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Upcoming Stitch-in in Granite City
Please join Brooke Scott on October 6 in Granite City, Illinois for a public stitch-and show your continuing support for abortion access!
Granite City Brooke Scott Location: Granite City Art and Design District | 1822 State Rd, Granite City, Illinois 62040 Thursday, October 6: 6:00PM-9:00PM RSVP
Design by Bettina Thompson.
Bringing the Quilt to You
To the 1100+ of us who have made this quilt possible, please know that the 5.4 Million and Counting quilt belong to all of you. And that's why we want to hear your thoughts on where you would like for the quilt to travel and how you would like for the quilt to grow. Do you know of or have a space in your city to show the quilt? With contributors from 36 states and 9 countries, how incredible it would be for everyone to see the quilt in person and in its entirety.
You can add your thoughts below or send us a message her or over email at [email protected]. So much love from us to you.
Victory for Reproductive Rights!
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court has issued a historic decision striking down a Texas law designed to shut down most of the state’s abortion clinics with medically unnecessary restrictions. Thank you so much for showing your support for safe and legal abortion by being a part of this quilt. Together, our voices were heard. 5.4 million women of reproductive age in Texas and many more across the United States will be empowered to fight back against deceptive anti-choice laws.
This decisive rejection of clinic shutdown laws marks the most significant abortion-related ruling from the Court in more than two decades, and will have national impact in states where similar laws threaten to shutter abortion clinics with medically unnecessary red tape.
The fight to protect abortion access does not end now—this is just the first step in dismantling hundreds of sham laws aimed at making it harder for women to exercise their rights.
Photos by Mike Morgan for the Center for Reproductive Rights.
Join Us at the Supreme Court!
The Supreme Court is coming down with a decision on our case, Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, this Monday morning, June 27th. We will be in front of the Supreme Court with the quilt at 7AM to show unity and support for abortion access. If you can make it to D.C. then, we would love to have you by our side to hold up the quilt. Please contact us at [email protected] for more details or questions!
We hope to see you there!
Public “Sew-in” in Brooklyn, New York
This Thursday is the next opportunity for us to hear from the Supreme Court on our case, Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt!
Please join us on Thursday night, 6/23 from 6-9PM at the Textile Arts Center in Brooklyn to machine sew all of the swatches together to create the largest quilt to protect abortion access. The decision will rule whether Texas can shut down nearly all abortion clinics in the state and prevent 5.4 million women of reproductive age from accessing the healthcare they need.
Textile Arts Center RSVP Location: TAC Brooklyn, 505 Carroll St., Brooklyn, NY 11215 Thursday, June 23: 6-9PM
The event is open to the public. All supplies will be provided. The more hands the merrier!
CALL FOR COLLABORATORS
Are you interested in working behind the scenes on 5.4 Million and Counting project? We are looking for collaborators to help us keep the project going--and going strong, so please reach out to Chi Nguyen at [email protected] if you would like to join our team!
We are looking for data keepers who can help us keep our participant list and stats up-to-date and photographers who can document the individual swatches and the participants behind them.
If you have other ideas and plans for the future of the project, please feel free to contact us. We would love to hear from you!
Interview with Craft/Work and Nora Renick-Rinehart, Chicago Organizers
In early March, we got to connect with Craft/Work and Nora Renick-Rinehart to host the first stitch-in in Chicago. We were very excited to learn more about this art and craft community and the work they do around craft as activism. To learn more about Craft/Work, please read their interview below and join them for their second stitch-in this Saturday, May 28th from 4-8pm at Cafe Mustache!
1. How did you hear about 5.4 Million and Counting and what inspired you to host a stitch-in in your state?
I first heard of the project through instagram and followed some links to your tumblr and other articles documenting all the work that had already been created. I knew immediately that Craft/Work would want to host an event.
2. Does reproductive justice or fiber art relate to your personal work in any way?
Craft/Work is an artist collective that investigates the intersection of art and craft. Founded in 2013, we’ve organized lectures, workshops, curated a show and created a number of publications. We envision a new way of interacting with art and craft, where communal knowledge and the development of our collective artistic experience is prioritized, so that the ongoing discussion and appreciate on all forms of art can be accessed and enjoyed by everyone. Because, astoundingly, calling out frequently ignored systems of de-valuing entire categories of art and artists is seen as a political act, many of our projects end up intersecting with activism.
Our members are, at the moment, entirely women and predominantly textiles artists: both reproductive rights and embroidery are near and dear to our hearts. We especially appreciate this project because of it’s simplicity. Embroidery, at it’s heart, is basically about mark-making. You draw with thread and let your actions accumulate into images or text. But the act of making a mark is so simple and powerful. The fact that you need only basic equipment and absolutely no experience means that the barriers for participation in this project are almost nil while the beauty of the object(s) and the solidarity created by the thousands of participants are incredibly empowering. We hope that in addition to awareness about reproductive rights and this court case in particular - a worthy enough goal on it’s own! - that new artists will be inspired to embrace embroidery, textiles, art.
3. What aspects did you enjoy about hosting a stitch-in?
It’s always exciting to host an event and have total strangers show up. By the end of the evening, of course, you’ve made friends and become allies in a larger fight. We also love seeing the myriad ways each individual interprets the “assignment.” We all gravitate towards certain color combinations, but we were astounded at how many different ways people rendered their “tally” marks compositionally on their fabric. One of our guests even brought a giant uterus stamp which really added nicely to the aesthetics of some of the project! (And some of our clothes/sketchbooks/tote-bags… we were all covered with uteri by the end of the evening.)
4. What advice would you give someone who is interested in hosting a stitch-in?
Scout a really great location. We always try to take a bunch of things into account while looking for a place to meet: lighting, lots of seats, will a large group be disruptive to the space at large, what kind of snacks are available, is there an age limit, booze vs. coffee (we prefer options for both), is it handicap accessible? Public spaces create a sense of welcome for new people but we’ve found that calling ahead and making sure you’ll be welcome is very helpful, especially if you’re leaning towards something like a coffee shop. Be prepared to answer questions! When we did our first stitch-in we pretty much filled a local coffee haunt: it was impossible to miss us. By being welcoming and willing to answer questions we actually convinced a couple people to join us who originally had no idea about the event or the project.
Thank you again for your time and all your work for this project. We really cannot accomplish 5.4 million lines without you.
Thanks so much for organizing such a wide-reaching project! We’ve definitely enjoyed being able to participate.
Craft/Work will be hosting a second stitch in for the 5.4 Million Women project on Saturday, May 28th from 4-8pm at Cafe Mustache in Logan Square, Chicago. All ages are welcome from 4-6pm, 21+ from 6pm on. All materials will be provided.
Follow Craft/Work Online: Website, Publications, Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram
Upcoming Stitch-ins
We have three upcoming stitch-ins this weekend in Chicago, Philadelphia, and Dayton!
Chicago, Illinois Craft/Work Location: Cafe Mustache | 2313 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60647 Saturday, May 28: 4-8PM
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Jenny Lee Maas x The Random Tea Room & Curiosity Shop RSVP Location: The Random Tea Room | 713 N 4th St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19123 Sunday, May 29: 4-7PM
Dayton, Ohio Colleen Kelsey RSVP Location: Davis Linden Building Hosted by artists Teri Schoch & Amy Deal | 116 Davis Ave, Dayton, OH 45403 Sunday, May 29: 2-3PM Bring your own materials if you’d like. Fabric & Embroidery Thread, Scissors, Sewing Needles, Hoops will be provided. Recommend bringing scissors and needles if you have some. [*on street parking or park in the courtyard. From Davis Ave there is a set of double stars leading to a door which is Teri Schoch's Studio. We will meet here if a small group , if a large group we will meet at the same location but will move to the hallway gallery. We might be short on chairs so if you an bring one that would be great. - This location is not ADA compliant so let us know and we will try our best to help you up the stairs into the building.]
Beautiful swatch design by @kitty_knitter.
Photos from Los Angeles, CA Stitch-in
This stitch-in was organized by Alex Glancy who is quilter and seamstress, feminist, and an entering law student. She held this stitch-in at her parents' home in Los Angeles for family and friends. She can be found on Instagram at @alexglancydesigns.
To watch Alex’s stitch-in, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN4Xsa8e7Nc.
Upcoming Stitch-in in New York
Please join us and Heather Marie Scholl for a stitch-in in Brooklyn, NY on Sunday, May 15!
Brooklyn, New York Heather Marie Scholl x The Living Gallery BK Location: The Living Gallery BK | 1094 Broadway, Brooklyn, New York 11221 Sunday, May 15: 10:30AM-2:30PM
Upcoming Stitch-in in Somerville, MA
Please join Lauren Leone at the Washington Street Art Center this weekend to embroider for reproductive rights and participate in a project by @ladypartsjusticeleague to send postcards of support to local clinics. She will provide postcards, addresses, stamps... all you have to do is craft a nice message and she'll send them off on Monday!
Somerville, Massachusetts Lauren Leone x Washington Street Art Center Location: Washington Street Art - 321D Washington Street, MA 02143 Saturday and Sunday, April 30 - May 1, 12-6PM
Interview with Jeska Grue, Atlantic Canada Organizer
In early April, we got to work with Jeska Grue who organized multiple stitch-ins in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Canada to raise awareness for reproductive healthcare in Atlantic Canada, as well as our pending Supreme Court case in the U.S. We were so happy to work with Jeska and to learn more about the healthcare conditions where she lives. To hear more about her experience working on this project, please read her interview below. Thank you, Jeska, for your incredible support.
1. How did you hear about 5.4 Million and Counting and what inspired you to host a stitch-in in Atlantic Canada?
I heard about 5.4 Million and Counting over Instagram while going through my feed on a quiet night at a pub in my home of Sackville, New Brunswick. Someone had posted a beautiful photo of a finished swatch and I clicked through to find out about the project and and quickly decided to participate.
Atlantic Canada is predominantly rural and currently its provinces provide very limited abortion services. New Brunswick is the only Canadian province that does not provide funding for an abortion in a private, community-based clinic (and there is currently only one such clinic) – funded abortions are only offered in three hospitals province-wide. Until a very recent announcement, Prince Edward Island did not provide any surgical abortion services (they will begin at the end of 2016). PEI women have to travel to outside the province (which is an island) to receive a funded abortion – a travel allowance is not provided. Women in Labrador and rural Newfoundland travel to the province’s one clinic located its easternmost corner in the city of St. John’s. Currently, almost all Nova Scotian women seeking an abortion travel to Halifax to receive abortion services. Like Texas, a woman in Atlantic Canada could potentially travel several hundred kilometres (1.6 kilometres in a mile) one way to receive safe and legal abortion care.
At the Sackville stitch-in we had a copy of NB Reproductive Justice’s current petition to the province’s legislative assembly to begin public funding for community-based abortion clinics. Recent success in PEI is due to the Abortion Access Now PEI’s decision to take the province to court alongside creative Island activism. Taking a direct stand does work!
Hosting a 5.4 Million and Counting stitch-in was both a way to show solidarity with Texan women and maintain the courage to overcome our current Atlantic Canadian issues.
2. Does reproductive justice or fiber art relate to your personal work in any way?
Issues surrounding reproductive justice, student debt, labour and ecofeminism all enter my work. Recently I have been revisiting rug hooking (a traditional Atlantic Canadian craft of the past 150-200 years) using wool I’ve dyed only with foraged plant dyestuff. Rug hooking historically was a fine craft export product which depicted idyllic scenes but also caricatures of Atlantic Canadian life – sailboats, old barns, shorelines, etc. I hope to shake this up a bit and showcase other realities that are often left outside of tourism Atlantic Canada ;)
3. What aspects did you enjoy about hosting a stitch-in?
I was educated in fiber arts and seamstressing but have always been a little bit too shy to host a public event or workshop. My desire to host stitch-ins on behalf 5.4 Million and Counting was the impetus to finally do so! I really enjoyed the stitch-in’s conversations and the excitement of many participants attempting embroidery for the first time. I saw old friends and made new ones – we sat, stitched and talked about feminist politics, our lives, and where we hope to be going.
4. What advice would you give someone who is interested in hosting a stitch-in?
If you are interested in hosting a stitch-in – go for it! Hosting will only be a rewarding and fun experience. My logistical advice would be to schedule the stitch-in for at least 3 hours because the swatches take time, and everyone will want to stay and hang out anyways. I also collected finished swatches from participants after the stitch-in. If you want to provide embroidery supplies, fabric and hoops to any participants without previous embroidery experience, reach out to organizations and local artists who may have supplies they’d loan. I did not have a personal stash of embroidery hoops, but in Sackville the Owens Gallery and artist Rachel Thornton and in Halifax artist Anna Taylor (who does amazing feminist embroidery - www.annajoantaylor.com) generously loaned hoops.
Also contact your local artist centres and universities. 5.4 Million and Counting is a significant craftivist project that these spaces would love to support! Our Sackville stitch-in was located at Mount Allison University in the Department of Fine Arts and in Halifax we were hosted by the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design’s Art Bar along with the Khyber Centre for the Arts.
Upcoming Stitch-in in Asheville, NC
We have an upcoming stitch-in in Asheville, North Carolina this Thursday. Please follow Blackberg Creative Studios for more information!
Asheville, North Carolina Krista Allison x Stephanie Mergelsberg x Blackberg Creative Studios Location: Blackberg Creative Studios | 120 Coxe Ave, Ste 1C, Asheville, North Carolina 28801 Thursday, April 28: 6-9PM
Beautiful swatch design by @acommonsilence.
Beautiful film photograph by Aimee McLaughlin of our first unfolding of the quilt in front of the Supreme Court Rally on March 2nd, 2016 to protect safe and legal abortion.
Upcoming Stitch-in in California
Please join Handcraft Studio School for another stitch-in this Thursday, April 17 in Emeryville, California! Please follow them on Facebook and Instagram (@handcraftstudioschool) for updates!
Emeryville, California Handcraft Studio School Location: Handcraft Studio School | 5885 Doyle Street, Emeryville CA 94608 Thursday, April 14: 7-10PM
Upcoming Stitch-ins in Canada
Please join us for 2 upcoming stitch-ins in Canada, hosted by Jeska Grue! The second stitch-in in Halifax is co-hosted by the Khyber Centre for the Arts and Anna Leonowens Gallery!
Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada Jeska Grue Location: PCCA Room 302, Mount Allison University Saturday, April 9: 12-5PM
Halifax, Nova Scotia Jeska Grue x Khyber Centre for the Arts x Anna Leonowens Gallery Location: Art Bar 1873 Granville St., Halifax, NS Sunday, April 17: Afternoon
The beautiful poster is designed by Taylor McCuaig.
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