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Hello. This is The Artivist Nest.

Welcome to our global community.

We curate yearly retreats gathering artists, activists, creatives, thought leaders, and scientists in order to foster engagement around shared humanitarian issues. Advocates for cultural diplomacy, our interdisciplinary, international meetings offer fertile ground for the creation of incisive activist art and communications. We are working towards these global opportunities: teen refugee integration and community building, accessible sound therapy towards trauma healing, one race awareness, support of women in developing communities, and more.

The Artivist Nest is a 501c(3) entity.

11/30/2021

In Afghanistan, decades of conflict and a shattered economy have created a complex humanitarian emergency. It's an inherent human need to seek higher ground, safety, opportunity - and to escape, however necessary, violence, poverty and war. We stand with the brave, uprooted people on the move across the globe and hope for more attention, support, and solutions for the ongoing crisis on a global scale. The Artivist Nest along with Sant'Egidio is creating a small but powerful opportunity for 10 migrant youth during our first session, initially planned for June 2022 but now scheduled for June 2023 as we feel compelled to include people being relocated from Afghanistan. Sant'Egidio is working hard to help migrants by creating what they call 'humanitarian corridors', including escaping the Taliban regime. Please divert your help on this Giving Tuesday 2021 to them, or to organizations doing great work on the ground such as Unicef or Doctors Without Borders. Visit our website to join our mission! *linkinbio.

11/25/2021

The Artivist Nest considers three core goals for every session, each keeping us aligned with our overall mission of making a dent in our shared humanitarian crises. We work towards a micro goal, a macro goal, and ultimately towards the creation of awareness. The micro goal is the raising up of individuals who are victims of the very themes being treated; their participation is at the heart of the retreats. The macro goal is the assembling of experts who are tackling the issues individually in their fields, and who join us for the rare opportunity to work and live in tandem with their peers. The third goal is that of awareness, being raised by all who attend the retreat, and being spread to the public through the art and communication output coming from each session we curate. Visit our website for more! *linkinbio

11/23/2021

Afghanistan is experiencing a humanitarian crisis as violence and insecurity have brought more suffering and internal displacement for thousands of Afghans.Over half a million people have been internally displaced in 2021 alone – and the number of people forced to flee continues to rise.

This recent insecurity and displacement have prompted a humanitarian crisis for the Afghan people, who have already suffered more than 40 years of conflict, as well as increasing natural disasters, chronic poverty and food insecurity. The resilience of refugees, the internally displaced and host communities is being stretched to the absolute limit. Visit our website to join our mission! *linkinbio.

11/18/2021

The global refugee crisis has at its heart brave people whose lives have been upended by war, conflict and natural disasters. People get on the move to seek a better life, leaving everything they know behind. We hope to give a boost to a small and diverse group of young refugees who have made it to Italy and are slowly integrating into a new culture." Please visit our website *linkinbio to join our mission!

11/11/2021

There is no doubt that many Afghan citizens will need protection in the weeks and months ahead. What remains shrouded in uncertainty, however, is the magnitude of need and where to offer that protection. From neighbors, mainly Iran and Pakistan, to Western countries that have played a role in Afghanistan for the past two decades, perspectives on the unfolding crisis will differ. But all face the same challenge: Offering humanitarian protection that shields those fleeing persecution while being sustainable for host societies. Sant Egidio, one of The Artivist Nest's principal partners for it's first retreat, works very effectively with the Italian government and several other local partners to create safe humanitarian corridors for thousands of refugees, and just managed to create a corridor for Afghani refugees. " Please visit our website *linkinbio to join our mission!

11/09/2021

How do we welcome the world's displaced citizens into a better shared future? For Session 1 at the Artivist Nest, we are hosting a seven day residential program for ten migrant youth, joined by artists and social activists in Rome, Italy. This creative retreat will be led by a team of experienced facilitators with expertise in group dynamics, arts-based facilitation, experiential learning, social change and leadership skills. The participants will be guided through a process that will support collaboration, community building and creative expression. Visit our website for more! *linkinbio

10/26/2021

Integration of refugees is the focus of The Artivist Nests' Session 1. It is imperative that our Refugee Integration Session include the displaced Afghani population, together with the help of Sant'Egidio who we've teamed up for our first session. The organization is fighting to help the refugees flee the country and be legally accepted by the Italian government, as thousands of people are scrambling to flee the country after the Taliban seized back control of Afghanistan, almost two decades after they were ousted by a US-led coalition.

We love this portrait of Akhtar Babrek, 13, photographed by Associated Press photographer Muhammed Muheisen who recently shot a series of portraits of Afghan children in a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. Visit our website to join our mission! *linkinbio.

10/21/2021

“No one puts their children in a boat unless the water is safer than the land.”
—Warsan Shire

Warsan Shire is a British writer, poet, editor and teacher, who was born to Somali parents in Kenya. In 2013 she was awarded the inaugural Brunel University African Poetry Prize, chosen from a shortlist of six candidates out of a total 655 entries. Her words "No one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark; you only run for the border when you see the whole city running as well", from the poem "Conversations About Home (At A Deportation Centre)", have been called a rallying call for refugees and their advocates. Visit our website for more! *linkinbio

10/14/2021

For much of his life, 22-year-old Farid Walizadeh has had to fight for survival. When he was just a year old, his father died and his mother, facing religious persecution in Afghanistan, was forced to flee to Pakistan, leaving her baby son behind with another family. After the death of his adoptive mother seven years later, his father paid smugglers to help him escape. The fee did not qualify Farid for a place on the donkey’s back, so he walked most of the way. "I went through things that not even most adults have ever experienced, let alone a child". Along the way, through the dry, cold mountains of Afghanistan, their numbers dwindled, he explained in a recent interview with the Reuters news agency. When they reached Pakistan, Farid "fell off" the back of a truck and continued alone to the Iranian-Turkish border. Finally, he reached Istanbul, ending up in an orphanage. Here, tormented by bullies, Farid began practicing kung-fu to channel his anger and defend himself. "I had no protection from the boys on the street or in school," he said. "They didn't like refugees". After five years in Istanbul, the UN Refugee Agency relocated Farid to Portugal, where he started martial arts again, this time trying boxing. Five months later, he had become the national cadet boxing champion and was awarded a human rights prize from Portugal's parliament. But as a refugee without Portuguese nationality, Farid’s career opportunities were limited. Once he turned 18, he began working nights in a hotel and studied during the day, hoping to achieve another of his goals in life: becoming an architect. It left him little time to train and compete. Visit our website for more! *linkinbio

10/12/2021

Advocates for cultural diplomacy, our interdisciplinary, international meetings offer fertile ground for the creation of tangible activist art and incisive communications. Visit our website for more! *linkinbio

10/07/2021

Bizimana Francois is a Rwandan refugee who had to flee the country during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. After arriving in Kenya with his mother and brothers, Francois looked for ways to make a living and in 2015 began selling “mandazi,” a snack of sweet fried bread, for a daily income of about 1000 Kenya shillings ($9.28 USD). With the support of REEP (Refugee Engagement and Empowerment Programme in Nairobi, Kenya), Francois has been able to develop his entrepreneurial skills and expand his production capacity to sell 21,000 Kenya shillings worth of mandazi a day. He has also moved his business to bigger premises, employed 2 young Kenyan refugees, and is currently working on turning his business into a cafe. Francois serves as a role model to many young refugees in the region. He is motivated, achieving, and proud of what he does in supporting himself and others using his small business. He is also a prize-winning singer. Visit our website to join our mission! *linkinbio.

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