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a couple of testimonies

2/25/2013

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a testimony by Gina de Vries

“I’ve known Dylan Scholinski for going on 16 years (!). Above all, I have always been awed by Dylan’s immense generosity of spirit and his commitment to building community — especially for queer, trans, and gender-variant youth living at the margins (and I say this having met Dylan when I was 14 — I am one of those queer kids whose life he changed). Dylan is just one of most thoroughly GOOD people I have ever met. He puts his entire heart into every single thing he does. I am so blessed to know him, and so excited for this project. Give as much as you can, people, and please spread the word!”

- Gina de Vries


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a testimony from Shannon Price Minter - currently the Legal Director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), one of the nation’s leading advocacy organizations for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people

“I cannot emphasize enough how much I support this project. I have known Dylan for 20 years. He is the real deal. He was put into a psychiatric hospital for 3 years, from the age of 15 to 18, for being “too masculine” for a girl. Think about that—spending 3 years of your life being treated as mentally ill because of who you are. I do not know how he survived. But somehow, he did. Maybe because he is an artist and found a way to express the scarring pain he experienced. And to help others. Dylan is one of the kindest, most patient, empathetic people I have ever met. He helped me enormously when I first came to NCLR, and had no clue what on earth I was doing. His encouragement and support helped me continue to believe in what I was doing, even as I was so keenly aware of my own shortcomings and lack of knowledge. Sometimes, it was only his support that helped me keep the focus on children and young people who are abused and destroyed by mental health professionals who tell them they are sick, wrong, or abnormal. I owe him so much, and so does our entire community. He is a natural born healer, who has helped countless young people and others who were told they are crazy, no good, not worth saving. Please spread this message far and wide, and contribute if you can.”

- Shannon Price Minter
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LEAD WITH YOUR HEART -           A FUNDRAISER for the studio

2/15/2013

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haven

LEADING with the heart of Valentine's Day
and in honor of HAVEN who took her own life at age 13 just a year ago - and continuing with the luck of the Irish until St. Patrick's Day - we hope to raise $12,000 to support Sent(a)Mental Studios and it's students/projects for a whole year... And all perks will be delivered by April 1st - NO JOKE.


Please share far and wide -
http://igg.me/at/SENTAMENTALSTUDIOS

The short bit - suicide continues to be on the rise and youth are dying younger and younger still. i have been opening my studio for nearly 25 years - doing what i can to support the variety of issues that confront the youth of our time... and now i really need your support to continue in this work.

I recently renamed the Sent(a)Mental Studios Youth Project - the HAVEN YOUTH PROJECT - after a young person who successfully suicided last year on Valentines Day - just 2 days after her 13th birthday. Together, with the permission of Haven's family, we imagined that Haven could carry on by way of her name and inspiration - to provide safe space, opportunities, and creative outlets for youth to express the feelings and experiences they face when navigating the variety of transitions in their lives.

HAVEN YOUTH PROJECT, as well as many other projects of Sent(a)Mental Studios are supported mainly by Founder/Witness Dylan Scholinski - as well as by additional financial contributions and art supply donations from a variety of community members. Over the 2011/12 school year Sent(a)Mental Studios interacted with over 1,000 young people and its looking like that number is increasing in the current 2012/13 school year. Also in the past couple of years the studio has expanded to include a 2nd location, increased off-site youth groups, classes, open studio environments at conferences and pride events - as well as expanded open studio hours that include open hours over holidays, school vacations, and summer programing.

At this point, i need more than what my love, dedication, and support of this project can provide. Never before has "every little bit helps" rang more true to me - and this is where you can really help.

$12,000 in total will support the project for an entire year.

please help us reach our goal - Visit the INDIEGOGO page and make a donation today !

love, dylan

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