Quilting a Beloved Community
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About this Event
Please join Forest Park Against Racism, the Forest Park Public Library, Historical Society of Forest Park, Midwest Juneteenth Collective, and Rachel Wallis for a meaningful discussion of her artistic process, the psychological and creative intention of her work, and its relevance in the world today. She will also host a virtual sewing circle where you will learn an embroidery stitch to begin the process of creating a Forest Park community quilt featuring historical and contemporary Black women you should know in the Chicagoland area.
All supplies can be picked up from the Vestibule Pick Up Station at the Forest Park Public Library after February 5th. Located at 7555 Jackson Blvd in Forest Park. The Library is open M-F 11 am until 6 pm, Sat 10 am until 4 pm, & Sun 1-4 pm. Please plan to return your quilt square to be joined with others from the community for our first Black History Month quilt.
Rachel Wallis is an artist and activist who uses community quilting processes to organize against white supremacy and for racial justice. She will talk about the ways that quilts have been central to movements for racial and social justice throughout our nation's history. She will also present on her own artistic practice, which has addressed issues like police violence, the impact of prisons on families, and the connections between slavery and textile production.
She will also host a virtual sewing circle where you will learn an embroidery stitch to begin the process of creating a Forest Park community quilt featuring historical and contemporary Black women you should know in the Chicagoland area.
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