upcoming grant deadline: 05/15/2024
Marie will create a music video for Tur, a song that encourages victims and perpetrators of the Liberian civil war to work toward forgiveness and reconciliation. During the war, Liberians were forced to harm one another and there is still mistrust between ethnic groups. As a singer and refugee of the civil war, Marie has committed her voice to urge Liberians to listen to one another and work together to heal and end violence. She believes it is important to sing using traditional melodies, rhythms, and dance because it reinstates the traditions that war destroys, and teaches the value of Liberian art and culture to younger generations. Marie plans to distribute the video through YouTube, so that Liberians refugees all over the world can communicate and share it via the Internet.