Spoken Word

A path to healing through the spoken word. Talking Wellness hosted an afternoon of inspirational poetry read by a host of the World Stage Poets on Sunday, July 18 at the World Stage Performance Gallery. Listen as they gave expression to the weeping willow of despair and depression. Hear them reclaim the sun with paper and pen.

Community Pictures Project

Community Photovoice is an outgrowth of a discussion between two members of the UCLA Media Center Advisory Board: Victoria Vesna, a media artist with an interest in how environmental factors (color, light, sound) affect mood and depression; and Loretta Jones, a leader in the South Los Angeles community and a core member of the Witness for Wellness project. In response to that discussion, Loretta sponsored a community breakfast on June 2nd that brought together about a dozen women to talk about their experiences and thoughts on how environmental factors contribute to depression in their community.