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Stitching Stolen Lives is an in-depth look at the mission and work of the Social Justice Sewing Academy Remembrance Project. Together, we remember the lives lost due to social injustices, with an in-depth sharing of their story. The SJSA compiled extraordinary portrait art quilts that memorialize the individuals and say their names, over and over. SJSA also works with young adults and teens to help find their voice through the art of fabric and quilting, shown through student gallery photography. By working with SJSA, students learn how to cut fabric and make quilt blocks, and along the way, find the strength to express the systemic problems that plague their everyday life through their artwork. This book shares stories and insight into the lives lost and the long overlooked, heartrending truths shared by teens and young adults.
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Click here to join us in making memorial quilts for families who have lost a loved one. |
Click here to join us in making a memorial block in honor of victims of violence. |
The SJSA Business Incubator is a 6-month virtual program aimed at developing and supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs. Click here to learn more or support! |
SJSA BOM SERIES: CREATE YOUR VERY OWN SJSA COMMUNITY QUILT!SJSA is excited to launch our 2020 Block of the Month Pattern Series! On the first of each month, we will share a FREE pattern or two of a finished block that is inspired by art that youth made in SJSA workshops. Each pattern is designed by a unique quilter, adding their own personal style to each pattern while still encompassing the original youth art ideas or theme for the month. At the end of the year, participants will have the chance to piece these 20 blocks together and make a quilt representing a snapshot of youth inspired SJSA artwork!
We hope you join us and sew along!
The SJSA DECEMBER BOM's amplify youth designs surrounding concerns about kids in cages and racial profiling! We hope you create with us!
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The Social Justice Sewing Academy offers middle and high school students:
- 90-minute "Make a Block" workshops
- Mini Social Justice Art Quilt Programming (Multi day/multi week)
- Social Justice Education
- Mini Social Justice Art Quilt Programming (Multi day/multi week)
- Social Justice Education