Five promising youth writers from Project Jericho had the opportunity, thanks to Project Jericho scholarships, to attend a one-day writers workshop at Antioch University on September 15, 2007. The workshop was led by dynamic poetry and spoken work performers Climbing PoeTree (Alixa and Naima an emotionally charged poetic duo) from New York, who say, ” Creativity is the antidote for violence and destruction. Art is our most human expression, our voice to communicate our stories, a force to bring diverse peoples together, a tool to rebuild our communities, and a weapon to win this struggle for universal liberation.” Workshop attendees also had the chance to stay for a free performance of Climbing PoeTree and many other poets. As well as getting to add a square of “life” into a quilt that Alixa and Niama travel with to each of their workshops which represents the stories of our world and real life.