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Today is International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. Many of the participants in Lamp Lifeboat Ladder have survived torture, violence and trauma. To celebrate the power and strength of survivors around the world,  we wanted to share some more excerpts from authors in the writing group, 'Tomorrow's Hope: Modern Creativity Group' about family and ancestors. Frasie I am in ...

We wanted to mark today, World Refugee Day, by sharing some writing and photos on the theme of ancestors and family, from some of the writers in “Tomorrow’s Hope: Modern Creativity Group” Writing Group. Over the next days we will be sharing other samples of this group's writing.  Some of the authors prefer to call the day ‘World Survivor Day’. By Nasrin I found my soul in the d ...

We mark today, World Refugee Day, by sharing some writing and photos on the theme of ancestors and family, from some of the writers in “Tomorrow’s Hope: Modern Creativity Group” Writing Group.  Some of the authors prefer to call the day ‘World Survivor Day’. By Anonymous To describe our own ancestors, and what we see in them in relation to our current life, our ancestors are pe ...

We continue to honor World Refugee Day by sharing writing and photos from writers who are survivors in Lamp Lifeboat Ladder.  By Bibienne My grandmother was a woman - strong, courageous, who raised her daughter alone, who is my mother. It is the same with me. I lived alone with my mother, and I am raising my son alone. Day and night I am always there for him. It's me and my son ...

Growing up with my parents was so much fun and with happiness, I don’t know much about my ancestors. Our father used to take us into our grandmother's kitchen, we would sit by the fire side, roasting corn, and plums while he told us stories about his parents. Our grandfather was a traditionalist. He was respected by many in the village because of the way he loved his people and ...

Here is the final piece of writing from the writers in the “Tomorrow’s Hope: Modern Creativity Group” in honor of World Refugee Day.  By Thege I am the gendarme, or pyrrhocorid, a Hemiptera insect that wears red and black colors. * I am not dangerous neither for the man, nor for the animals. I don't have an unpleasant odor and I don't sting. * I'm not a garden pest either. I do ...