A Greenwood quilt memorial

Join us & create a collaborative memorial effort through quilting as a restorative and reparative act

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This quilt memorial project helps remember all the things and people lost that were uncounted and ignored, connecting through generational collective memory of quilters. https://t.co/6TKPKS9iXE

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On the anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, we remember everything that was lost, as well as who perpetrated the destruction. At every level, governments worked to bury and ignore the impacts of the Massacre, including the death toll; these harms continue today…

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as the city fights in court against reparations for the survivors. Remembering serves to acknowledge the harms, and points towards what needs to be done to make a better, more just future—not just reconciliation in words, but in action.

[The Black Wall Street Times @TheBWSTimes]

The Black Wall Street Legacy Fest is set to host the Greenwood Quilt Memorial, an installation of 18 handmade quilts made by Oklahomans.
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[Justice For Greenwood @Just4Greenwood]

🚨Court is officially in SESSION!

All three of the last known living survivors stand before us, resolute and ready to demand that this case continues to see the light of justice.

➡️ Please spread the word! We need all eyes on Oklahoma today! #JusticeforGreenwood

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18,000 quilts were burned in the Tulsa Race Massacre—quilts are more than just blankets, they are records of the past and connection through generations. Join us to make a collaborative quilt memorial as a restorative and reparative act!

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[ashley j. may @mayashleyj]

Saw grandpa’s heavenly birthday (5/3) listed on mama’s calendar this morning and said a prayer for guidance on how to move the work of knowing his childhood in Tulsa a little bit more + this was shared by a friend. So I’ll be making my first quilt block ever. Wish me luck ✨✨

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@mayashleyj This is so cool!

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Blocks will be quilted and raffled to support @Just4Greenwood as they fight for reparations!

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Quilters! Sewists! People who know how to sew! Send a block and help us create a Greenwood quilt memorial!

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Blocks should be 10.5 square inches or 20.5 square inches and will be 10/20 inches when done. Deadline is May 14th to receive blocks!

[Justice For Greenwood @Just4Greenwood]

🕊️30 days from now, we'll honor the lives lost in the #TulsaRaceMassacre 102 years ago.

Sadly, the @cityoftulsagov is still fighting a restitution lawsuit for this century-old crime. It's time to face this dark past & work towards justice for the victims & their descendants.

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This Sunday, Feb. 12, we'll be in Tulsa talking about Indigenous quilts and piecing with triangles and diamonds! The second half of our time will be for sewing, so bring what you're working on for the memorial project or work on a plan in your groups!

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Images from @SoulsGrownDeep foundation https://t.co/PF6GlqTlQc

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The Gee's Bend quilters are some of the most prolific and significant artists in America. They are direct descendants of people who were enslaved on Joseph Gee's plantation who were able to buy the land of the former plantation in the 1930s.

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Come learn more about Gee's Bend at our next group sewing meeting on Sunday!

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If you don't know how to sew or quilt, this is the perfect week to join us!

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This Sunday, we'll be talking about Gee's Bend, Amish quilts, and piecing with strips! You'll learn how to use basic piecing techniques to make multiple patterns that can be used in traditional quilts or improv quilts.

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Thanks to everyone who joined us today for our first meeting! The video will be up on the website under the week 1 event tomorrow.

If you haven't signed up on our website, you still have time and we'd love to have you!

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[Nicole (they/she) @mcafee2012]

Also, we talked about the AIDS Memorial Quilt, and I always think about Duane Puryear's story. Quilts have so much power as both comforters and memorials, and I am really looking forward to the way @okquiltmemorial engages around that.
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