25 Million Stitches: One Stitch, One Refugee was launched by Jennifer Kim Sohn as a global, participatory art project to address the vast crisis of worldwide displacement. The concept was simple: one stitch of embroidery for each refugee. The project provides a beautifully resonant expression of art activism that raises awareness of the immense scope of people forcibly displaced from their homelands by violence and natural disasters. Since the medium involved basic stitching, the project was able to attract a very diverse group of participants from 36 countries and from every state in the United States. The culmination of this global community effort resulted in a grand tapestry rich with images, symbols and messages of solidarity, hope and community all of which give the viewer a textural way to process and experience the enormity of 25 million people, the number the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimated were refugees when the project commenced in May of 2019.
EXHIBITION PROGRAMMING:
Sunday, November 13, 2 pm and 4 pm
Master Chorale of Flagstaff – Safe Harbor: Songs of Refuge & Home
Tickets: https://coconinoarts.org/events/category/concerts/
Thursday, November 17, 7-8:30 pm FREE
Robert Neustadt presents “Re-Weaving the Social Fabric: Artisans Beyond Borders”
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Saturdays, November 19, December 10 & 17, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm FREE
“Community Voices through Digital Humanities: Archiving Personal Histories and the Migratory Experience” three-series workshop
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Thursday, December 1, 7-8:30 pm FREE
Bjorn Krondorfer, Ph.D. presents “Home & Identity: The Refugee Experience” panel discussion on global perspectives
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Saturday, January 7, 1-4 pm FREE
Tasha Miller Griffith presents “Mindful Mending” workshop for adults and seniors
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Thursday, January 12, 7-8:30 pm FREE
Erika Hess, Ph.D. and Robert Neustadt, Ph.D. present “Learning On-Site: Service Learning and Experiential Education with Refugees in Greece”
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Saturday, January 21, 1-4 pm FREE
Tasha Miller Griffith presents “Stitching as Expression” youth workshop
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Workshop space is limited, registration required
25 Million Stitches: One Stitch, One Refugee on KXCI Tucson
