A culturally responsive, person-centered recovery program for survivors of SGBV.
Brooklyn, NY
Joined February 2018
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Please tell our story. We want the world to know. @CommonThreadsPr New #ArtsAndMentalHealth program for survivors of torture and gender-based violence. Glad to support NYC expansion from Nepal, Bosnia, DRC and Ecuador @supportPSOT @SFFNY youtu.be/-iAGEphcD1M?t=16
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Arts and #mentalhealth are inextricably linked and are more important than ever. @GIArts @CommonThreadsPr @dvariablepop @DanceNYC @DarkRiseProject @DCruit @IndieSpaceNYC @kundimanforever @pregonesprtt giarts.org/blog/nadia-elokda…
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New Arts & Mental Health pgm @dvariablepop @kundimanforever @DCruit @CommonThreadsPr ourtownny.com/news/new-arts-…
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Common Threads Project is happy to announce a new joint project with Žene sa Une from Bosnia & Herzegovina. Congratulations to ZSU for receiving a USAID CARE-GBV grant, which will make this cooperation possible and to our team members Catherine and Cynthia for their pivotal roles
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The healing power of story cloths:
@CommonThreadsPr facilitator Jamuna Shrestha in Kathmandu, Nepal, makes this story cloth in a healing circle of frontline workers with women surviving #SGBV, during the current height of the pandemic.
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On International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict lets recognize the need to put an end to conflict-related sexual violence. @CommonThreadsPr furthers the field of trauma-informed mental health services for #survivors of #SGBV in war and conflict.
ALT @CommonThreadsPr furthers the field of trauma-informed mental health services for survivors of SGBV in war and conflict.
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There are 26.4 million refugees around the world. These are the countries that have generously stepped up to host them.
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For who missed it: session on Humanitarian Action and Art Therapy with Max Frieder (@ArtolutionOrg), Katia Verreault (@WarChildHolland) and Rachel Cohen (@CommonThreadsPr). Hosted by the Ecole Normale Superieur Ulms in Paris
youtu.be/3pCKXcTBwqQ – at Khartoum, Sudan
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Rachel Cohen '77 created the @CommonThreadsPr to heal severe trauma with the ancient practice of creating story cloths. Read about Cohen’s transformative therapeutic work in the #BarnardMagazine. #SAAM
barnard.edu/magazine/winter-…
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On 31 March I will moderate a session on Art in Mental Health & Psychosocial Support in humanitarian settings with Max Frieder @ArtolutionOrg, Katia Verreault, Dance Movement Therapist @WarChildHolland and Rachel Cohen @CommonThreadsPr. More info here:
eventbrite.com/e/humanitaria…
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Millions suffer gender based violence in conflict settings each year. @CommonThreadsPr is working to give them a voice through story cloths. Please join @UN Special Rapporteur @DubravkaSRVAW and I in conversation on Monday at 12.30 (CET). All welcome.
bit.ly/2VbbNys
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Many survivors of sexual violence in armed conflict suffer unspeakable psychological pain & need help. But how? Join Mariama Sow, Pramila Patten (Special Representative of Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict), @GillianTriggs (Asst High Commissioner Protection) in 1/4
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Sign up to attend “The Fabric of Healing,” featuring Sonali Gupta, CVT clinical advisor for mental health. Speakers will discuss their work with survivors of trauma, war and gender-based violence. Hosted by @CommonThreadsPr and @Refugees. Register today! bit.ly/37qvKH5
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Some trauma really is unspeakable. So these women are sewing their stories, instead. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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'Stoer Lighthouse' by UK textile artist Rachel Wright, machine embroidered on calico with various fabrics #womensart
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UNREPORTED NEWS ABOUT SAUDI ARABIA
This is Israa al-Ghamgham, she was executed by beheading in Saudi Arabia yesterday for criticising the regime.
This is a country the UK regards as an "ally" and helped vote into the position of Chair of the UN Human Rights Committee. – at Edinburgh, Scotland
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On #MandelaDay, I take the time to remember Madiba, his struggle, his triumphs, and his legacy.
