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MIL AGUJAS POR LA DIGNIDAD

7/21/2020

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LOCATION: The textile sample was carried out in 83 locations around the world. Among the participating cities are: Barcelona, Helsinki, Paris, Lower Galilee, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Cuzco, Mexico City, among many more.
FOCUS: Make visible the Human Rights violations that occurred in Chile and Latin America due to the social outbreak that has occurred since October 2019.
SIZE: 10" x 6"
PRIVATE/PUBLIC: Public
DESCRIPTION: Mil agujas por la Dignidad (A thousand needles for Dignity), a textile demonstration brought together artists and people related to embroidery from more than 83 cities around the world, on December 7, 2019. The objective was to be able to use a public space to embroider messages against human rights violations that occurred in Chile since October of the same year. Once people embroidered their messages, they arranged them as artistic installations in different public places, seeking to make visible the social causes that caused the social outbreak in Chile and also in other places in Latin America. This event was an event managed from Barcelona by the artist and art historian Karen Rosentreter.
CONTACT: Karen Rosentreter, k.rosentreter85@gmail.com milagujasporladignidada@gmail.com;
​Website: https://milagujasporladign.wixsite.com/manifestaciontextil https://mujeresmirandomujeres.com/mil-agujas-por-la-dignidad-karen-rosentreter- villarroel-proyecto-invitado/
OTHER INFO: Considering the complex political and social storm that several countries and communities in Latin America are going through, more than 800 hundred textile artists residing in more than 80 cities around the world gathered on December 7, 2019, in protest Textile “Mil agujas por la Dignidad”-- to denounce the inequalities and repression that Latin American peoples are currently experiencing.This textile protest was a free, democratic, participatory and inclusive demonstration, which was not carried out under a specific political banner, nor was it limited by any exclusive ideology. Its objective was to unite different textile artists and individuals interested in embroidering slogans that allude to the complex situation in Latin America, as well as the defense of Human Rights. To spread their ideas, the protesters gathered in a public space, generating a session for reflection and visibility of social problems, in which the entire community was invited to participate.


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VIOLET PROTEST

7/19/2020

 
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LOCATION: Phoenix, AZ
FOCUS: Values rather than politics: Respect, Cititzenship, Compromise, Country over party and corporate influence, Courage, Candor, Compassion and Creativity.
SIZE: 26,750 8 x 8 inch squares
PRIVATE/PUBLIC: Public
DESCRIPTION: The Violet Protest is a public effort to send 50 hand-made textile squares to each and every member of the 2021, 117th Congress in support of these core American values: Respect, Cititzenship, Compromise, Country over party and corporate influence, Courage, Candor, Compassion and Creativity.
CONTACT: www.violetprotest.com; annmorton@mac.com
OTHER INFO: Whether we knit, crochet, quilt, or embroider all 26,750 of these square - through this social action, and from every corner of America; we as makers of all political persuasions, believe we can employ our willing spirit and our talents to contribute to healing divisions that threaten our country. This collection of textile squares will be first displayed at Phoenix Art museum, Spring 2021, before they are sent to the new 117th Congress in late 2021. ​

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