Babies on our backs. Crutches under our arms. Cloth in our hands. Sewing a better future one day at a time.
Goma,
Joined April 2009
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"Don’t forget us.” This month’s #WFWIBookClub is “The Place Between Our Fears” by the founders of @shonacongo. Join us in learning about the lives of women in the DRC and the role community plays in women's solidarity & strength >> womenforwomen.org/blogs/book…
Our new book is about war and displacement...and it is about community and hope. Follow the journey of these amazing women from Congo to resettlement in Canada. #RefugeesWelcome #Congo #shonacongo
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Beth Kimwele, contemporary Kenyan artist known for her use of expressive and abstract styles #womensart
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We're a group of artisans w/ #disabilities in #Goma, #DRCongo sewing #handmade bags. Some of us are #refugees en route to #Canada. Buy a #GiftThatGives this Christmas (We shop to US+ Canada too!): shonacongostore.com #Gifts4Good
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Our crew of 9 refugees from #DRCongo currently on a big jet plane for the 1st time in their lives! Landing in #Canada soon! Meanwhile, pls keep supporting Riziki & Solange, who remain in #Goma by buying their #handmade bags: shonacongo.com #PasstheMike #WithRefugees
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Beth Kimwele, Kenyan artist known for her use of pointillism and combination of expressive and abstract styles #womensart
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Marcellina Oseghale Akpojotor, artist who combines tiny pieces of ankara fabric to create portraits of Nigerian women #womensart
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From ‘The Last Generation’ series by Joana Choumali, fine art photographer based in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire #womensart
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Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.
― Mary Oliver
#Poetry
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In partnership with @ShowmaxOnline, here are some amazing women-affirming movies to keep us inspired. bit.ly/2ole9dP
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"When I first started working, before people knew my name, there was an assumption that I had to be a man because of the material and the few number of female sculptors at the time.. "
Nandipha Mntambo, South African sculptor and installation artist #womensart
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Thu 7/19 Indigenous Thoughts
Goyaałé/Geronimo
June 16, 1829 – February 17, 1909
#INDIGENOUS #TAIRP
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"You have to take the time to hear their story. You have to see photography as one way of telling their story. And you have to get them to see photography in that way as well." trib.al/d68M0CQ
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The best from Nigeria 🇳🇬 in 2018 (so far) featuring Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Olamide, Odunsi, Yemi Alade, Davido and more. bit.ly/2tRj0Wh
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Have you heard about the African Photojournalism Database? Photo editors, take note. The APJD, a joint initiative by World Press Photo and Everyday Africa, is a directory of over 350 emerging and professional African visual journalists. Find out more here: bit.ly/2J1KXoR
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Tradition of African-American quilt-making by the women of Gee's Bend community, Alabama #womensart
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Remembering Anthony Bourdain's tasteful storytelling in Africa and the Diaspora.
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