Jan Phillips has been an activist since she left the convent in 1969. She made a global peace pilgrimage through 23 countries from 1983-84 which culminated in the book, Making Peace—One Woman’s Journey Around the World. Since then she has written ten more award-winning books that connect the dots between creativity, social consciousness and spiritual intelligence. Visit janphillips.com >>Jan is co-founder of Syracuse Cultural Workers which has been publishing and distributing artwork for global justice since 1983. She performed with Pete Seeger to raise $35,000 for Haiti earthquake victims and worked for Mother Teresa in Calcutta and Kathmandu. She leads retreats and workshops throughout the US and Canada.
Jan redefines Art & Activism
Art & Activism Award Winners
Congratulations to Betty Pierre, Rosemary Colinet, Melody Mystic Joy and Dr. Kellie Kirksey— winners of the 2025 Livingkindness Art and Activism Awards. The Livingkindness Foundation provides grants to Black women writers who use the power of the word to advocate for a more just and peaceful world. Doing this, we support both the writers and the International Women’s Writing Guild Summer Conference.
Livingkindness supported the 2025 Women Writers Conference, Let Me Tell You About the Skin I’m In, in Gainesville, Florida. These young writers expressed their gratitude for the Livingkindness scholarships
I’m so grateful for being able to attend the workshop this past weekend!!! There were so many moments of growth and healing, inspiration and encouragement. I am sending this email to have you thank the sponsors for the opportunity to attend such a great event.
Blessings- Tami
Thank you, for gifting me the scholarship to attend your empowering Women Writers Conference, Let Me Tell You About the Skin I’m In. Your conference was the best writers meeting I have been to in years! The love and care you have for helping women heal is real and a great blessing to each of us. I enjoyed learning from each of the presenters and also loved participating in the evening open mic session. This weekend refreshed my soul! I am so grateful to have been in the company of like minded and positive women!
Kind Regards – Cynthia Rose
I wanted to take a moment to express gratitude to the Living Kindness Foundation for the scholarship which allowed me to attend the “Let Me Tell You About the Skin I’m In” Workshop. Every event put on by Terri Bailey is memorable, healing, and community centered. This scholarship allowed me to bask in two days of healing that my soul cried out for and I’m grateful. Thank you and I pray your Foundation continues to support Terri’s events!! Stay safe and have an intentionally amazing day! – Tiffany
Livingkindness Foundation gives one scholarship a year to the International Women’s Writing Guild week-long summer conference at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA. The scholarships are provided to women of color as part of our commitment to foster diversity and counter the impact of racism in our society.
Congratulations to our two scholarship winners for the International Women’s Writing Guild Summer Conference in July 2023. https://iwwg.org/conf23
Sarah Martin and Pamela Harris
Sarah Martin is a writer, speaker and social justice advocate who works with Black, Indigenous and people of color communities on environmental justice issues. She received the 2022 Young Black Climate Healers Youth Futures Fund Award.
Pamela Harris: “My nephew AJ was living in Florida when he was shot to death in September 2015; while trying to verbally reprimand a stranger who was being verbally abusive to a young lady. AJ was just 21 years young. His dad who is my brother has been trying to cope as best he knows how. I wrote a song in memory of AJ as well as all the other victims of senseless gun violence. The song which can be found here on YouTube is entitled “OK, Killing is Not OK” by Crazy Nana and Her Crew. The song is designed to help survivors heal.”
