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The world that I

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grew up in
 is not the world that I'm living in.

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The way that a person is constantly
making more money than their parents

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having more things,
or this illusion of a pinnacle

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that doesn't exist.

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(emotional music ♫)

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I came out here to take care of my father
right before the pandemic.

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He ended up passing
and then the pandemic happened

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and I lost my job.

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Being homeless,

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my car's been broken into,
my bikes have been stolen.

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All of these things, I kind of try
to keep on the outside of that.

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Being able to do art,

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being able to express myself, to be able
to feel like, that I'm not to be edited

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in any capacity is very important to me
at this point.

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Do I to have to make it round again?

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Nope, just go ahead and
throw it down just like it is.

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That's okay.

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Nice.

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What Path with Art did for me was change,

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I am.

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I am an artist.

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I am an advocate.

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I am happy. 

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I am content.

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I am.

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Path with Art’s mission is to restore
individuals, groups and society

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from the effects of trauma

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through arts, engagement
and community building.

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And I think equally important
is our vision.

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We envision a world where the arts
are recognized as transformative.

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Connecting the individual with self,
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and communities with society.

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And in that world
the arts are available to everyone.

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So we connect over 60 social impact
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permanent supportive housing,

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to transitional housing,
mental health providers, veterans groups,

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and the people that they serve

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their clients, their patients,
their residents to arts engagement.

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And we do that by hiring and training over

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50 teaching artists in the principles
of trauma informed care.

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Let's start with our clap. 

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(synchronized group clap)

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Oh, okay.

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That was sharp.

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That was sharp.

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All right, well welcome
everybody for our second class.

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So we talked last week
about playing with words, right?

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Anybody do any thinking about that?

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Anybody?
- We got it, love.

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We got it, hope.

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We got the pain.

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We got it., Change.
- Okay, I like it.

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This class is called
Songs and Soundscapes,

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Collaborative music production.

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- One bar C,

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one bar G.

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And often we’ll have another,

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(guitar strum)

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bar of D.

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And we’re right back to the top.

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- I wanted to see what would happen
if we got a group of people who love music

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and really come into the room

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with no preconceived
notions of what we're going to create.

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Write a song from scratch,
and then go through the whole process

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of recording the song, mixing, mastering,

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and releasing a song.

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(guitar strumming)

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If you make a recording
and put it out into the world,

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it's a milestone. You've begun
and you finish something positive.

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(singing ♫)
Tears of expression. You gotta dig deep.

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This is my jam
and I’m singing for you.

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Flowers show love,

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also sadness you see,

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acceptance,

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gratitude,
earthly peace. 

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(cheers)

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( playing bass guitar ♫)

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I grew up in the Big Apple,
Spanish Harlem.

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Every time we rode in the car anywheres

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and I just sing and I mean,

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and music
(snaps fingers twice)

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okay. 

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The books is another story,
but when it came to music,

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I can remember every word,
you know, every melody, every song.

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(singing ♫)
Hey, yeah ...  all right.

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I was living in a subsidized Plymouth
housing facility,

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and through Path with Art, I started out
painting with Pam Hansen.

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Acrylic portrait painting.

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Up at the Frye Museum,
which was an amazing experience.

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Yeah it was really, really inspiring.

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I've had a neck fusion.

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C2 to T2.
Almost died in 1990.

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Auto accident, front seat passenger, myself

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and the driver passed away.

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So that was the last time I sang until

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this opportunity, really.

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You know,
that's why this is really special to me.

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(singing ♫)
All the mundane things

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I've been through.

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So this is my gratitude.

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- This year,

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we're on track
to serve over 60 social service

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agency partners, from veterans groups
to residential transitional housing,

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mental health
support services, and 1300 individuals.

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And I will tell you that our participant
artists are some of the most generous

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people I've ever encountered
and the most courageous.

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And they have dealt
with lots of challenges,

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but they overcome them
and have tremendous grace

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and just want to give back.

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(emotional piano music ♫)

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I made a decision this past summer
that I would live in my passions,

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and I had passion for photography
from like day one.

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This outdoor exhibition
is part of the flag program,

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the free library program.

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And I did some pinhole photography.

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So this is some of the work for everybody
in Seattle to be able to share.

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I want people to look at the art,
be provoked, have inspiration,

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have aspirations, and just see that
you can do anything you want from nothing.

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Art is all in us and how do you get it out
for other people to see?

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(emotional piano music ♫)

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I have been able to witness people

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starting like this in a protective posture

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and their body language,

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their whole sense of agency changes.

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It doesn't happen overnight.

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It doesn't even happen in four weeks,
but I have seen it happen

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over the course of a year,
over the course of two years.

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And it is,
it is a tremendous thing

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to witness.

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- I think throwing on the wheel 
demands attention,

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demands presence.

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It's a moment in time where you can have
a moving meditation where

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you can not have to think about or worry
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what's been happening in your life.

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Art is a powerful means of expression,
and I think that's so important

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in the realm of healing
because you're able to express yourself

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and get out your feelings
and your thoughts and your ideas.

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And I find that I immediately

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see the difference in a student’s ability

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to have higher self esteem, to be amazed
with themselves, with what they create.

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- And as a teacher, I don't think there's

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anything better
than seeing something like that,

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from your students.

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- What if there was no money in the world?

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What if there was justice?

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What if we were seen, heard,
acknowledged and lifted?

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What if we didn't have traumas, hurts
or even what ifs?

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What ifs,
we are our what ifs.

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Before Path with Art,

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I didn't have a sense of who I was.

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I didn't have a way to defend myself.

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I didn't have a way to express myself.

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I didn't have a way to be myself.

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And now I am an artist.

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I am a photographer.

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I am a wheel thrower.

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I am an advocate.

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I am a friend.

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I am a community member.

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The list just keeps on getting longer.

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(emotional music ♫)

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They're going to send me a CD.

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I wanted a copy to send my mom
for Christmas.

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She's 84 years old
and I can't wait to send her a copy.

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(music ♫)

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Tears of Expression.

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You got to dig down deep.

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Starman playing in puddles, squishing mud
between his feet.

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Prepare for the magnificent, allow the mundane

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and earthly attitude of gratitude.

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It's the Starman’s jam.

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Oh yeah.

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It’s the Starman’s jam.

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I say, hey.

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(group singing)
Just wait.

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Wait until next spring.

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Just wait.

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Wait until next spring.

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Wait until next spring.

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Wait until next spring.

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Wait until next spring.

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Wait until next spring.

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Wait until next spring.

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Wait until next spring.

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Just wait.

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Wait until next spring.

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Wait until next spring.

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Wait until next spring.

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Wait until next spring.