BW Breaking News: Tangier Artist Moha Shares His Excitement for 2026 Istanbul Summit
As the 2026 Breaking Walls Summit in Istanbul draws closer, I feel that familiar inner spark slowly turning into a…
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BW Breaking News: Reflections on the 2025 PEACE: ILLUSIVE, NOT AN ILLUSION International Youth Art Summit
Being part of the two-day virtual Summit this year brought me back to what first drew me to Breaking Walls…
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Your BW global family is thrilled to share that two extraordinary impact opportunities are on the horizon for you and…
Read MoreBW Breaking News: 2025 Cape Town Artists Build Peace & Acceptance through Art
Three of the 2025 Cape Town Breaking Walls Artists Build Peace and Acceptance through Art Awonke, Rabia, and Kersten illustrate…
Read MoreBW: Breaking News! Imane Named Social Media Content Creator
Some journeys begin with art, but they end with family. In 2019, I joined Breaking Walls as an artist, carrying…
Read MoreBW: Breaking News: Fran Recieves the Blue Flame of Peace for Building Peace Through Art
On September 13, 2025, Pathways to Peace honored Fran as part of their Exceptional Women of Peace Program. Here is…
Read MoreBreaking News: BW Excutive Director Shines Her Light…
The Breaking Walls Executive Director and Founder, Fran Tarr, will receive the inaugural Pathways to Peace 2025 Peace Building through…
Read MoreBW Breaking News: Emma, from Barcelona, Renews her Commitment to Building Bridges
At the beginning of August, I had the privilege of participating in the United Religions Initiative (URI) Youth Camp for…
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BW Breaking News: Imane Named Social Media Content Creator. Some journeys begin with art, but they end with family. In…
Read MoreBreaking Walls 2018 Berlin
First I would like to thank you for your time and your support. When I made contact with you, I was surprised how you explained what Breaking walls means to young people around the world. Breaking Walls is making a really huge labor with students who need hope and healing…
Breaking Walls 2016 “Inclusive City” Cape Town
Breaking Walls 2016 "Inclusive City" Cape Town During this turbulent time, a group of 20 teenage artists from Cape Town’s divergent communities came together to promote peace and unity and start a dialogue: They created a one-of-a-kind theater piece that left a lasting impression on the community. Breaking Walls, a…
Throwback to the 2015 Barcelona Performance: Khusi, Nuria, and all the group
The breaking walls family after the show, Barcelona 2015. KHUSI Here I am smiling, crying, letting out what is killing me inside in front of my brothers’ and sisters’ neighborhoods. Facing some of my fears for the first time in front of them because of their inspiration. I see my past…
Detroit 2016: ‘When They, When You’ by Athenkosi
What do you do when they close your eyes when you want to see? When they close the door because you black. When they can see you but turn their back. When they have bad names for our color. When they have shames to put us on the dollar. Black mail,…
Detroit 2016: ‘Let Freedom Ring’ by Joelle
My dear global brothers and sisters, “Let freedom ring! Let freedom ring!” As said by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King, did you know freedom isn’t ringing? The only thing that is ringing is our ears from hearing gunshots all through the night, screams from family frights, fear of…
A Sparkle of Breaking Walls 2016 Detroit: ‘In my Neighborhood’ by Zaria, Nuria and Celynah
In my neighborhood In my neighborhood I see children of the same culture playing around in the yards and having picnics with Twizzlers. I see all the people smiling, gossiping, having fun, making new friends, playing, but mostly smiling and having fun. I see rushing crowds moving at a pace I can’t…
2016 Global Youth Rising Young Peace Makers Forum
"This past summer of 2016, I got this amazing opportunity to travel to Romania for a peace education workshop called Global Youth Rising. I was super excited to go travel and explore different ways to promote peace and teach peace. I was one of the youngest teens there at the…