#community-healing

#community-healing

As he stood silently facing the waves on the Bondi shoreline, arm in arm with nearly 1,000 other lifesavers, Lockie Cook let himself feel the pain of the community's most traumatic week in living memory. I feel like that guard's just dropping, he said. Surf lifesavers gathered in their hundreds on Saturday morning to observe two minutes' silence and remember those killed in Sunday's attack on a Hanukah festival.

In this painting, I strive to capture the indomitable spirit of the Brooklyn dockworkers at Red Hook Terminal. Their silhouettes stand resolute against the backdrop of towering cranes and vast cargo ships, symbolizing their unwavering strength and unity.

These conversations were honest, necessary and affirming of their values and commitment to standing with our communities, said Sean Allen, president of NAACP of San Jose/Silicon Valley.