Mission:

To sustain a peer-based, holistic program that supports veterans, with a focus on Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, as they transition from combat to civilian life. Our program provides the tools for transformation and a new path toward addressing veterans’ issues.

We cultivate a safe space in which veterans discuss and process their military experiences through organic farming, writing, and making combat paper. Veterans are empowered to share the burden of war with civilians.     As soldiers return home, models like Veterans' Sanctuary hope to lead the way to healing.
Nathan Lewis, Combat Paper 716.531.5362
Jenny Pacanowski, Veteran Writing Facilitator 570.269.7528
Mike Perry, Farm Coordinator 585.402.0658
Andrea Levine, Outreach 908.461.8491
Veterans.Sanctuary@gmail.com

Call to Farms!

Community Farm
46 King Street
Trumansburg, NY 14886
Everyone welcome! Every Monday from 9am-5pm.

Supporting our program

For those interested in supporting our program, you can make a tax deductible donation payable to:
Veterans' Sanctuary/ CTA

Send checks to:
Center for Transformative Action
119 Anabel Taylor Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853

Veterans' Sanctuary is a project of the Center for Transformative Action.

http://cta.sas.cornell.edu/veterans.php

Talk Print / Poetry Reading Combat Paper






March 19, 2011

6-8pm

The Ink Shop

March 19, 2011 marks the eighth year anniversary of the invasion into Iraq. Come join us at The Ink Shop for a night of poetry readings and discussion about the Combat Paper: Uniform, Pulp, Paper show, with local veterans. All veterans are welcome to read for five minutes each. After the readings, Nate Lewis and Chris Arendt, two of the vets that are in the Combat Paper show will be here to discuss their work and The Combat Paper project. We will then open it up for a discussion.

Combat Paper Project Exhibit

Exhibit will be up from March 4- April 29 at the Ink Shop Printmaking Center and Olive Branch Press, above Community School of Music and Arts

330 E State St #2

Ithaca, NY 14850

(607) 277- 3884

The Combat Paper Project uses art-making workshops to assist veterans in reconciling and sharing their personal experiences as well as broadening the traditional narrative surrounding service and the military culture.

Through papermaking workshops veterans use their uniforms worn in combat to create cathartic works of art. The uniforms are cut up, beaten into a pulp and formed into sheets of paper. Veterans use the transformative process of papermaking to reclaim their uniform as art and begin to embrace their experiences in the military.

Combat papermakers use ongoing participation in the papermaking process to progress from creating works specific to their military experiences to expressing a broader vision on militarism and society. The work reflects both the anger of the past and hope for the future. This collaboration between civilians and veterans generates a much-needed conversation regarding our responsibilities to the returned veteran and an understanding of the dehumanizing effects of warfare.

A Combat Paper studio is located in Trumansburg, NY where veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan created the work in this show. Stenciling, screen-printing, typing and various other forms of mark making were used to create the imagery on the paper. For more information please go to: www.combatpaper.org

Why is a veterans sanctuary needed?

Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are experiencing a myriad of factors that complicate full reintegration into civilian society. Some of the prevalent experiences include suicidal thoughts, feelings of isolation and betrayal, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), substance abuse, issues of grief and loss, family problems, anger management, and anxiety. The Veterans’ Sanctuary, Inc. will offer services to address these critical issues that are otherwise not being met by other organizations and existing programs. The high rates of completed suicides and mental health problems in the veteran population encouraged our organization to seek a newer model to better support veterans and their transition into civilian society.

9.22.2009

Apple Fest this weekend

Come check out our table at Apple Fest in the Commons in Ithaca, NY between 10am-6pm this Saturday, September 25th and Sunday, September 26th!! We'll be sharing the table with members of Ithaca's Chapter of Veteran's Peace Council.
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