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Call to Artists: Donations to JAPAN NIGHT Auction to Benefit Fukushima Children

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About the author: SOAR: The Southern Oregon Artist's Resource is a directory of Southern Oregon artists, artisans and those who serve them and calendar of their art events, and Art Matters!, our blog posting Southern Oregon art events and matters of interest to artists, enthusiasts and patrons of the arts near and far. SOAR was created and is maintained by art advocate and web designer Hannah West in Jacksonville, Oregon to promote our diverse and talented arts community to our visitors and the rest of the world.
Child affected by radiation from the Fukushima nuclear disaster

The Japanese Association of Southern Oregon is looking for Artists to donate their work to our JAPAN NIGHT silent auction. All proceeds will go directly to fund children in Fukushima, Japan, who are still affected by radiation poisoning. We invite all interested people to attend JAPAN NIGHT for an evening of Japanese Cuisine and Culture on Sunday March 11, 2012.

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March 9th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Activist Art, Art Benefiting Community, Art for Healing, Art From the Heart, Art Matters..., Artist Posts, Benefits & Charities, Calls to Artists, Calls To Artists, Cultural Exchange, March Events, March Events, to Artists, to Collectors, to Residents, to Visitors | Comments are closed

Helping Children Cope with Hurricane Irene: Start with Family Rituals

By Cathy Malchiodi, PhD, LPCC, LPAT, 33 contributed posts
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Post-disaster, participating in a creative activity together empowers families and activates storytelling about positive events previous to time of the traumatic event. And it becomes even more effective if psychologists and counselors encourage famili…

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August 30th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Art Benefiting Community, Art for Healing, Art From the Heart, Art Matters..., Art Matters...to Everyone!, Collage, Music, Musings, to Artists, to Residents | Comments are closed

Is Talking About Traumatic Experiences Dangerous?

By Cathy Malchiodi, PhD, LPCC, LPAT, 33 contributed posts
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The disaster in Haiti once again brings up a question for relief workers: Are methods such as critical incident stress debriefing or similar forms of intervention appropriate? And, in fact, can they be harmful? I believe that telling the story when it …

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