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Our Nation Under Attack from Where Art & Life Meet

When I was nine years old my father had a horseback riding accident, broke his back and almost died. He never fully recovered. Flashes of disparate memories are all I have left from that time. The beautiful gold cat pin my grandmother gave me with an emerald belly, ruby eyes and when I lost it… Continue reading Our Nation Under Attack

added by arianezurcher 3 years, 3 months ago. under james cone , life , love , memories of my father , racism (Comments)

Colors of Change from Sew Preeti Quilts

Ever since Angela announced the RSC color for June, I started noticing pink everywhere.

Hot Pink Blooms

Kid Bike on a front yard

Even the Garbage was Pink

A lone blossom

It was as if these blooms and bicycle were not there before. They were gentle reminders to me - work on your RSC blocks, Preeti. But it was difficult to look at fabric with swollen and teary eyes.

Me: I cannot stop thinking about those 9 minutes.
Paul: Babe!!!
Me: It wasn't just an impulsive decision. It wasn't the pulling of a trigger that happens in a fraction ...

added by Preeti 3 years, 10 months ago. under ahmaud arbery , breonna taylor , bryan stevenson , dr. robin diangelo , equal justice initiative , george floyd , just mercy , picket star quilt block , police brutality , racism , rainbow scrap challenge , white fragility

Protests & Listening in NYC from Where Art & Life Meet

“So in a lot of ways, what has happened over the last several weeks is challenges and structural problems here in the United States have been thrown into high relief. They are the outcomes not just of the immediate moments in time, but they’re the result of a long history of slavery, Jim Crow, redlining,… Continue reading Protests & Listening in NYC

added by arianezurcher 3 years, 10 months ago. under barak obama , george floyd , jimmy carter , life , michelle obama , new york city , new york city during the pandemic , nyc , protests , race , racism , racism and racial equity , reflection , the streets of new york city during the pandemic , white privilege (Comments)

Chaos in New York City from Where Art & Life Meet

New York City prides itself in being on the forefront of whatever is going on. Right now that means being in the middle of the collective outrage and heartbreak of much of the country. It is impossible to write about anything right now and not say something about what’s going on right outside our front… Continue reading Chaos in New York City

added by arianezurcher 3 years, 10 months ago. under chaos , covid19 , life , martin luther king , new york city , nyc , pandemic , racism , racism and racial equity , rioting , talking about race , unrest (Comments)

I can't breathe... from Sew Preeti Quilts

The pandemic made Maya lose her mojo for sewing, she said.
Mari wrote that she was in deep despair.
I understood but did not share their despondency.
So we have to isolate. That is all. We quilters are good with that. Work and Play continued.
Paul supplied all the hugs and my life went on largely unaffected.

Infections soared and death toll hit an ominous milestone while lies and misinformation flowed fast and free. There was no news that was not directly or indirectly related to the pandemic - what led to it, who is responsible for it, how do we ...

added by Preeti 3 years, 11 months ago. under ahmaud arbery , black lives matter , covid-19 , excessive force , george floyd , kwame alexander , npr , pandemic , police brutality , racism , taking a knee

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