Voices of Youth
Thursday ~ July 23rd ~ 7pm
Magnuson Auditorium (Bldg 47)
7400 Sand Pt. Way NE, Seattle
You are invited to a special evening in which local "at-risk" and "homeless" youth express their experience of living in these troubled times. Voices of Youth brings young people together through intense workshops to craft an artful expression of their inner dreams and outer concerns. On this night, the community gathers to witness and bless the aspirations, struggles, and efforts of its young people.
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Available now. Order the Voices of Vets book
Voices of Vets
A Bridge Back to the World
A collection of original, immediate poems by veterans of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Vietnam, and their families that address the shocks experienced in battle and the emotional and physical repercussions that follow war. Voices of Vets expresses compelling feelings and thoughts about the horrors of war, the reasons for going, and the anguish and difficulty involved in trying to find a way home again.
Candid, vulnerable, caring, and courageous.
Includes Michael Meade's essay, War, the Underworld, and Initiation.
"I walked up my ramp alone - to a reception of none...
no welcome home party, because like so many others
I'm not home.
Expose emotional silence, so your wounds
can finally be healed.
Give yourself that precious gift.
Let the self-inflicted guilt die, instead of you."
- from veteran's poems.
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*NEW FROM MOSAIC AUDIO*
The Light
Inside
Dark Times
Brand New
2 CD set from
Michael Meade
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your copy today.
This recording offers Michael Meade's mythic view of modern economic troubles and the
loss of soul
that plagues both culture and Nature. Using an ancient myth, Meade shows that
creation has two
hands: a spirit hand that brings bright beginnings, and a soul hand that touches darkness
and knows how to
be creative in troubled times.
Meade reassures us that in dark times things become both impossible and more possible
at the same
time. Heralding a return of wisdom and of eros, Meade explains how soul making works and how
soul would
lead us to the spirit of renewal, but only after some descent occurs.
Full of great wit and healing humor, rich with surprising insights and compelling stories
this recording
weaves a path through modern troubles while constantly showing how soul would have us
understand who we are
individually and what we serve collectively. When all seems lost, the things that are most
essentially
ours can be found again.
Hear an Excerpt from The Light Inside Dark Times
Genius, Koures, and the Old Mind
A Mentoring Retreat for Younger and Older Men
Tuesday, August 18 through Sunday, August 23
Mendocino Woodlands, Mendocino, CA
Join storyteller and mythologist Michael Meade, social activist and poet Luis Rodriguez, activist and community builder Orland Bishop and a talented group of additional teachers for a retreat based in the living practices of many cultures, the traditional arts, and the honesty of genuine conversation.
While the culture at large enters a dark time and a troubling economic recession, youth suffer a "recession of cultural imagination." Modern, mass cultures increasingly diminish the value of the individual and this devaluation falls heavily upon youth who are naturally seeking to find their value in life and become of service to the world. Both the violence and the alienation increasingly found in youth, involve a separation from their inner nobility as well as a rejection of their natural genius or spirit for life.
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Michael Meade on the wisdom that can be found inside dark times.
Voices of Youth, Voices of Community
a short documentary that captures stories, poems, and songs from Mosaic's cutting edge Voices of Youth and Koures Symposium projects
Press the play button above to start the film.
Voices of Youth and the Koures Symposium are a series of projects that involve diverse youth in a variety of communities. Through the Voices process, youth become engaged in the creation of an artistic forum for their own expression while developing mentoring relationships within their communities. Themes of contemporary disorientation find unique expression through the writings and voices of local youth, offering insights into the root causes of youth violence, cynicism, and apathy. A narrative mix of old stories and youthful voices is then presented to the local community in an event that is part theater, part literature, and part celebration.
Hearing the acute perspectives of youth can significantly change the community's perception of both local and national issues and inspire continuing conversations across the generation gap. Voices of Youth inspires and empowers local youth, fosters ongoing cross-generational dialogs and leads to the development of unique local forms of mentoring.
Read poems from recent Voices events
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