tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59853272562650061952024-03-13T16:33:24.150-07:00I Leaf ArtI Leaf Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12435936634184140036noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985327256265006195.post-26912058403197652402015-09-16T05:07:00.003-07:002015-09-16T05:21:07.395-07:00Eid Sweet Eid<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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reviving walls in need, but this July 24th we had a specific goal to achieve:
draw smiles and paint the tiny little orphans with our joyful and leafy vibes.
We really hope to have left a certain memory in their pure little hearts and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>of course made their Eid exceptional
by laying some sweet lines on their faces, making their Eid a “<b>Eid Sweet
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I Leaf Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12435936634184140036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985327256265006195.post-42791818822626075892015-07-16T01:15:00.001-07:002015-09-16T05:29:39.275-07:00 A Circle of Hearts <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%;">Some days of our lives pass by like a sweet dream where you see nothing but beauty wherever you look; a dream, that is as long as a lifetime experience, bringing out the best in you, and yet as short as a fracture of a happy second in the book </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%;">of your life.</span></span></div>
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teenagers manifesting love with colors and radiating the beauty of the pure
nature of their being. They are unique, beautiful, positive, strong - willed
and above all, they are challengers. They are young beautiful heroes. They
sweep you of your feet easily to their background, and they force you to pay
attention to those details of life which differentiate them from you. They
force you to maximize you own potential, to become better than the average
person that you are to make a conversation. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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yourself and let your actions speak and communicate your feelings and
intentions, you will find out how useless the words can be, because you will be
sure that the potency of your messages is delivered and served better than when
we use our common verbal nonsense. You question yourself, who is more blessed?
And who should be more graceful? You will learn to be natural simple and
spontaneous, accepting and learning from everything. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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their words are wrong or distorted or so far from normal because you have
something to compare it to, you know how it’s SUPPOSED to sound like, but being
open to a new world you will be able to see the ironic and amusing side of the
events that you might not be somehow so familiar with. The dream will end,
whether it will be repeated or not, we know now that we are all special cases
and we are unique and we are all beautiful, and as every word has a symbol,
like the heart or (pinky, index, thumb sign) that is used instead of the word
“love”; every one of us has a symbol in this vast universe with one common
thing that is a vibrant heart. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">"If they lock me up in a barren room with paint & a brush, and tell me no one would come to my rescue, I would hold my brush and paint the walls. Only in that moment would I realise that art came to my rescue." </span><a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=678631182" href="https://www.facebook.com/hanine.damaj" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; text-decoration: none;">Hanine Damaj</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> </span><i class="_4-k1 img sp_F_yq1ezxho8 sx_89b693" style="background-color: white; background-image: url(https://fbstatic-a.akamaihd.net/rsrc.php/v2/ye/r/sinZfNNNFDk.png); background-position: 0px -7480px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: auto; color: #141823; display: inline-block; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 16px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; vertical-align: -3px; width: 16px;"><u style="left: -999999px; position: absolute;">❤</u></i><br />
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I Leaf Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12435936634184140036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985327256265006195.post-414868475218720182015-03-18T05:49:00.002-07:002015-03-18T05:51:09.686-07:00Growing up<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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awaited us that day. We added </span><span style="color: #76923c; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="color: #76923c; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">colorful</span> </span><span style="color: #76923c; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">patterns
to their daily school out</span><span style="color: #76923c; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;"> </span><span style="color: #76923c; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">growing days - Saturday, February 28th,</span><span style="color: #76923c; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;"> <span style="color: #76923c; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Jusoor - Syrians Forward Together (<span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA">جسور سوريا</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span>)</span></span><span style="color: #76923c; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;"> </span><span style="color: #76923c; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Photo credits : Hanane Tabet</span><span style="color: #76923c; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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:" I want to draw too, just like you"</span><span style="color: #76923c; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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:" but you can’t draw on the walls"</span><span style="color: #76923c; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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:"I don't have to draw on the wall, just give me a paper and I’ll draw..</span><span style="color: #76923c; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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like you."</span><span style="color: #76923c; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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eyes and into her mind, putting myself in her place and think:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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dream. We can be whatever we want to be. We will conquer ignorance, we will conquer
helplessness, and we will conquer captivity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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dreaming of growing up, getting an education, and graduating.</span><span style="color: #76923c; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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stand wondering, within my own imagination, through the seas.</span><span style="color: #76923c; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the wall to dream of being that innocent little girl, dressed in pink, smiling
and waving.</span><span style="color: #76923c; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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same wall and I dream of being a superhero. A superhero stopping war.</span><span style="color: #76923c; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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want to</span><span style="color: #76923c; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">become like superman,
I want to save my country, and i want to help. And when I do... I will go back
in my memory to</span> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">the day I was
helpless.. When a drawing on the wall made me believe that one day I can. </span></span><span style="color: #76923c; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I Leaf Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12435936634184140036noreply@blogger.com0Beirut, Lebanon33.8886289 35.4954794000000228.3665944 -5.8131145999999774 59.410663400000004 76.804073400000021tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985327256265006195.post-33841218473473598822014-12-01T06:26:00.000-08:002014-12-01T06:26:37.515-08:00We're 2 Leaves Old this December !<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I Leaf Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12435936634184140036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985327256265006195.post-11717474922108368452014-10-11T10:00:00.000-07:002015-03-18T05:49:38.216-07:00Abracadabra - A magical transformation!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ever since we were kids they taught us that our school is our
second home, where we should find peace, where we have to enlighten our minds
and discover new dimensions in life and in our souls, school seems to be such a
magical happy place! Yet, this was not the case at Raml El Zarif School, the
magical place was more of very dull and sad one, it was not a healthy
environment to the kids, it was more of a devastating place, where neither kid
nor adult should attend, on a regular basis.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to transform this sad surrounding into a dreamy magical one. So, the brainstorming
began, they started scheduling weekly meetings, artists, logistics,
illustrators, alongside with the lovely American University of Beirut (AUB)
volunteers, all the team got their efforts all together and focused on one
important thing which was these kids’ surrounding. </span></div>
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the materials needed and drove towards the school. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once the team arrived, they couldn't hide their shock, the classrooms
were ruined, it was sad. The kids were frustrated. However, they were so
excited seeing the team’s colorful materials and smiles, they couldn't stop
passing by the team, taking a peek on what was happening, noticing the way
their classrooms dramatically being changed. It was heartwarming and definitely
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After hours and hours of the hard work and the devotion,
the team was finalizing their art work, and just when the last drop of paint
was placed on the last part of the last illustration the bell rang and the
students left their classes in order to go home, seeing by their own way the
magical work that was done, the team saw it in the kids eyes how grateful and
happy they were, how thankful they were. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Their eyes were lightened up in a way
that touched each and every heart in the team, moments like this are what make
the team work harder, it’s what make us as I Leaf Art be more devoted.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Once the instruments are tuned and the smiles are on, strings are strummed and music takes over a place where silence reigns.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Hatem is four. <span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">He greets us with a shy smile on a pale face. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Notes start flowing as his smile widens. He chooses to color a butterfly and names her Amar. His happiness reaches its peak when the clown enters. <span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">The boy asks for faster music and dances as much as he can with a tube connected to his arm, but his feet can only hold him for a bit so we leave him to rest.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Houssein is five. <span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">He enjoys slower music and fewer people. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">He chooses to color a horse and divides this task between all his leafy friends. He insists on the fact that the horse is a female and gives her the name of Amira. </span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;">There’s a smart look in his tired eyes and the way he talks, but soon his focus weakens and Leafers had to leave him with enough colors to draw more rainbows in his dreams.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">On the way out, <b>I Leaf Art</b> team passes by the nursery department and spreads music for the heart and colors for the eyes not only to entertain, but to rebuild the fragile hope of beaten parents.</span><br />
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years old young girl, who has been battling cancer for more than two
years, when doctors are telling her mom that there is no way back, they have
lost hope, she instead draws a red butterfly, with wings wide open. She would
smile to the camera, a smile that says: I will never surrender, see
you soon.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">This is Suzan, who taught us
how to smile from pain, and how it’s important to have courage in the darkest
days, to keep on going.</span></span></div>
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beautifully painted hallway, lies a room for a little fighter. Mohamad or
“Hamoudi” as what he likes to be called.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">You can hear his laughter all
the way outside the cancer unit in the hospital, he would educate you, the
moment you enter his room, how you should act around kids who
have cancer: “don’t touch this. Don’t do that. No, you should wear
gloves.”</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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everything he sees, whether he liked it or not, he would express his thoughts
and he would immediately speaks out his mind.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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of I Leaf Art team, the way the team wanted things to happen. He refused
but playing the guitar that was part of the entertainment taking place
that day, and asking how he would synch the sounds. He then insisted to
paint his own mask, and after all he invited the team to play along with his
new toy, and pretended to be having dinner, sea food dinner in particular and
even left space for leftovers!!</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Right next to Hamoudi’s room,
there is Alaa’, her right leg was removed due to a severe infection in her
bones. However, she still wears the Harley Davidson scarf, dreaming that one
day she would be able to go over Lebanon riding a motorcycle and feeling the
wind blowing in her hair, she never lost hope, even as a teenager who have went
through way too many surgeries and hard times, she lost all of her
hair, yet, she never lost her spirit, and she is still aiming high, I Leaf Art
team met her one day earlier to her final chemo therapy before she goes home,
and she told them how excited she is to celebrate the Eid with her
family, no she was not thinking about cancer or the chemo, she kept on thinking
about the new clothes and the family gathering awaiting her in couple of days.<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="1477bb19c9e09bba_1477a141258b28cb__GoBac"></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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the little warrior who left us last week, the amazing girl who helped painting
the cancer unit, to make it a slightly better place for those whom their battle
is still going.</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I Leaf Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12435936634184140036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985327256265006195.post-75699228278545872432014-06-14T11:00:00.000-07:002014-08-13T02:15:05.776-07:00Rising Youth from Refuge<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">On Saturday June 14th, Young Syrian Refugees shared with us their own stories and elaborated through Drama and Brainstorming interactive exercises their deepest thoughts ! On Saturday June 21st, a collective work of leafers and </span>Syrian<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"> </span>Refugee<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"> </span>Youth<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"> liberated through </span>colors<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"> and</span> illustrations<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"> on walls. "Refuge, Home, Community, Heroes and Friendships" were keywords of the themes projected by the youth, on the 14th. All these artworks were conceptualized in collaboration with </span>Danish Refugee Council<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"> in Lebanon at Old Saida city. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Worth mentioning, the neighborhood warmly welcomed ou</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">r leaves</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">, on walls, on stairs..</span><br />
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"</span></i><i><span style="color: #76923c; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;"> Coming
from Lebanon, a country that has been welcoming refugees from Palestine since
the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, I knew how bad a refugee’s life could be. Well at
least I thought I knew. Even though we live in the same country, refugees in
Lebanon have an appalling social and economic condition. They were forbidden to
work and therefore they didn’t have access to any kind of social aid given by
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of Syrian refugees in Lebanon exceeded 1 million, without counting the
non-registered refugees. This number would be definitely massive in any
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streets with their kids and try to survive day by day. "While every
refugee's story is different and their anguish personal, they all share a
common thread of uncommon courage: the courage not only to survive, but to
persevere and rebuild their shattered lives." As the United Nations High Commissioner
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about helping them. Helping them, but this time not by giving them money, food,
clothes… It is certain that these refugees are in an enormous need of money.
But they also need a house, a shelter, food, jobs, going to school, proper life
conditions! What can we do about this? Yes we can give them money, maybe food
and clothes sometimes. Still, kids are being held by bunch of Mafioso that
tries to collect money from them. Kids are not going to schools and a whole
generation of children just lost the meaning of being a child. They just lost
their only chance to be innocent, carefree to be children once. The war took
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Art</b>’s crew and around 30 young refugees. Note that most of them were
Palestinian refugees from the Yarmouk camp in Syria, which means they were
already refugees back in Syria. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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We started by dividing them into two groups; a group for some brainstorming
interaction to exercise their deepest thoughts and a second group to share
their own stories and elaborated them through a small Drama act.<br />
Not surprisingly, their stories and their deepest thoughts illustrated the war
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injured and escaped his country with his wife and daughters. He was in an
urgent need for a surgery and of course no hospitals in Lebanon would let him
in without paying a deposit. It all ended, when his oldest daughter came and
told him that she could work to get the money for the surgery. Every kid
in the group agreed on the story. And saw in it something very personal. Most
of them actually shared the same life. After presenting the scene, we held a
discussion and pushed the kids to find solutions for those common refugees’
problems. Again, those solutions illustrated what those kids are dealing with
everyday. They know which association can help them, who to call, what to do.
And they acted as adults regarding saving the life of “Abou Mohammad”. At this
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children a little hope after what the war did to them. Again with I leaf art,
we tried to add colors to their lives. In old Saida, “Refuge, Home,
Community, Heroes and Friendships<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>” were the keywords of
the project. Superman, a warming neighborhood and some colorful stairs were
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">A Brainstorming and Creative thinking session was held today at Danish Refugee Council (DRC) - Tripoli community center, moderated by I Leaf Art team and a new </span><a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"tn":"*N","type":104}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/leaferforaday" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">#leaferforaday</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> such as the amazing Naji Said!! The youth [in refuge] coped by reflecting on Peace, Conflicts resolutions, Magical Environment, Right for Education, Having a Hobby and Arts! Leafers included all these concepts for one mural metamorphosing illustration! The mural folds themes such as Domestic Violence and Family Essentials while Preserving our Environment. This project was supported by </span><a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=141226342563938" href="https://www.facebook.com/danishrefugeecouncil" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">Danish Refugee Council</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> in Lebanon. </span></div>
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I Leaf Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12435936634184140036noreply@blogger.com0Tripoli, Lebanon34.4380941 35.8308371000000538.9160596 -5.477756899999946 59.960128600000004 77.139431100000053tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985327256265006195.post-9833364532647559282014-05-20T11:00:00.000-07:002014-07-16T03:17:26.387-07:00 A Better Tomorrow - غداً يوم أفضل<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I Leaf Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12435936634184140036noreply@blogger.com0Ed-Dweir, Nabatieh, Lebanon33.8886289 35.49547940000002233.8886289 35.495479400000022 33.8886289 35.495479400000022tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985327256265006195.post-68458478713124895852014-05-17T11:00:00.000-07:002014-07-15T14:00:29.402-07:00Solitary Art<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I Leaf Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12435936634184140036noreply@blogger.com0Dahr El Bacheq, Mont-Liban, Lebanon33.8826616 35.5991593999999627.4601945999999977 -5.7094346000000371 60.3051286 76.907753399999962tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985327256265006195.post-23132656276290481932014-05-13T11:30:00.000-07:002014-07-15T13:46:48.184-07:00"Your Dream is Ours"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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أكثر العبارات التي كنا نبحث عنها في أعماقنا حتى قبل أن نسمعها لنعصر ذخر أفكارنا
ونستيقظ في بعض الأيام عند الرابعة فجراً فنعيد تصميم الخربشات والرسومات التي
جهزناها لمشاركتها مع سيدات</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" lang="AR-LB" style="line-height: 115%;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span> </span><span lang="AR-LB" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">مستفيدات في مركز الموارد النسائي</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" lang="AR-LB" style="line-height: 115%;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span> </span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="AR-LB" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>- </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span dir="LTR" style="line-height: 115%;">Women Resource</span><span dir="LTR" style="line-height: 115%;"> (WRC) </span><span dir="LTR" style="line-height: 115%;">Center</span></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="AR-LB" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>.</span></div>
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<span lang="AR-LB" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">اليوم 8 آذار، يوم المرأة العالمي. هو اليوم الذي لا
تنتظر فيه السيدة اكثر من تقدير وكلمة اعتزاز ومشاركة حقيقية في حمل همومها
ودموعها وفرحتها وآمالها. المرأة في هذا اليوم هي أنثى لا تطمح أكثر من حقوقها ولا
تحتاج اقل من اعترافنا بذلك.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="AR-LB" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"> يوم المرأة
العالمي 2014 بالنسبة إلينا في آي ليف أرت حملنا في اختزال الطريق إلى عبرا في طقس
ماطر، إلا أن أرواحنا كانت مفعمة بحرارة الفرح الذي نحمله معنا والدفء الذي وعدنا
أنفسنا فيه بين تلك السيدات اللواتي سنلتقي بهن على الأرض للمرة الأولى وربما
الأخيرة. لكننا نمتلك إمتيازات يوم المرأة العالمي لنقدم أو لنتشارك مع تلك النساء
في حبك قصص نهديها لهن ومزج ألوان حياة نستمدها من رغباتهم وحيواتهن.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="AR-LB" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">وصلنا إلى مركز الموارد النسائي في عبرا صيدا حيث كان
فريق العمل بانتظارنا والسيدات المشاركات جالسات وهنّ غير عالمات ماذا ينتظرهن في
هذا اليوم الذي لا يختلف عن باقي الأيام بالنسبة إلى معظمهن.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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صولانج طوال الطريق وفي المرحلة التي سبقت وصولنا على اتصال وتنسيق مع الأصدقاء
والشركاء من </span><span dir="LTR" style="line-height: 115%;">WRC</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="AR-LB" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span> وغيرهم من الجمهور المتابع لنا
فتارة تقدم لهم عبارة كأحجية وطوراً تسترسل في تغذية حماستهم لمعرفة النشاط الذي
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مريم برفقة أحد أعضاء </span><span dir="LTR" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">WRC</span> </span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="AR-LB" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span> في تشييد بوابة خاصة ب "آي ليف آرت".
لم تكن بوابة من طين مسلّح، إنما كانت بوابة تشبه أرواحنا من الورق الأبيض ورذاذ
وريقات خضراء لتحتضن في أعماقها أسرار وكلمات أحلام وطموحات ورغبات تلك السيدات.
بعضهن تحدثن عن الطريق إلى العودة والوطن، وأخريات تشاركن في نقل مواجعهن بين
سوريا وفلسطين ولبنان فيما شدّدت أخريات على أكبر اهتماماتهن ورجائهن من قانون
يحفظ حقوقهن ويحميهن ويحمي بناتهن من كل أنواع الظلم والإساءة أو حتى الرغبة في
التعلّم والعيش بسعادة وسلام وراحة بال.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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بأحرف سيدات أبدين سعادة عامرة إذ أن: "يكفينا أن هناك مَن يرغب في سماع
آرائنا وأن هناك يريدنا أن نشارك من دون قيود أو أطر معينة". لكن الراية
الأبرز التي حفرت في أذهاننا لا يمكن تقديمها سوى كما كتبت: "بدي كون حدا مهم
بحياتي"...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="AR-LB" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"> لدى عبوركم بوابتنا نستقبلكم أنا (صفاء) وسارة
في جو من الدراما وحركة المسرح وعمق القصص التي تحيا بصمت في ظلال أرواحنا. تجربتي
مع سارة كانت خجولة كوني غير متخصصة في المسرح التفاعلي كما هي. فكنت أراقبها
حيناً وهي تقفز من زاوية إلى أخرى كعصفور طنان وكيف تضيع بين السيدات وهي تستمع
إليهن وتأخذ ملاحظاتهن. تداورنا ولم أصح على نفسي وأنا أروي قصة من عندي وأراقب
وجوه تلك السيدات واقرأ أعمق من الكلمات في إيماءاتهن ودموعهن وأقوالهن الغنّاء. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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تمتلئ بسرعة. وكأن المسرح تحوّل إلى قفير نحل وأطلقت تلك السيدات العنان لأنفسهن.
بعضهن مؤيد وبعضهن معارض وجميعهن يردن الخيارات الفضلى وسارة تربط الأذيال وتبني
أساسات البناء وترتفع معهن في تشييد طوابقاً من الأبواب النيرة ودروب الصحيحة.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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قائماً في معرض الألوان. شعرت وكأنني أدخل محترفاً فنياً لا أعرف مَن هو الفنان
ومَن هو المساعد. فكانت أيادي السيدات تخط تفاصيل الرسم الحيّ مع سيلين وفاديا
ونسرين. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8A8Ew0zbLDc/UymROGQI4aI/AAAAAAAAASM/SCwHfXF81rc/s1600/10001331_277640762394832_1713807935_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8A8Ew0zbLDc/UymROGQI4aI/AAAAAAAAASM/SCwHfXF81rc/s1600/10001331_277640762394832_1713807935_n.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a><span lang="AR-LB" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">"هيدي المرأة بتشملنا"، هكذا شرحت إحدى
المشاركات رأيها في لوحة الأم مع ولديها مضيفة: "شقيانة بحياتها
لأولادها" ولا تختلف الكثيرات عن هذا الرأي باعتبار أن اختيار اللوحة مسّ
أعماقهن وامتزج مع عرق جبينهن. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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قزح. كانت أمامي صبية تتأمل اللوحة من بعيد لكنها أمطرتني بتحليلها لكل تفصيلٍ
ولون. شعرت بنفسي في حضرة ناقدة فنية تحمل روح اللوحة في ذاتها لتجسد شعورها
كإمرأة عربية تؤمن بقدراتها وطاقاتها الكثيرة التي تتخطى دورها كأم. قالت:
"حسيت اللوحة مفرفحة، حرّة من داخلها ومتصالحة مع نفسها. إمرأة ترغب بالحب
والحرية ولا تأبه للقيود لأنها لن تحد أحلامها وأفكارها". <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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هالشعور تكوني مغمضة عيونك وعم تفكري بأشياء حلوة". لعل هذه الفتاة هي التي
ربطت أفكاري وأرشدتني إلى طريق رؤيتي للوحة الثالثة من عينيها وعيني رفيقاتها.
فأضحت اللوحة الأخيرة التي تحمل وجهي إمرأتين جميلتين ومتأنقتين مرصد الجمال
والحلم لكل إمرأة وصبية. فكانت الأصداء متشابهة بأن الصبية جميلة وحرة ومرتاحة
وشعرها يتطاير مع الريح والتألق حليفها والتحرّر من قيود ومحدودية الطاقات أصبح
قوتها وسلاحها.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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وعدنا إلى المسرح وتشاركنا جميعنا ذخر النشاطات وتبادلنا العروض. حملنا عتادنا
وهممنا بالمغادرة فكانت آخر عبارة حملتها في جعبتي هي المكافأة الكبرى لنا في يوم
المرأة العالمي 2014 من سيدة تناهز الستين وهي تقول: "صرلنا زمان ما عشنا بفرح
وما حسينا إنو في إلنا نهار بس لإلنا". <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ككل مرة في طعمٍ مغاير وفريد.<a href="https://draft.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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النسمة الباردة لتخترق أجسادنا قبل أن ننطلق في رحلة سفر جديدة لنشر المساحات الآمنة والملوّنة. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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الأحاديث والضحكات في تباين متطرّف أحياناً وتكاملٍ راقٍ أحياناً أخرى. انطلقنا
ثلاثة "وريقات" من فريق "أي ليف آرت" من بيروت وانضمت إلينا "ورقتين"
إضافيتين عند تخوم مدينة طرابلس ليكتمل فريقنا العازم على خلق مساحة غناء بالألوان
والتفاصيل في مركز الشباب </span><span lang="AR-LB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-language: AR-LB;">(</span><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-language: AR-LB;">Livelihood Center</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="AR-LB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-language: AR-LB;"><span dir="RTL"></span>)</span><span lang="AR-LB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: AR-LB; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> الذي تعده </span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-language: AR-LB;"><span dir="LTR"></span> International Rescue Committee (IRC)</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="AR-LB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: AR-LB; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span dir="RTL"></span> للافتتاح قريباً في منطقة
حلبا في عكار وذلك صباح السبت 8 شباط 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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وإفراغ الأدوات. حمل شاهد وسيل<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5985327256265006195" name="_GoBack"></a>ين أقلام الرصاص وأخذا
بالتخطيط ومدّ جسور العبور بين الجدار الصامت وأناملنا الثرثارة، في حين أخذت سيلين
الكاميرا لتوثيق الحدث واشراك باقي فريق "آي ليف آرت"، الذي لم يستطع
المشاركة معنا في هذه المهمة؛ في خطوات التحضير الأولى بينما قمت بدوري مع تانيا
في إفراغ الصندوق من عبوات التلوين وكأننا حملنا معنا حقيبة "بابا نويل"
أو تلك القدر السحرية من قصص الأطفال التي لا تفرغ من طهو المزيد والمزيد من
الحلويات... <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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العمل. يتداخلون معنا في توليفة ودّ وتنسيق متماسك. أحدهم يحاول تأمين بعض
الاحتياجات العملية وآخر يأخذ أغراضنا إلى الغرفة المجاورة أو يجلب لنا كراسٍ
وطاولة وآخران يعدّان لنا قهوة الصباح وأكواب النسكافيه... <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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التمازج وتقاطعت أناملنا في ترك بصماتنا الفنية في تلك الغرفة الحميمة من دون
مقدمات. بدأنا بملء أكواب البلاستيك بسوائل التلوين المتعددة وتناوبنا على حمل
أقلام الرصاص وإكمال التخطيط هنا وهناك ليترك كلاً منّا صبغته الخاصة في تماسك
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معتداً بنفسه وكأنه وعاء الاستحمام الأوحد ونضيف كوباً بلاستيكياً جديداً ليكون
موطن مزيج ألوان "باستيل" وتنوّع في نكهات اللون ومقادير الكميات وكأننا
نعد وليمة غداء وكل واحد لديه اسلوبه في إضافة المقادير والخلطات السحرية في قدره.
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أردنا توجيهها من دون معاندة أو تكاسل. لم نتفاعل في تشعّب الخيارات والخلفيات
الفنية لدينا على الرغم أننا لم نرسم معاً مسبقاً، لكن ذلك التمازج الذي سبق
صباحنا روى أفكارنا في قولبة فنية ورؤية هادفة خالية من أنانية الذات لنكون جميعنا
وريقات متألقة من فريق عمل "أي ليف آرت".<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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والأفكار في تنسيق المزيج الحار والبارد في كل زاوية ونقطة. ترافقنا مع هدير الريح
الباردة التي كانت تصطدم بالنافذة حيناً وتخترق أجسادنا أحياناً أخرى ونحن ندعوها
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وتنخفض أمام جمهورٍ شاخصٍ بانتظار اختتام القطعة الفنية. لكن فجأة خرجت روشان،
إحدى عناصر الفريق المضيف؛ من صمتها وقفزت إلى مسرحنا معلنة رغبتها في استعادة
شعور الطفولة وهي تلتقط بين كفيها ريشة وعلبة وكوب تلوين. لم تصدّق أننا رحبنا
بمشاركتها لبرهة ثم انطلقت في تزاحم أسئلة عديدة حول كيفية ملئ الفراغات وحمل
الريشة وتوزيع اللون في الخانات التي كنا نوجهها للعمل عليها. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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المرحة في عينين لامعتين وهي تتشجع لطلب المزيد وتعترف لنا عن مقدار استمتاعها
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;"><br /><br />The early morning hours witnessed a balanced mixture as the sun wrestled with the cold breeze piercing our bodies before embarking on a new journey to spread colors in a new safe space.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">Coming from a different mixture of languages and cultures, chats and laughs circulated in an extreme variation and in a refined integration at each other’s. And our journey began! We were three “leafers” from “I Leaf Art” Beirut joined by two “leafers” from Tripoli to complete a team resolved to create a singing space of colors and details for the opening of the Livelihood Center established by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in the area of Halba, Akkar caza, on the morning of Saturday, February 8<sup>th</sup>, 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">We reached the location at 8:30 in the morning and we quickly started moving our kits and tools. Shahed and Celine took their pencils and began drawing and building bridges between the silent wall and chattering fingers, while Celine took the camera to document the event and involve the other members of “I Leaf Art” team who couldn’t participate in this task. From my side, I was gladly helping Tania to empty the paint box just as if we were carrying Santa’s bag or a magical saucepan for cooking everlasting children stories.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">هدفها «غزوة» المساحات السوداء القاسية وتحويلها الى مساحات
ملوّنة مضيئة، هي مبادرة شبابيّة تجمع فنّانين ورسّامين ومتطوّعين لبنانييّن
يعملون «لونا» واحدا تحت اسم</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span dir="LTR"></span> I Leaf Art. </span><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">وجهتهم الأخيرة كانت مؤسسة بيت الرجاء في الكحّالة</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span dir="LTR"></span>.<br />
</span><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">هي ليست زيارتهم الأولى للمكان، فشباب</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span dir="LTR"></span> I Leaf Art </span><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">يعرفون بيت الرجاء جيّدا. هنا أمضوا
ساعات يلوّنون حيطان غرفتين كانت شاحبة اللون لتعيش على أيديهم. رسموا على أحد
الحيطان بالأصفر طفلا يقرأ كتابا في ظلّ شجرة وهو يراقب مغيب الشمس برفقة الطيور.
رسموا هدوءا وسلاما وأملا، أهدوها الى أطفال بيت الرجاء، أطفال أيتام او لا يملكون
أوراقا ثبوتيّة او يعرفون بأطفال الشوارع</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span dir="LTR"></span>.<br />
</span><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">في هذا البيت كانت مبادرة الشباب
زاهية اللون. يتحدّث مدير بيت الرجاء ماهر طبراني (المعروف ببابا ماهر)
لـ«الأخبار» عن «تغيير لمسه عند الأطفال الذين كان لونهم المفضّل الأسود بحيث
أصبحوا يعبّرون برسومات ألوانها زاهية وذلك بعد لقاءات عديدة مع المجموعة</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span dir="LTR"></span>».<br />
</span><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">هذا بالضبط ما يؤمن به شباب</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span dir="LTR"></span> I Leaf Art. </span><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">تقول الشابّة سولانج الهيبي، مطلقة
المبادرة الشبابيّة، إنّ الهدف منها «جمع الشباب من فنّانين ورسامين وغيرهم من
مختلف المناطق اللبنانيّة فضلا عن لبنانييّن يعيشون في الخارج، من أجل تحويل
الأماكن السوداء المظلمة الى أماكن ملوّنة بواسطة الرسوم والغرافيتي والتصاميم
الملوّنة». تعمل المجموعة في الأماكن العامّة والمهمّشة، في السجون، في المدارس
والمياتم ودور العجزة وغيرها، تحوّل ألوان حيطانها الباهتة الى «ألوان تعكس الأمل
بغد أحلى». وتقول الهيبي «أردنا من خلال تجربتنا في بيت الرجاء أن نعطي الأطفال
جرعة من الحياة، أن نلوّن نظرهم بما يؤثّر ايجابا على نفسيّتهم</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span dir="LTR"></span>».<br />
</span><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">تضمّ المجموعة حتّى الآن نحو 20
شابّا، بدأت عملها منذ عام، نفّذت عددا من المشاريع والنشاطات في شوارع النبعة، في
المخيّمات، في مدارس تابعة للانروا... وتعمل المجموعة مع جمعيّات مختلفة. تشاركت
نشاطها الأخير في بيت الرجاء مع فرقة</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span dir="LTR"></span> Segundo Bloco (</span><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">التابعة لجمعيّة</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span dir="LTR"></span> Filhos de Bimba - Lebanon) </span><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">حيث لوّنت هذه الأخيرة الجوّ على
طريقتها من خلال فرقة موسيقيّة برازيليّة الهوى عزفت للحياة بأنامل تدفئ القلوب
وتبعث فيها الحياة. نسيب الخوري المسؤول عن الجمعيّة قال لـ«الأخبار» انّ العمل
الفنّي والموسيقى يكملان بعضهما البعض، مشيرا الى أنّ الجمعيّة تضمّ لبنانيين
وبرازيليين يتقنون الفنّ الأفريقيّ ــ البرازيليّ وينظّمون النشاطات الثقافيّة من
أجل تعزيز ثقافة السلام بين الجماعات اللبنانيّة، كما تعمل على تعليم الأطفال
المهمّشين الموسيقى وفنون القتال البرازيليّة</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span dir="LTR"></span> Capoeira. </span><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">وبعد تعرّفها على أطفال بيت الرجاء ستكون الجمعيّة حاضرة لجعل
الموسيقى أقرب اليهم من الأفكار السوداء التي تجول في بالهم</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span dir="LTR"></span>.<br />
</span><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">في بيت الرجاء اجتمع الأطفال تحت
أقواس الألوان، رقصوا، غنّوا، حصلوا على هدايا ملوّنة والأهمّ أنّهم عاشوا طفولتهم
كما يتمنّون دوما. «نريدهم أن يفكّروا خارج العلبة وأن يحلموا» تقول الهيبي</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span dir="LTR"></span>.<br />
</span><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">الشابة هيفا ساحلي تفخر بأنّها من
المجموعة، هي تريد تحويل صور الحرب الى حياة. «لدينا الكثير لإنجازه» تقول بحماسة.
هي الحماسة عينها التي تتحدّث فيها يارا رزق الله. ترى أنّ ما تقوم به الجمعيّة
يشبهها، هي مغرمة بالألوان وترى فيها فرصة لتفرح القلوب. «احساس حلو» يريد ايلي
عاصي أن يشعر به الأطفال وهم يرسمون أو ينظرون الى الرسوم الملوّنة. يريد عاصي
بمشاركة المجموعة توسيع مجال العمل ليشمل أطفالا كثيرين. وردّا على سؤال «هل
يمكنكم تلوين البرلمان؟» ردّ عاصي «نريد أن نزرع الشجر ونرسم الشجر ونغنّي
للحياة»، هو لا يريد أن يدخل السياسة في كلّ ذلك. زميلته لينان صبّاغ تعقّب على
كلامه وتقول «لا نريد أن نلون البرلمان، يمكن أن نلوّن قلوب من في داخله!» أمل
كبير يرافق المجموعة والهيبي تحلم بعدم التوقّف، بالوصول الى الأماكن الأكثر سوادا
في لبنان، بتلوين الحيطان والشوارع والأماكن المغلقة، بتلوين العالم كلّه</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span dir="LTR"></span>.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Runners pushing through the race’s final meters were met <b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">not with corporate logos and commercial banners but with hand-made signs</b>; over the gathering area, <b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">a glowing mural bore homage to Lebanon</b> and the race’s theme, “Run for a cause”.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This celebration was orchestrated by “<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ileaf.art" target="_blank">I Leaf Art</a>“, an arts movement dedicated to <b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">brightening the walls of underprivileged and decrepit areas </b>with murals, graffiti and illustrations, in collaboration with the Beirut Marathon Association. Volunteer artists helped attendees—adults and children—to create their own posters championing individual runners and causes, while graffiti artist Zed, aka <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ezaarour1" target="_blank">Eli Zaarour</a>, painted the vivid 5.8 x 2.8m mural as a live performance.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“We need <b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">to concentrate on the lively, colorful aspects that illuminate different causes</b>, away from materialism,” says I Leaf Art co-founder Solange Al-Heybé, “and <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Lebanon needs to seize more hope</strong> through their supporters.”</span></div>
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call for women’s rights</span></span><span style="color: #222222;">. “</span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/486305348134664/?ref_dashboard_filter=calendar" target="_blank">Together
for Women’s Access to Justice</a><span id="goog_631010587"></span><span style="color: #222222;"></span><span id="goog_631010588">“, which took place on November 2 in Bourj Hammoud,
featured the creation of </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222;">a mural lionizing
women’s legal empowerment</span></span><span style="color: #222222;"> for the residents of Nabaa. Attendees
were invited to participate by </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222;">drawing and writing “their visions, their beliefs, and their own
perceptions of women’s rights</span></span><span style="color: #222222;">.”</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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by “<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Justice-Without-Frontiers-JWF/143571522407087" target="_blank">Justice Without Frontiers</a>” and “</span><span style="color: #ffce33;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ileaf.art?bookmark_t=page" target="_blank"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">I Leaf
Art</span></a></span><span style="color: #222222;">“, an arts community that turns neglected public spaces into
magical, colorful ones, the art day forms part of a campaign <span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">advocating for greater legal
coverage for women</span>. Co-sponsored by Oxfam and funded by Sida, the
initiative <span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">provides
free legal advice and counseling to both women victims of violence</span> and
those enmeshed in legal conflicts. It also aims <span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">to increase legal literacy among women</span> while
building partnerships with local community<span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">leaders</span>, religious and political parties, and NGOs so
that within this framework, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">new strategies to guarantee women’s achievement of justice</span> can
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I Leaf Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12435936634184140036noreply@blogger.com0Nabaa, Lebanon33.4119732 35.554812200000015-43.024072800000006 -129.67956279999999 90 -159.21081279999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985327256265006195.post-45530607888982871502013-10-25T03:37:00.001-07:002013-11-26T06:25:42.714-08:00Here I come running, longing for it!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="longtext"><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“I suddenly find myself seeing a sweet
dream and come running to the room, longing for it”. This was the most grateful
expression we've ever heard, coming out from a seven year old girl we had met at Home of Hope - Kahaleh.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="longtext"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Going back to the beginning, where our
journey as “I Leaf Art” began at Home of Hope in Kahaleh, few weeks ago, as
we decided to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan with the children in the
boys’ dormitory. The brightness of the sunlight reflection and the last summer
whiff at dusk were all leaving behind an eternal </span><span class="longtext"><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; line-height: 115%;">ochre </span></span><span style="color: #222222;">shade portrait of a
sumptuous young boy over a peaceful hill holding a book in his hand.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="longtext"><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That day, the eyes of the young boys were full
of dreams and visions of a successful and hopeful future. We taught them how to
integrate colors and they excelled in providing their own combinations on papers
they proudly carried to their rooms as personal rewarding gifts.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="longtext"><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We were overwhelmed with happiness we’ve
never felt before. That holiday gift was the most valuable that we could ever
offer to those boys. From here, our second visit to the Home of Hope stemmed
from an inner desire but this time we targeted the girls’ dormitory.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="longtext"><span lang="EN"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This time we chose a world of sparks and glittery stars submerged with wishes and dreams, sowing hope of life in everyone's eyes.
We formed an integrated beehive with girls of various ages. Some of them were
abbreviating the luster of retouching while others were learning the sponge
techniques in drawing. Other boys and girls gathered around us, trying to imagine
the painting we planned to offer to the girls this time.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="longtext"><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This fun activity mobilized the whole team
in a defiance to create the most beautiful painting in the floor. But they all
shared in the midst of joy how to express this feeling in words. Personally, we felt quite satisfied with the words of that young girl and the spontaneity of
another girl who was forced to leave, eager to hug us all one by one using
her childish body to express gratitude and joy.<a href="http://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5985327256265006195&pli=1" name="_GoBack"></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="longtext"><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222;">Home of Hope overwhelmed us with
kindness and insisted on gathering us with the girls and boys for lunch. We went back
home, </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222;">leaving</span></span><span class="longtext"><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222;">them a
painting of a girl</span></span><span class="longtext"><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222;">carrying</span></span><span class="longtext"><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222;"> a </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222;">balloon</span></span><span class="longtext"><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222;">, </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222;">wandering</span></span><span class="longtext"><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222;">gracefully</span></span><span class="longtext"><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222;">in a</span></span><span class="longtext"><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222;">moon</span></span><span class="longtext"><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222;">dripping</span></span><span class="longtext"><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222;">crystalline
sky.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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to, when longing to the painting souvenirs to re-enjoy the delight of those
young girls. </span></span></span><br />
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I Leaf Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12435936634184140036noreply@blogger.com0Lebanon33.854721 35.86228499999992932.1673565 33.28049799999993 35.5420855 38.444071999999927tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985327256265006195.post-28787995835472099042013-10-21T01:06:00.003-07:002013-11-26T06:22:40.427-08:00بس اشتقلوا بركض بتفرّج عليه<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white;">“بحس حالي عم اتفرّج على حلم حلو كتير وبس اشتقلوا بركض على الغرفة وبتفرّج عليه”، هكذا كانت أسمى ردات الفعل التي سمعتها تنطق من شفاه فتاة صغيرة وهي لا تتعدى سنواتها السبع هناك حيث التقينا في دار الرجاء في الكحالة.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">بالعودة إلى البداية، حيث انطلقت رحلتنا في “أي ليف آرت” نحو دار الرجاء في الكحالة قبل بضعة أسابيع عندما قررنا تقديم عيدية شهر رمضان الكريم إلى الأطفال في مهجع الفتيان. طبعنا نقاء الشمس وهي تدرّ علينا آخر نفحات الصيف عند الغسق تاركة خلفها لوحة سرمدية صفراء وبرتقالية اللون وهي تحتضن فتى يقرأ في كتابه فوق هضبة هانئة.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">يومئذن؛ اكتنفت أعين الفتية أحلام شبابية ورؤيا مستقبل ملوؤه النجاح والأمل. تعلّموا معنا دمج الألوان وأبدعوا في تقديم توليفات خاصة بهم على ورق وحملوها إلى أسرّتهم هدية منهم لأنفسهم.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">كان شعرونا مغموراً بالسعادة أكثر من أي عملٍ آخر؛ إذ أن هدية العيد تلك بالنسبة إلينا كانت أرقى من أي عمل آخر يمكن أن نقدّمه لهؤلاء الفتية. لم تحتج الرحلة إلى بيت الرجاء تحفيزاً كبيراً لنعاود الكرّة؛ غير أن الزيارة هذه المرة استهدفت مهجع الفتيات.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">اخترنا هذه المرة عالماً من التألق والنجوم حيث تندمج الأحلام مع الأمنيات ويزرع الأمل بريق الحياة في أعين الجميع. كنا نشكّل مع الفتيات قفير نحلٍ متكامل من مختلف الأعمار. فتيات تختصر رونق التنميق بالريشة وأخريات تتعلّمن تقنيات استخدام الإسفنج في الرسم؛ في حين تجمهر الباقين؛ من فتية وفتيات، حولنا محاولين اكتشاف اللوحة التي سنهديها للفتيات هذه المرة.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">متعة النشاط انشطرت إلى روح متنقلة بين الجميع في تحدًّ عمن يمتلك في طابقه اللوحة الأجمل. لكنهم جميعاً تشاركوا في غمرة الفرح وعدم معرفة كيفية تفسير هذا الشعور بالكلمات. ربما اكتفيت من براءة تعبير “هدى” وعفوية فتاة أخرى اضطرت للمغادرة؛ إلا أنها لم تخجل من معانقتنا جميعاً فرداً فرداً وكأنها تعبّر بجسدها الطفولي عن امتنانها وبهجتها.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">سكب دار الرجاء من ذخره في قلوبنا وجمعنا مع الأطفال على مؤائد الغداء أيضاً قبل أن نستودعهم في زيارتنا الثانية تاركين لهم فتاة تحمل بالوناً وتهيم برشاقة في سماء قمرٍ بلوريٍ يقطر ماساً وأحلاماً.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">لقد كان هذا العمل فعلاً حلماً عندما نشتاق إليه نركض إلى ذكريات اللوحة ونستمتع مع بهجة الفتيات بنا من جديد.</span><br />
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