Notwithstanding the freezing temperature, on the occasion of the great feast of Thanksgiving, Sant’Egidio gathered with many homeless friends, elderly and youth different backgrounds to celebrate the traditional Thanksgiving meal. Gathered for the first time in the welcoming parish of Epiphany, we shared this beautiful feast with the friends we meet every week at Grand […]
The exhibit “The Art of Living Together,” which just concluded its exposition at the United Nations will now be moved to the Italian Consulate in New York. The Sant’Egidio, Consulate General of Italy in New York, and the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities will open the exhibit this coming Monday – November 26th – […]
The Exhibit “the Art of Living Together” ended yesterday at the United Nations with the presence of Ambassador Mariangela Zappia, Yanerit Morgan Sotomayor, deputy chef du cabinet of the President of the 73rd Assembly General and Mario Giro of the Community of Sant’Egidio. The numerous visitors were impressed by the art work and the explanations […]
The visit of “Gli Amici” (The Friends) of the Art Labs of Sant’Egidio concluded with a joyful class of painting with the children of the School of Peace in the Bronx. The kids were filled with happiness by this incredible visit from friends from so far away. The day of course did not include only […]
[slideshow_deploy id=’2726′] This is not just another exhibit of artists with disabilities, or the result of “art-therapy”. It is something different: it is the expression of a liberating and creative process. Since its outset, Sant’Egidio has taken care of marginalized persons with disabilities, unveiling their hidden troubles, their stories of exclusion and humiliation, but also their […]