by Roberta Hoffman | Mar 1, 2024 | News
On November 4, 2023, Rasjad Hopkins, a multifaceted artist, father, and Subud Helper whose creative legacy endures, left this world. As a commemoration of the 100th day since my father’s passing, this tribute offers a concise overview of the diverse array of...
by Roberta Hoffman | Jan 19, 2024 | Poetry & Literature
No boulders block the way and the words find their way to Source, to the sea from which her life emerged. “Swimming in Stories: The River of my Life” begins with her parents’ stories, each immigrating before they knew each other to South Africa to escape the...
by Roberta Hoffman | Jan 12, 2024 | News, Poetry & Literature
It was approximately three years later that by mutual decision, my parents and I decided I should go to boarding school. I would only return on holiday breaks, as would my brother, who also attended boarding school. I was thirteen, growing close to fourteen, and had...
by Roberta Hoffman | Jan 6, 2024 | Poetry & Literature
The apartment building I grew up in was on East 57th Street near York Avenue in fashionable Sutton Place, Manhattan, New York City. There were a number of noteworthy individuals who lived in the building, one of whom was the renowned fashion designer Bill Blass. Mr....
by Roberta Hoffman | Dec 23, 2023 | News
Twenty-five years ago, I was developing and running art and multicultural programs for children in Vancouver, BC. I had received when I did talent testing that I had the talent to promote culture. I worked at Arts Umbrella, Canada’s largest and very wonderful arts...