

Breaking Walls is proud to announce our first international In-School Arts Education Workshop at the Paula Fuerst Schule in Berlin, Germany. Our collaboration with 40 English Language Learners, ages 14 -16, culminates in a public presentation on Wednesday, November 22, 2018. In the words of 2017 Berlin artist, “Look, like Breaking Walls – we are […]

Breaking Walls 2018 Santiago

Breaking Walls is an annual, global youth empowerment Boot Camp — using creative writing and theatrical performance to build global peace and acceptance. Young people from all over our world, representing many cultures, religions, socio-economic conditions, sexual orientations, educational levels and status as immigrants and refugees, discover their voice to act as peacemakers and leaders. […]

Breaking Walls 2017 Cape Town

Breaking Walls and its partner Rainbow Dreams Trust premiered their third annual creative writing, performance and peace-building initiative in Cape Town on October 4 through 8 in Noordhoek. The Breaking Walls Program brought together twenty-four young artists from different backgrounds in order to “break down” their “personal walls” and the walls between one another. The […]

2017 Cape Town – Day One!!

We are so pleased, and very proud to share how truly magical Day One was at our 2017 Breaking Walls Initiative was in Cape Town. Enjoy these images as we Ensemble-Build, Write and learn how to drum- SA-Style! ​ Sending you all our love!! xoxo