2019 Cape Town Artist, Ashton, Shares His Reflections
Breaking Walls 2019 Cape Town in partnership with Rainbow Dreams Trust brings together 24 young artists, ages 14 to 18,…
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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…
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Reflections From 2019 Tangier Summit – Kajetan Warsaw Artist
My Day of Community Service – Maria, Barcelona Artist
MY DAY OF COMMUNITY SERVICE by Oussama, Tangier Artist
Heading Toward Tangier – Brooklyn Ambassador Naya Mason
Breaking Walls Makes A Splash at 2019 SXSW
Breaking Walls 2019 Harlem @ The Dwyer Cultural Center – In Their Own Words
An Evening To Never Be Forgotten by Brooklyn Ambassador, Miana Vega
My Evolution in Breaking Walls by Naya Mason, Brookyln Ambassador
High School Musicial Star & U.N. Youth Ambassador Monique Coleman on breaking walls
Monique here to tell you about the not-for-profit I totally believe in and support. breaking walls encourages global dialogue in a day and age when our youth culture is less about sharing and more about self-soothing and isolation . . . And, that is not what breaking walls is about. It makes breaking walls so…
There are many stereotypes about Detroit and I want to show . . .”
“My name is Hassan Marong I'm 16 and this summer I will be participating in the Breaking Walls summer initiative. There are so many things that I am looking forward to do this summer. Meeting people from different places and being able to write and perform with them will be…
As a young teenager, I always found it hard to feel like I belonged somewhere . . .”
"As a young teenager, I always found it hard to feel like I belonged somewhere and be apart of a family. Especially being in the child care services at a very early age. Consistent bullying and rejection, feeling weak and incompetent; made it even harder to feel like I had…
BILLIONS Star Condola Rashad – “Why I Believe In breaking walls!”
Condola here to tell you about the not-for-profit I totally believe in and support. What I love about breaking walls is that it encourages global dialogue in a day and age when our youth culture is less about sharing and more about self-soothing and isolation . . . And, that…
Activist Betty Yu Inspires breaking walls – Brooklyn
During our breaking walls Brooklyn “Hub” Workshops we more than often have intense dialogues. This is due to the in depth conversations that we have with one another about a variety of things ranging from school, societal issues, even food. These conversations help us get to know each other and…
Our 2016 Special Mentor – Yasmine El-Baggari
Our director/founder, Fran Tarr, is proud and pleased to share that "Yasmine el Baggari, 22, will be one of our 2016 Special mentors. Yasmine has taken years of cultural experiences and mission-driven enthusiasm and created a platform where she creates a more hospitable world through the personal exchanges of people…
February 22 Kick-Off breaking walls 2016 Detroit by Naya Mason
On February 22nd, I attended the breaking walls Fundraising Event. The event was something I will truly remember for a long time. There were many people there, and although I was nervous, they greeted me warmly – all of which encouraged me to be more open. I realized the event…
breaking walls Special Mentor Billie Allen
Our dear friend and mentor, actor, producer, director and change-maker, Billie Allen, passed away on December 29, 2015. Each of our international artists, ambassadors and associate will miss her belief in breaking walls and her guidance on how to create a peaceful, tolerant and trusting global community. Brooklyn ambassador Tatiana…
Introducing Our breaking walls 2016 Detroit, Michigan USA Partner
Our director/founder, Fran Tarr, is proud and very pleased to announce our breaking walls 2016 Detroit, Michigan USA Partner. It the these seven young women and five young men from the Matrix Theater Company's Teen Program! Welcome new breaking walls artists!! [embedyt] https:////www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bqq9MulF7A[/embedyt]