Clothing Swap & Upcycling Workshop

Founded in November 2017, the Minority Veterans of America (MVA) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that was designed to change the narrative of the American military veteran. The team of MVA works to build a community around the unique identities that veterans hold, outside of their identity as a military servicemember.The primary underrepresented groups that MVA serves are: veterans of color, womxn, LGBTQ, and religious and non-religious minorities. We believe that through bringing these four minority groups together, we can build a veteran community that encompasses veterans from a wide range of diverse backgrounds and experiences.MVA was founded by two University of Washington Husky veterans, Lindsay Church and Katherine Pratt. Church and Pratt first began their work in 2014 through the Husky United Military Veterans where they built a Diversity Committee that celebrated the underrepresented groups within the student veteran community at the University of Washington.Since 2014, Church and Pratt have collaborated to lead the student veteran population at the UW, Church through her role in the Student Veteran Life office, and Pratt as the President of the student veteran organization, Husky Veterans. Today, they partner to build and grow MVA in order to celebrate the identities that they both feel that they hold that make them underrepresented in the veteran community.

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Swap clothes and save your faves! Learn hand-sewing basics to patch and upcycle your wardrobe with unique flair. No experience needed!

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The Minority Vets Community Center (MVCC) is a dedicated space where minority veterans can access essential services, participate in community events, and find support.

This program is funded by King County VHSHL.

Join us and our friends from Trans-Wa at the MVCC for a clothing swap and upcycling workshop! Clothing Swap Starting at 11AM we'll have clothes available for you to browse and take. These were generously donated through the Trans-Wa community closet and Path With Art.Upcycling Workshop Starting at 1PM we'll begin the upcycling/mending workshop facilitated by Donavan Olsen.Our clothes are one way we tell the story of ourselves to the outside world. So what do you do when your favorite pants rip, or your favorite shirt gets a stain? This workshop explores repair techniques designed not to conceal wear and tear, but to embrace and find beauty in them. Bring a well-loved piece of clothing and learn some hand-sewing basics to patch holes, reinforce worn spots, and add some unique flair to your clothes. No previous experience required, all participants will leave with needles, thread, and a small collection of patching fabric.

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