Mariposa A Cross-Cultural Education Project
ABOUTUS
Mariposa Trails' name refers to the experience of migration from the Monarch butterflies, the journey of transformation and the legend from Meso America whereby the butterfly is connected to the soul and carries people's sacred secrets to the creator.
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We are facilitators in the following programs:
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The 5 ways to wellbeing
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Thanks to the Fay Fuller Foundation we are recipients of the Discovery Grant, exploring mental health needs in the community and the role of safe spaces, learning circles. creative healing and reaching into comunities.
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Recent News:
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We are proud to announce our new nationally accredited course: From Helpless to Hopeful. Thank you to Suicide Prevention Australia for providing us with the accreditation grant
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SUPPORTING
Raising awareness about how to support people who are going through an emotional crisis
Promoting
Sharing links to services, websites and intercultural professionals on Mental Health and care issues
providing
Offering community learning and training related to wellbeing, social health and community perspectives and responses to suicide prevention
CONVERSING
Creating community discussion and normalizing the theme of Mental Health and Well-being
Catalina Uribe Tabares
John Jairo Flórez Toro
WHATWEDO
5 ways to wellbeing through music therapy
Mariposa Trails and Music Therapy is fun, interactive, everyone has the opportunity to connect, be active, learn and participate in making music and learning rhythms while participating in health promotion.
We deliver the 5 ways through various forms using connection through cultural expression.
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Practice the 5 ways through our lively, vibrant and rhythmic journey through the Mariposa Trails social health project involving games from Latin American and our collaboration with esteemed musician and artists like Diana Rodriguez Mendez, Jorge Gualdron and Bortier Okoe from African Soul.
a Cross-cultural
education projecT DEDICATED TO SOCIAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE PREVENTION
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Stories of resilience, facing challenges and voices of experience.
Community courses links to services and resources.
Future projects include monthly podcasts starting in September focusing on wellbeing and social health.
Mariposa Trails is a collaboration of ideas, diverse voices and like-minded people who seek to shape concepts of wellbeing and social health in the Spanish speaking community.
IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS IN A MENTAL HEALTH EMERGENCY
CONTACT US
Coordinator/Founder
Estela Fuentes
Community Facilitators
Lola Avilés
Claudia Raddatz
Diana Rodriguez Mendez
Marcela Mendoza
Gonzalo Robles
Music making facilitation by:
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Bortier Okoe - African Soul
Diana Rodriguez Mendez
Jorge Gualdron
(multi-percussionist and music teacher)
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Graphic Designer
Andre Pizzorno
(Graphic Designer)
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Strategic Team
Estela Fuentes
Claudia Raddatz
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