LAST WORDS FOR THE ROAD
  • THE BOOK
    • Spain & Portugal
    • Belgium
    • South East Asia
    • Greece
    • Europe
  • Latest quotes/news
  • Publications
  • About
  • Contact

Public reading of text

12/4/2018

0 Comments

 

"Refugees Super Stars : On helping others and ourselves" public reading in Madrid

Picture
 After volunteering in Greece last year (in part for the project, in part just for myself) I finally came up with the courage to write and publish a text of mine about it - my first political one ! The piece is called "REFUGEES SUPER STARS : on helping others and helping ourselves" and it was read publically at the Cuentos por los refugiados event at La Cuidad Invisible in Madrid to talk about the importance of volunteering and media victimization !

For the first time ever I read this text in Spanish as it got not only edited but also fantastically translated by Leticia Municio Pardo who is also a writer.

Present were the members of 
 La Escuela de Cuentacuentos, who get together and develop short stories to read out in public, as well as the people of Reacción 28 and Madrid for Refugees who all helped organize the event.

The event was a great success as all tickets got sold out, and most of all I presented myself with a personal challenge of reading out in Spanish for the first time ever. The words I wrote were mine, the words translated to spanish were not, but I l relied on tone (and my half broken voice) to give it the story-telling degree it needed to let the words speak from my heart. Seeing people's attention as well as empathic eyes as I told the story of my torn shirt as well as the story of some of the refugees - I felt the message had gone through, and as a story teller that is the best compliment you can receive.

The text will be published online very soon and special thoughts are sent to all the volunteers I met along the way who shared with me their motives, stories and open hearts as well as those who shared with me their experience crossing over to Europe, like Ramy and Omar. This is for all of you ! 

Event : https://www.facebook.com/events/1002691269907629/
Picture
Picture
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    "Last words for the Road" by Lauren Klarfeld

    Book-in-the-making : A  collection of hand written quotes left by the people I met on the road (7 years and running)

    Archives

    July 2021
    October 2018
    August 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    September 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    March 2016
    February 2016
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    July 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014

    Categories

    All
    Fear

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.