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Supporting and promoting individuals and organizations that use the spoken, written, or sung word as a tool for personal and community transformation.

Need a bit of TLC for your creative self? Consider these two restorative workshops: Meditate, Move, & Create with Christina M. Rau and Writing for Transformation For Yourself & Your Community with Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg. buff.ly/pLJqLBC
December 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Feeling like you want to shake things up in the coming year? Check out these classes from two fierce facilitators: New Years Revolution: Writing Toward the World We Deserve with Tasjha Dixon and Future Casting: Writing Towards a Just World Vision with Caits Meissner. buff.ly/pLJqLBC
December 4, 2025 at 8:03 PM
For thousands of years, poetry has been a vehicle of hope. This six-week class will help us turn our fears, frustrations, and worries into words that help remind us of the positive in the world. Join much-loved facilitator Angie Ebba and write some hope! buff.ly/fHfLs5j
December 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
December 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Celebrate with us! Dec. 7, 2025 we will host our 10th Virtual Salon—a free community event welcoming anyone who appreciates the power of language to create personal and community transformation. Join us and meet our presenters! buff.ly/BBv8MWF

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November 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Spark your creativity. Feed your curiosity. Ignite your word artistry and your changemaking voice. Take a class with us this year! New and well-loved teachers are sharing their expertise. Check them out! buff.ly/oUbhuEc

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November 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
In a nutshell, it’s been a hard year. We love you. We want to continue serving you. So, we’re asking you to help us raise $3,000 by Dec 31, 2025 to match a generous donor’s gift. Any amount helps. (TLAN is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. All gifts are tax-deductible.) buff.ly/57HUT2X
November 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Join TLA founder Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg for this special fundraising workshop for the TLA Network exploring the roots, branches, and blossoms of writing for change! buff.ly/8vmGhCR

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November 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Thank you for all you are and do. From all of us at the Transformative Language Arts Network.

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November 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Micro-memoir, a form of flash nonfiction, invites you to tell a compelling personal story in under 300 words by focusing on the moment, the tiny flashes that illuminate the larger self. Check it out: buff.ly/k17c8gj

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November 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
November 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
In this generative class, "we’ll cast hope into the universe through ritual, spellmaking, disruption, and interactive poem-experiments— guided by a motley crew of visionary writers and thinkers." Caits Meissner.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Join us for an inspiring gathering of TLAN members who use the art of words—written, spoken, and sung—to spark personal and community transformation.

Free to attend! Reserve your spot now. buff.ly/BBv8MWF

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November 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Breathe and move to settle your thoughts and find some inspiration.Then pick up an instrument to write, sketch, play, or create in any way you wish. This gentle 90 minute workshop is open to all levels, including first-time writers, meditators, and yoga practitioners.https://buff.ly/SN25pab
November 20, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Do you love words and numbers? Then we need you! The Transformative Language Arts Network is a national 501(c)3 non-profit and we're looking for a new treasurer. Intrigued? Check out our VolunteerMatch listing: buff.ly/1eJ53u4
November 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
New Year's Revolution is an invitation to write your way into 2026 guided by the radical words of visionaries who changed the world: bell hooks, James Baldwin, Gloria Anzaldúa, Audre Lorde, Angela Davis, Malcolm X. Our voices are our tools of resistance, healing, and renewal. buff.ly/k2aYcDF
November 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Be part of transforming the world with words! Donate today to 1) help us keep offering free community events and scholarships for classes and conferences and 2) support the people who keep the Transformative Language Arts Network going. We can't do this without you! buff.ly/muwMhay
November 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Seed your 2026 with creative sparks and warm community. Register for a class today. buff.ly/NNbGAXV #TransformativeLanguageArts #CreativeCommunity #ArtsAndSocialChange
November 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
“TLAN is a treasure. Its creative resources, open hearted membership, and an altruistic vision to heal the world with words is unique. By supporting the TLA Network, you are investing in the kind of restorative growth our society needs.” —Rachel Gabriel, TLAN Board Member. Donate: buff.ly/muwMhay
November 13, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Do you love words and numbers? Then we need your financial wisdom and experience. TLAN is a national non-profit guided by the vision and heart of our board of directors and we're looking for a new treasurer. We couldn't do what we do without you! Email us at buff.ly/xNMsVb1
November 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The new classes are here! In honor of you, your words, and the power of support and solace, we've cultivated a lively ecosystem of nourishing, inspiring multi-week an single session classes for you. Savor the possibilities, then register yourself for something satisfying. buff.ly/NNbGAXV
November 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Yes, everyone has a story and needs a seat at the table. That why the Transformative Language Arts Network is all about welcoming and amplifying our voices, especially when diversity, equity, and inclusion is under vivid attack. No amount is too small to make a difference. Donate: buff.ly/taT6sC0
November 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
While daffodils nod in the breeze outside my kitchen window, I just clicked publish on our inaugural Substack article—a revelatory essay by the changemaker who founded TLA and the TLA Network. Check it out! tlanetwork.substack.com/p/bringing-o...
March 24, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Join us for our Feb. 23, 2025 Virtual Salon, catch this intriguing performance from Sharon Pajka, and stay for the artist talk-back! Free and open to the public. Register at https://buff.ly/4gxGqp4
February 22, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Join us for our Feb. 23, 2025 Virtual Salon, catch this nurturing performance from Michele Hampton, and stay for the artist talk-back! Free and open to the public. Register at https://buff.ly/4gxGqp4
February 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM