YOU SMASH STIGMAS! Zine
Stigma: The misunderstanding of a mental, physical, or other trait, issue, life choice, or way of living that is viewed and labeled in a negative, cruel, and destructive way. Hello, You! Welcome to the YOU SMASH STIGMAS! zine, which also includes a...
FIND THE KIND! Zine
Hello, YOU! Welcome to the FIND THE KIND! Zine. You can download this zine for free via the button below. Created as part of the My Kind Zine™ Series for The Kindness Rocks & Smiles Community Project™, the images and activities throughout this zine...
The Creative Kindness Zine
Hello, YOU! Welcome to The Creative Kindness Zine! You can download the zine for free via the button below. At The Kindness Rocks & Smiles Community Project™, we see kindness, smiles, and life itself in infinitely different, brilliant shapes and colors of all...
The Plant KINDNESS Zine
Hello, YOU! Welcome to The Plant KINDNESS Zine! You can download the zine for free via the button below. At The Kindness Rocks & Smiles Community Project™, we believe in the potential of every person to plant, cultivate, and spread kindness and smiles...
Back-to-School Inspiration: Re-sharing My “Life is Art” Essay from Huffington Post
To send some Back-to-School INSPIRATION out into the world, I am re-sharing my "Life is Art" essay that I wrote for Huffington Post. ENJOY & SOAR!!! "Each of us is a creator, an artist. Of ourselves. This I believe: Life is art. Every...
My “Harvard Ed. Magazine” Essay: “The Magnum Opus of Gen Z”
“One of the most transformational journeys in my life began while I was standing in front of a class of first-year college students at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford in the fall of 2017 with a question echoing in…
Pittsburgh City Paper: “The Andy Warhol Museum showcases young voices with Gen-Z Time Capsule project”
“Andy Warhol made collecting things part of his work, eventually turning the practice into Time Capsules, a project where he filled and taped up boxes with items from his daily life. Those boxes – containing an estimated 500,000 objects – are being opened…
“A Family Poem for the World”: A Participatory Poem-Writing Project
“A Family Poem for the World” A Participatory Project Created By YOU! Edited By John Schlimm, in partnership with Familius YAY! . . . and our hearts, breath, and prayer became one . . . Be the…
My PA Humanities Council Essay: “Each One of Us is a Grassroots Advocate”
“Each one of us is a grassroots advocate. Simply put, being a grassroots advocate means that we—no matter who we are or where we are—have each other’s back, in good times and in bad. . . .” To read the…
The Courier-Express: “Schlimm spreads positivity through participatory art projects, social media”
ST. MARYS — St. Marys man John Schlimm has created participatory art projects through social media to encourage acts of kindness and embracing a positive mindset during a difficult time. Schlimm, who is a Harvard-trained educator, artist, author and advocate,…
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