Web Series - #AsIAm
Why this web series? People with intellectual disabilities live in the shadows of a persistent view–present in all cultures–that they are the undesirables. This is one of our world’s significant injustices. It is one we can change. L’Arche International’s Web Series, “As I Am”, is an invitation to imagine the world differently and to rejoice in who you are as you are.
Imagine the world differently.
Available in seven (7) languagesThe Web Series is translated into Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Polish & Spanish. We have created two playlist, As I Am & Je suis comme je suis, from both, you can activate the subtitles. How to activate the subtitles? Watch here!
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Why this web series? People with intellectual disabilities live in the shadows of a persistent view–present in all cultures–that they are the undesirables. This is one of our world’s significant injustices. It is one we can change. L’Arche International’s Web Series, “As I Am”, is an invitation to imagine the world differently and to rejoice in who you are as you are.
Imagine the world differently.
Available in seven (7) languagesThe Web Series is translated into Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Polish & Spanish. We have created two playlist, As I Am & Je suis comme je suis, from both, you can activate the subtitles. How to activate the subtitles? Watch here!
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Nineteen Paper Cranes, L'Arche Japan
In this 9th film in the #AsIAm collection, “Nineteen Paper Cranes,” we meet Sachiko, a core member of L'Arche in Japan. In the film, Sachiko, whose name means “child of happiness,” is making recycled paper, as she does every day. This time, however, Sachiko and her community use the paper to create nineteen origami cranes in honor the victims of the Sagamihara massacre that occurred last summer.
In this 9th film in the #AsIAm collection, “Nineteen Paper Cranes,” we meet Sachiko, a core member of L'Arche in Japan. In the film, Sachiko, whose name means “child of happiness,” is making recycled paper, as she does every day. This time, however, Sachiko and her community use the paper to create nineteen origami cranes in honor the victims of the Sagamihara massacre that occurred last summer.
We remember, L'Arche India
When a life is over, we grieve. But there are certain lives, even certain populations, which society would have us forget. Today, on World Down Syndrome Day, we remember Bapi from L’Arche India. Imagine the world differently.
When a life is over, we grieve. But there are certain lives, even certain populations, which society would have us forget. Today, on World Down Syndrome Day, we remember Bapi from L’Arche India. Imagine the world differently.
Beyond the Wall, L'Arche Ivory Coast
When wars break out, many heroes go unnoticed. On International Day of People with Disability, L’Arche celebrates these unnoticed heroes everywhere, of every ability. In this episode, we share the story of Colonel N'Da from L’Arche Côte d’Ivoire and his decision to break down the walls that divide us. Imagine the world differently.
When wars break out, many heroes go unnoticed. On International Day of People with Disability, L’Arche celebrates these unnoticed heroes everywhere, of every ability. In this episode, we share the story of Colonel N'Da from L’Arche Côte d’Ivoire and his decision to break down the walls that divide us. Imagine the world differently.
If I Were a Color, L'Arche Egypt
People with disabilities are often more disabled by the societies they live in than by their bodies or diagnosis. In this episode, Nagat from L’Arche Egypt explains how she and her brother faced societies’ attempt to disable their humanity. Imagine the world differently.
People with disabilities are often more disabled by the societies they live in than by their bodies or diagnosis. In this episode, Nagat from L’Arche Egypt explains how she and her brother faced societies’ attempt to disable their humanity. Imagine the world differently.
Google Larry, L'Arche Belfast
In the 1990s, autistic persons began using the internet to build online communities, breaking the myth that autism imprisons people in a solitary existence. In this episode, however, Larry Gourley finds a limit to the gift and reaches the edge of the internet. Imagine the world differently.
In the 1990s, autistic persons began using the internet to build online communities, breaking the myth that autism imprisons people in a solitary existence. In this episode, however, Larry Gourley finds a limit to the gift and reaches the edge of the internet. Imagine the world differently.
Take Care of You, L'Arche Italy
What is meant by the word disability? For Raffaella Monterosso, from L’Arche Italy, it means when your father grows old and there’s nothing you can do but love him. Imagine the world differently.
What is meant by the word disability? For Raffaella Monterosso, from L’Arche Italy, it means when your father grows old and there’s nothing you can do but love him. Imagine the world differently.
Let the Birds Loose, L'Arche Ukraine
Bogdan Senyk, from L’Arche Ukraine, grew up under a government that denied his existence. In this episode, he explains his method of civil resistance: joy.
Bogdan Senyk, from L’Arche Ukraine, grew up under a government that denied his existence. In this episode, he explains his method of civil resistance: joy.
No Lions in Paris, L'Arche Kenya
For centuries, travel writing has shaped the way we view the world. But when’s the last time you heard from a travel writer with cerebral palsy? Meet Musa from L’Arche Kenya. In this episode, Musa Kirokote takes us where dogs dress like humans and humans eat like goats. Imagine the world differently.
For centuries, travel writing has shaped the way we view the world. But when’s the last time you heard from a travel writer with cerebral palsy? Meet Musa from L’Arche Kenya. In this episode, Musa Kirokote takes us where dogs dress like humans and humans eat like goats. Imagine the world differently.
5,000 Broken Gifts, L'Arche Poland
There is a gift in brokenness... if you can find it. In this episode, Mateusz Jaworski from L'Arche Poland shares an inventive way of giving.
There is a gift in brokenness... if you can find it. In this episode, Mateusz Jaworski from L'Arche Poland shares an inventive way of giving.
