Meet Mil-Tree: Our mission is to bring Veterans, Active Duty and Civilians together through arts and dialogue to help transform the wounds of war.

Rhythm of Reconnection: A Mil-Tree Singer-Songwriter Workshop Documentary (6 min) 🎶 Music has the power to heal, connect, and transform. 🎶 Join us on a journey through Rhythm of Reconnection, a powerful singer-songwriter workshop series hosted by Mil-Tree. This short documentary captures the heart of the program—where veterans, active military, and civilians come together to share their stories, find their voices, and create music that bridges divides. Over three workshops, guided by renowned singer-songwriters Louise Goffin, Teddy Quinn and Tim Easton, participants explored the art of songwriting as a tool for self-expression, healing, and community building. Each session culminated in a live performance, bringing these original songs to life in front of an audience of over 100 community members. Through the support of the California Arts Council, this program provided a transformative space for participants to collaborate, reflect, and reconnect. The impact of these workshops extends far beyond the music, fostering deep bonds and an ongoing creative community. 🎥 Watch the documentary to experience the power of music, storytelling, and connection. 🔗 Learn more about Mil-Tree and our mission: [Insert website link] 💬 Share your thoughts in the comments! We’d love to hear from you. 👍 Like, Subscribe & Share to support veteran-centered arts programs! #Mil-Tree #RhythmOfReconnection #SingerSongwriter #Veterans #CommunityThroughMusic #HealingThroughArt #Storytelling #CaliforniaArtsCouncil

This is a video showing how our community garden project is bringing people together and making real change...one vegetable at a time ;)

This is a video summary of Mil-Tree Veteran Projects recent California Creative Corps funded program, “Tapestries of Transformation”. For more information about this program, please visit www.communityloom.org .

This video is from Mil-Tree's last singer songwriter workshop led by Tim Easton. It was a free workshop that broke down the essentials of songwriting: form, meter, lyrical precision, basic song structures and types, beginners music theory and getting to heart of emotional recall to help veteran and community participants complete their first song or two or to dust off that one which has eluded you.

Woven Windows was a Mil-Tree program sponsored by the California Art Council. It provided veteran and civilian community participants the chance to exploring their Inner and Outer Landscapes. This 3 week project began April 30 and brought veterans, Marines, their families, and community members together to learn the history of the land, explore how the land nourishes the soul, and to build a plant-based temporary sculpture. The program gave participants to forge new relationships, have fun being active, expressive, and creating something beautiful that honors the past and looks forward to the future. Ben Allanoff led the build, Jenny Kane lead a hike that included time to sketch and journal, and Elder Kim Marcus of the Cahuilla and Serrano community talked with us about the history of the land, the people, the plants and the animals.

Live From Joshua Tree - A Virtual Spoken Word Event, is a fundraiser for Mil-Tree Veteran Project curated and hosted by Cheryl Montelle. The evening was an entertaining community celebration with desert stories, songs and poetry, featuring: Cooper Gillespie, Lauren Hauther, William Kelly, Ted Meyer, Sarah Nocktonick, Mia Torres, and Mike Vail. Filmed at the amazing FurstWurld in Joshua Tree, California.. Funds raised help Mil-Tree to Thrive. Mil-Tree's Mission is to bring veterans, active duty and civilians together through arts and dialogue to help transform the wounds of war. For more information got to https://www.mil-tree.org/

The Community Potting Shed Project was a collaboration between Mil-Tree Veterans Project, which creates community between veterans, active-duty military and civilians by building bridges through the arts, dialogue, and shared projects, and the Joshua Tree Folk School, which aims to inspire creativity and build community by providing peer-based learning opportunities steeped in Joshua Tree culture. This project brought together veterans, active-duty military and civilians to design and build a 12’x12’ potting shed to hold gardening tools, and to start potting new plants. The shed is located at the The Joshua Tree Retreat Center adjacent to a future community garden. Over the course of three weekends, participants gained tool training, project planning and woodworking skills in a supportive community setting. This collaborative project was successful in creating opportunities for veterans to experience meaningful bonds with other community members, combating social isolation. … and though it was hot …. It was a lot of fun — thanks to the guidance of Project Director and Master Builder, Mia Torres --- A Beautiful Potting Shed was built by all! To find out more about us, go to Mil-Tree.org