Our Breaking Walls Impact!
Breaking Walls Director/Founder/CEO, Fran Tarr is excited to share a new addition to our monthly story – the impact the Breaking Walls experience is having on our young people’s lives and communities. Oriol (Barcelona) and Majda (Tangier) share how Breaking Walls has motivated each of them. ******* Oriol – “My mum once told me that, […]
Reflections on Breaking Walls 2019 Berlin by Sanja & Lili
In the beginning, we didn’t know much about Breaking Walls. We both felt insecure about talking English with native speakers. On the first day of the project, we started to collect things that are precious to us and the reasons why. We never really thought of that and that made us think about ourselves and […]
Reflections From 2019 Cape Town – Tanicha
My Reflections from 2019 Cape Town by Tanicha The writing piece was my favorite because we could all express our personal problems and thoughts on what was happening around us and in our communities. I knew that most of us were afraid and didn’t want to come out of our shells because we did not […]
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, for ensemble-building, creative writing, performance and sharing of life experiences. Our 2019 Cape Town artists hail from Groenvlei High School, Scalabrini, Rainbow Dreams Trust (BEEP), and Waldorf School Constantia. The truly amazing music video is […]
What-We-Do
Breaking Walls is a non-profit youth empowerment movement founded in 2011, focused on helping young men and women discover their voice. We stimulate a new way of thinking amongst youth in various communities through artistic, educational, and community-building opportunities, encouraging them to break down their personal barriers to find common ground. At Breaking Walls, we […]
Reflections From 2019 Tangier Summit – Kajetan Warsaw Artist
Breaking Walls 2019 Tangier Summit is a wrap. All the artists, ambassadors, the directing team, and board members have returned home safely. It is now time to walk back the memory lane and revisit what happened in Morocco, while the images are still fresh. For two weeks, from July 1st to July 15th, 28 young […]
My Day of Community Service – Maria, Barcelona Artist
During the Breaking Walls experience that was lived in Tangier, artists got the chance to dive deep into the city, it’s people and the culture through a community service day. Three groups were divided to participate in different workshops and I had the pleasure to share the day with the AMED organization. AMED stands for […]
MY DAY OF COMMUNITY SERVICE by Oussama, Tangier Artist
Breaking Walls 2019 Tangier Summit was meant to be a summer camp, or so I was told. Something I’ve applied to just because I didn’t want to say ‘No’ to someone who means the world to me — a mentor, a teacher, and a father. Although I’ve never been to a summer camp, I hated […]
Heading Toward Tangier – Brooklyn Ambassador Naya Mason
June 30, 2019: There are moments the life of a young adult where people question their identity as a person. When they question their history, roots, purpose and the people they’re supposed to include in their lives. It is a rollercoaster of what to expect and what you actually receive. Lately, my own thoughts and […]
Breaking Walls Makes A Splash at 2019 SXSW
I listen to myself reflect on SXSW and words like awesome, amazing, fascinating, inspirational, humbling . . . exhilarating pop and crackle through my mind. These descriptors may sound tired, over-used, even trite yet, they each define the truest sense of my experience.