The Art of Peace: Perspectives from Iraq and the Yazidi People

Host Angela Popplewell, and Lydia Billings, CEO and COO of the nonprofit 100cameras, talk with guests Samer Zebary, Zina Khaleel, and Bjar Oramari, all whom are leaders in community development and care located in Northern Iraqi-Kurdistan. They are not only leaders, they are fearless advocates in their care, compassion, and commitment to ensuring youth and families receive the support they need. We discuss the 100cameras program in Iraqi Kurdistan that worked alongside Yazidi youth who had fled their home of Sinjar from the Islamic State - during what is now known as the Sinjar Massacre. Connect with their wisdom, insights, and experience. Learn with us from their expertise about how organizations can do more to support individuals and communities. 

This episode includes a vulnerable discussion of pain and loss and we encourage you to take care as you listen.

100creatives represents a collective of individuals across creative and educational sectors that seek to learn from one another and share insights, ideas, and start conversation. We gather together at our virtual round table to explore the intersection of creativity and how it relates to our individual selves and also to community impact.

100cameras is a nonprofit organization that equips youth worldwide with tools to process and tell their stories through photography. Each podcast episode hosts a group of voices from members of our 100cameras Board of Creatives, to Program Educators, to youth participants from programs all across the world, to even special guest appearances from our brand partners and friends -- all who share in the commitment that creativity and self-expression should be available to all.

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