When we think about human rights we often think of physical well-being and immediate needs, like food, water, and safety. At Clowns Without Borders, when we think about human rights, we focus on the right to play. The Right to … Continue reading
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19th Annual CWB Benefit Show
WARNING: Show may provoke laughter, wonder, and hope against all odds! We are delighted to invite you to our 19th Annual Clowns Without Borders Benefit Show in Portland, Oregon. The show will be February 9th at the beautiful Alberta Rose … Continue reading
Laughter Is a Renewable Resource
Whenever possible, we take engagements to share our work by giving workshops and presentations, like we did at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and University of Virginia. Program Director Molly Levine and Development Director Naomi Shafer recently presented to an informal … Continue reading
Smithsonian Folklife Festival
The first week of July, Clowns Without Borders participated in the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. It was the 50th anniversary of the festival, and this year’s theme was Circus Arts. The National Mall was transformed. For a week, the iconic view … Continue reading
Lasting Impact
Have you ever been surprised by the sound of your laughter? I have. I remember the first time I laughed after a close friend had died. I was in the car, listening to the radio, and I was caught completely … Continue reading
Coming Full Circle: Our 100th Project
It’s a watershed moment for Clowns Without Borders USA. Our first undertaking of 2017 is also our 100th project since our organizations’s founding in 1995! Therefore it is fitting that we are returning to Chiapas, Mexico, where it all began for … Continue reading
Laughter Transforms Discrimination
By Nadiya Atkinson Clowns Without Borders USA Guest Blogger Language surrounds us. Contemporary rhetoric is constantly utilized, from conversations to the media, to debates, to institutions, to water-cooler chats, to political discourse, and to novels. It is a necessary … Continue reading
Look Away From Fear and Towards Education
By Molly Rose Levine As someone with friends and colleagues scattered around the world, the fallout of violence and disruption hits close to home, no matter where that happens to be: Juba; Beirut; Nice; Baghdad; Athens; Aleppo; Paris. After … Continue reading
South Sudan Dares To Live
By Molly Rose Levine Yesterday was a sad day. I woke up to an email that I never want to get. Our partners in South Sudan letting us know that the situation in Juba has devolved violently. Our partners … Continue reading
Resilience through Laughter with Refugees
The global refugee crisis continues in 2016 and so does the response from Clowns Without Borders. We closely monitor the situation and hope for a peaceful resolution that addresses the problem at its core while compassionately respecting the lives of … Continue reading
Haiti 2010: Earthquake Response
February 12, 2010: A letter from Tim Cunningham (CWB USA Board President) When the tragic events of January 12th demolished Haiti, Clowns Without Borders began to receive phone calls and emails asking “How do I help?” and “What will Clowns … Continue reading
