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Life Tapestries – Weaving Workshops

February 1, 8, and 15 from 1pm-3:30pm Life Tapestries is an interactive workshop series that combines personal storytelling and hands-on crafting. Participants will explore their familial ties to New Jersey through two intertwined mediums; quilting and weaving. This three-part workshop is for artists of all ages interested in drawing connections between cartography, creative writing, and …

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Life Tapestries – Weaving Workshops

Life Tapestries is an interactive workshop series that combines personal storytelling and hands-on crafting. Participants will explore their familial ties to New Jersey through two intertwined mediums; quilting and weaving. This three-part workshop is for artists of all ages interested in drawing connections between cartography, creative writing, and fiber arts. Students will create a personal …

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Life Tapestries – Weaving Workshops

Life Tapestries is an interactive workshop series that combines personal storytelling and hands-on crafting. Participants will explore their familial ties to New Jersey through two intertwined mediums; quilting and weaving. This three-part workshop is for artists of all ages interested in drawing connections between cartography, creative writing, and fiber arts. Students will create a personal …

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Root Shock Twenty Years On: Displacement — its Harms and Remedies Virtual Symposium

Friday, June 7th, 2024 – 10am-12pm ET on Zoom Join us as we celebrate the launch of the special issue of Built Environment with the theme Root Shock 20. Organizers and researchers from the US and Ireland will share how Root Shock has influenced their work and thinking at this online symposium. FACILITATOR ROBERT SEMBER …

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Root Shock 20

Displacement is the problem of the 21st Century Twenty years ago, in her book Root Shock, Dr. Mindy Thompson Fullilove prophesied that displacement would be the problem the 21st century must solve. Because of the situation we’re in now – with complex intersecting problems, such as conflict, climate change, financialization of housing, post-pandemic adjustment, and …

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Pay attention to this week’s needs

In “Getting Through This Moment”, Dr. Mindy Fullilove outlines five principles for ‘getting through the disaster’: Turn on the love Pay attention to this week’s needs Fight injustice Extend and strengthen your network Build a personal foundation of spirit This week we turn our attention to #2- Pay attention to this week’s needs. Our needs …

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