Mission Belonging
@missionbelonging.bsky.social
Mission Belonging (Formerly CBAW)—Reconnecting veterans & civilians with their communities through art. Join us for online art & writing workshops! Learn more at missionbelonging.org.
THIS WEEK!
Online writing and art making workshops for all audiences, plus our creative writing workshop for healthcare workers, and our More Than One Story* program for Women & Nonbinary Veterans!
🚀 RSVP for all of these & more: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/
*Details in thread.
Online writing and art making workshops for all audiences, plus our creative writing workshop for healthcare workers, and our More Than One Story* program for Women & Nonbinary Veterans!
🚀 RSVP for all of these & more: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/
*Details in thread.
November 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
THIS WEEK!
Online writing and art making workshops for all audiences, plus our creative writing workshop for healthcare workers, and our More Than One Story* program for Women & Nonbinary Veterans!
🚀 RSVP for all of these & more: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/
*Details in thread.
Online writing and art making workshops for all audiences, plus our creative writing workshop for healthcare workers, and our More Than One Story* program for Women & Nonbinary Veterans!
🚀 RSVP for all of these & more: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/
*Details in thread.
Join Veteran/Writer @schmidcathrine.us on Mon, 12/8 at 7 PM ET (Live on Zoom, 👀later option) for a workshop to transform military language into poetry. Open to veterans & civilians, this session helps reclaim military language & rewrites the manual we need. More: yourownwords.eventbrite.com?aff=Bsky
November 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Join Veteran/Writer @schmidcathrine.us on Mon, 12/8 at 7 PM ET (Live on Zoom, 👀later option) for a workshop to transform military language into poetry. Open to veterans & civilians, this session helps reclaim military language & rewrites the manual we need. More: yourownwords.eventbrite.com?aff=Bsky
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Pay what you can, on Zoom 12/18!
✍️ Coming 12/18, 7 PM ET: Join us for “Short & Sweet: Two New Flash Fiction Drafts,” a workshop w/ @writesloud.bsky.social! In this workshop, you’ll read, brainstorm, & start 2 drafts under 1k words, concluding w/editing tools to polish your work! Sign up: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/sho...
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Pay what you can, on Zoom 12/18!
✍️ Coming 12/18, 7 PM ET: Join us for “Short & Sweet: Two New Flash Fiction Drafts,” a workshop w/ @writesloud.bsky.social! In this workshop, you’ll read, brainstorm, & start 2 drafts under 1k words, concluding w/editing tools to polish your work! Sign up: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/sho...
November 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
✍️ Coming 12/18, 7 PM ET: Join us for “Short & Sweet: Two New Flash Fiction Drafts,” a workshop w/ @writesloud.bsky.social! In this workshop, you’ll read, brainstorm, & start 2 drafts under 1k words, concluding w/editing tools to polish your work! Sign up: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/sho...
🗞️In case you missed the news: We're part of the 2025 Combined Federal Campaign! Find us under our legacy name, Community Building Art Works (CBAW), using code #70041. Click here to visit the CFC site and find out how to give: givecfc.org/donors/how-t... 🙏 Thanks for your ongoing support! #SupportCFC
November 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🗞️In case you missed the news: We're part of the 2025 Combined Federal Campaign! Find us under our legacy name, Community Building Art Works (CBAW), using code #70041. Click here to visit the CFC site and find out how to give: givecfc.org/donors/how-t... 🙏 Thanks for your ongoing support! #SupportCFC
Fridays at 12 PM ET on Zoom!
✨ TGIF! No experience required! If you can think, you can write. In this creative writing workshop, we'll consider writing as a tool for communication, expression, and relief from holding it all together. Join us. 🎟️ RSVP here: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/cre...
✨ TGIF! No experience required! If you can think, you can write. In this creative writing workshop, we'll consider writing as a tool for communication, expression, and relief from holding it all together. Join us. 🎟️ RSVP here: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/cre...
November 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Fridays at 12 PM ET on Zoom!
✨ TGIF! No experience required! If you can think, you can write. In this creative writing workshop, we'll consider writing as a tool for communication, expression, and relief from holding it all together. Join us. 🎟️ RSVP here: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/cre...
✨ TGIF! No experience required! If you can think, you can write. In this creative writing workshop, we'll consider writing as a tool for communication, expression, and relief from holding it all together. Join us. 🎟️ RSVP here: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/cre...
We connect Veterans to community, art, & support, reducing suicidal thoughts by 5x. Our goal is to raise $50,000 by end of 2025 to assist more Veterans. Donate, fundraise, or share: Every effort helps create a safer world for our Veterans. youtu.be/sc9XevAhGb0
🕯️ missionbelonging.org/givebelonging/
🕯️ missionbelonging.org/givebelonging/
Mission Belonging: Combat Loneliness. Build Community. #GiveBelonging
No Veteran should have to fight loneliness — and at Mission Belonging, we’re here to make sure they don’t. 💛🇺🇸
We help Veterans and their supporters find real community🤝, express themselves…
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November 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
We connect Veterans to community, art, & support, reducing suicidal thoughts by 5x. Our goal is to raise $50,000 by end of 2025 to assist more Veterans. Donate, fundraise, or share: Every effort helps create a safer world for our Veterans. youtu.be/sc9XevAhGb0
🕯️ missionbelonging.org/givebelonging/
🕯️ missionbelonging.org/givebelonging/
🗓️ Thur, 11/20 at 3:30 PM ET on Zoom
Veteran Author Kevin Basl hosts our 2x-a-month creative writing workshop, open to everyone who has served as well as to military family members & caregivers!
No experience required!
🎟️ RSVP here: 🔗 circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/mil...
Veteran Author Kevin Basl hosts our 2x-a-month creative writing workshop, open to everyone who has served as well as to military family members & caregivers!
No experience required!
🎟️ RSVP here: 🔗 circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/mil...
November 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🗓️ Thur, 11/20 at 3:30 PM ET on Zoom
Veteran Author Kevin Basl hosts our 2x-a-month creative writing workshop, open to everyone who has served as well as to military family members & caregivers!
No experience required!
🎟️ RSVP here: 🔗 circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/mil...
Veteran Author Kevin Basl hosts our 2x-a-month creative writing workshop, open to everyone who has served as well as to military family members & caregivers!
No experience required!
🎟️ RSVP here: 🔗 circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/mil...
Tomorrow, 11/20 at 7 PM ET on Zoom! Discover the collective first-person voice with Katie Schmid. This technique helps writers convey the essence of a mood, time, place, and group, offering a unique way to express vulnerability while blending in.
🎟️ circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/som...
🎟️ circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/som...
November 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Tomorrow, 11/20 at 7 PM ET on Zoom! Discover the collective first-person voice with Katie Schmid. This technique helps writers convey the essence of a mood, time, place, and group, offering a unique way to express vulnerability while blending in.
🎟️ circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/som...
🎟️ circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/som...
Join us on 1/15 for 'Ghost[ed]' with Arthur Kayzakian! This poetry workshop explores erasure, exile, and fragmentation, encouraging poets to find meaning in absence and silence. Discover how erased words can speak without language.
🎟️ circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/gho...
🎟️ circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/gho...
November 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Join us on 1/15 for 'Ghost[ed]' with Arthur Kayzakian! This poetry workshop explores erasure, exile, and fragmentation, encouraging poets to find meaning in absence and silence. Discover how erased words can speak without language.
🎟️ circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/gho...
🎟️ circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/gho...
Join us tomorrow, 11/19 at 7 PM ET, for a workshop with Nerissa Alford! Learn to create a versatile Concertina Book—an accordion-style folded book. Perfect as a gift, an idea catcher, or a portable gallery!
Learn more and RSVP here: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/con...
Learn more and RSVP here: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/con...
November 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Join us tomorrow, 11/19 at 7 PM ET, for a workshop with Nerissa Alford! Learn to create a versatile Concertina Book—an accordion-style folded book. Perfect as a gift, an idea catcher, or a portable gallery!
Learn more and RSVP here: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/con...
Learn more and RSVP here: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/con...
Join every Tuesday at 7 PM ET on Zoom for a free poetry workshop, especially for healthcare workers—no writing experience needed. 🎟️ RSVP with the link below!
🚨 Note: A free account is required. (Not signed up yet? Click RSVP and follow the prompts.) 🔗 circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/poe...
🚨 Note: A free account is required. (Not signed up yet? Click RSVP and follow the prompts.) 🔗 circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/poe...
November 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Join every Tuesday at 7 PM ET on Zoom for a free poetry workshop, especially for healthcare workers—no writing experience needed. 🎟️ RSVP with the link below!
🚨 Note: A free account is required. (Not signed up yet? Click RSVP and follow the prompts.) 🔗 circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/poe...
🚨 Note: A free account is required. (Not signed up yet? Click RSVP and follow the prompts.) 🔗 circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/poe...
Free and low-cost art & writing workshops online all week long! Learn more and RSVP for these in our new events space, linked below!
🎟️🔗 circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/
🎟️🔗 circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/
November 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Free and low-cost art & writing workshops online all week long! Learn more and RSVP for these in our new events space, linked below!
🎟️🔗 circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/
🎟️🔗 circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/
Monday, 12/1 @ 6:30 PM ET: A special workshop with @poeticportals! 🍂As autumn's leaves fall, we'll release what needs letting go. Through yoga Nidra and poets like Gay & Finney, we'll explore grief's connection to gratitude & transformation. RSVP here: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/poe...
November 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Monday, 12/1 @ 6:30 PM ET: A special workshop with @poeticportals! 🍂As autumn's leaves fall, we'll release what needs letting go. Through yoga Nidra and poets like Gay & Finney, we'll explore grief's connection to gratitude & transformation. RSVP here: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/poe...
Join us next Thurs, 11/20 at 7 PM ET for a workshop with Katie Schmid! Discover using the collective 1st-person voice in writing to capture mood, place, & group experience. This technique is complex but reveals vulnerabilities & offers chances to blend in. circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/som...
November 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Join us next Thurs, 11/20 at 7 PM ET for a workshop with Katie Schmid! Discover using the collective 1st-person voice in writing to capture mood, place, & group experience. This technique is complex but reveals vulnerabilities & offers chances to blend in. circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/som...
🚨 Our RSVP system has changed! Details below!
🗓️ Fridays at 12 PM ET on Zoom!
No experience needed! Join our creative writing workshop to explore writing as a tool for communication and expression. 🎟️Register: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/cre...
🗓️ Fridays at 12 PM ET on Zoom!
No experience needed! Join our creative writing workshop to explore writing as a tool for communication and expression. 🎟️Register: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/cre...
November 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
🚨 Our RSVP system has changed! Details below!
🗓️ Fridays at 12 PM ET on Zoom!
No experience needed! Join our creative writing workshop to explore writing as a tool for communication and expression. 🎟️Register: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/cre...
🗓️ Fridays at 12 PM ET on Zoom!
No experience needed! Join our creative writing workshop to explore writing as a tool for communication and expression. 🎟️Register: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/cre...
WEDNESDAY November 19th we meant! Apologies! Hope you can join us!
🚨 Our RSVP system has changed! Details below!
🗓️Join us on Thursday, 1/19 at 7 PM ET on Zoom!
Learn to create a Concertina Book, a versatile accordion-style folded book. It’s perfect for personalized gifts, capturing ideas, or displaying art. Register: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/con...
🗓️Join us on Thursday, 1/19 at 7 PM ET on Zoom!
Learn to create a Concertina Book, a versatile accordion-style folded book. It’s perfect for personalized gifts, capturing ideas, or displaying art. Register: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/con...
November 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
WEDNESDAY November 19th we meant! Apologies! Hope you can join us!
🚨 Our RSVP system has changed! Details below!
🗓️Join us on Thursday, 1/19 at 7 PM ET on Zoom!
Learn to create a Concertina Book, a versatile accordion-style folded book. It’s perfect for personalized gifts, capturing ideas, or displaying art. Register: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/con...
🗓️Join us on Thursday, 1/19 at 7 PM ET on Zoom!
Learn to create a Concertina Book, a versatile accordion-style folded book. It’s perfect for personalized gifts, capturing ideas, or displaying art. Register: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/con...
November 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
🚨 Our RSVP system has changed! Details below!
🗓️Join us on Thursday, 1/19 at 7 PM ET on Zoom!
Learn to create a Concertina Book, a versatile accordion-style folded book. It’s perfect for personalized gifts, capturing ideas, or displaying art. Register: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/con...
🗓️Join us on Thursday, 1/19 at 7 PM ET on Zoom!
Learn to create a Concertina Book, a versatile accordion-style folded book. It’s perfect for personalized gifts, capturing ideas, or displaying art. Register: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/con...
🗓️ Tomorrow night! November 13th at 7 PM Eastern Time (on Zoom). This workshop explores the importance of printed word communication for democracy, covering motivation, audience analysis, and effective formats. 🎟️ To register, visit our Eventbrite: communicatinginprint.eventbrite.com?aff=bsky
November 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
🗓️ Tomorrow night! November 13th at 7 PM Eastern Time (on Zoom). This workshop explores the importance of printed word communication for democracy, covering motivation, audience analysis, and effective formats. 🎟️ To register, visit our Eventbrite: communicatinginprint.eventbrite.com?aff=bsky
🚨 Note: Our RSVP system has changed! Details below! 🗓️ Join us tonight, 11/12 at 7 PM ET on Zoom for a workshop w/Veteran Artist Belena Marquez. We'll blend writing w/ canvas art. Follow our demo or bring your own project. Open to all. 🎟️ Register at: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/pai...
November 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🚨 Note: Our RSVP system has changed! Details below! 🗓️ Join us tonight, 11/12 at 7 PM ET on Zoom for a workshop w/Veteran Artist Belena Marquez. We'll blend writing w/ canvas art. Follow our demo or bring your own project. Open to all. 🎟️ Register at: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/pai...
🚨 Note: Our RSVP system has changed! Join us for this weekly workshop for healthcare workers on Tuesdays at 7 PM ET via Zoom. Poetic Record combines poetry, connection, and resilience science to support & witness healthcare workers' experiences.
Register: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/poe...
Register: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/poe...
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🚨 Note: Our RSVP system has changed! Join us for this weekly workshop for healthcare workers on Tuesdays at 7 PM ET via Zoom. Poetic Record combines poetry, connection, and resilience science to support & witness healthcare workers' experiences.
Register: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/poe...
Register: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/poe...
🇺🇸 Mission Belonging stands in gratitude this Veterans Day. To those who’ve served—and continue to serve through creativity and care—thank you. 🫶
🌟 Your voices are foundational to our nation and our community. 🙏
#VeteransDay
🌟 Your voices are foundational to our nation and our community. 🙏
#VeteransDay
November 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
🇺🇸 Mission Belonging stands in gratitude this Veterans Day. To those who’ve served—and continue to serve through creativity and care—thank you. 🫶
🌟 Your voices are foundational to our nation and our community. 🙏
#VeteransDay
🌟 Your voices are foundational to our nation and our community. 🙏
#VeteransDay
Join comedian Amelia Bane tomorrow, 11/11 at 12 PM ET on Zoom for a comedy writing workshop. Take a break to read and discuss a humor piece, explore writing techniques, & create your own work. Share at the end if you’d like or just come to enjoy!
Register: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/com...
Register: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/com...
November 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Join comedian Amelia Bane tomorrow, 11/11 at 12 PM ET on Zoom for a comedy writing workshop. Take a break to read and discuss a humor piece, explore writing techniques, & create your own work. Share at the end if you’d like or just come to enjoy!
Register: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/com...
Register: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/com...
🚨 Note: Our RSVP system has changed! Details in thread below!
This week: Virtual Creative Workshops for Veterans, Healthcare Workers, and Civilians Tuesday through Friday!
🚀 Looking to register? It’s easy! Click here for more details:
missionbelonging.org/events/
This week: Virtual Creative Workshops for Veterans, Healthcare Workers, and Civilians Tuesday through Friday!
🚀 Looking to register? It’s easy! Click here for more details:
missionbelonging.org/events/
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
🚨 Note: Our RSVP system has changed! Details in thread below!
This week: Virtual Creative Workshops for Veterans, Healthcare Workers, and Civilians Tuesday through Friday!
🚀 Looking to register? It’s easy! Click here for more details:
missionbelonging.org/events/
This week: Virtual Creative Workshops for Veterans, Healthcare Workers, and Civilians Tuesday through Friday!
🚀 Looking to register? It’s easy! Click here for more details:
missionbelonging.org/events/
ICYMI: Thurs, 11/19 at 7 PM ET! 📚✨ Join us for a hands-on workshop w/ Nerissa Alford to create a versatile Concertina Book, an accordion-style folded book. Registration is now via Mission Belonging’s new platform. Click RSVP in the link below.
All details: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/con...
All details: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/con...
November 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
ICYMI: Thurs, 11/19 at 7 PM ET! 📚✨ Join us for a hands-on workshop w/ Nerissa Alford to create a versatile Concertina Book, an accordion-style folded book. Registration is now via Mission Belonging’s new platform. Click RSVP in the link below.
All details: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/con...
All details: circle.missionbelonging.org/c/events/con...