Abstract Summary/Description
This artistic talk will be a creative storytelling/spoken word piece that builds upon the piece I presented last year- Deafening Silence. After facing the worst tragedy of my life- losing my sister to suicide, what happens next? How does one continue to move forward and what does community look like going forth? How powerful is one person's voice in a sea of many voices and how powerful are many voices if they join together to present the same message? This piece will look at the community who attempts to rally together after tragedy or major change so that isolation or loneliness does not continue to prevail. The power of one life- my sister's- is a story of survival through family, friends and community; and continues to prove how powerful we all can be when we truly believe we are stronger together.
