Welcome to another edition of our “Where in the World” series, where our goal is to introduce you to far flung locales and destinations that most Americans don’t know much about. But maybe you do…so read on to see if you can make the winning guess! Since it’s December, we decided to focus on a …
The phone rang again and again. Faiza kept stopping mid-stitch to answer. I overheard the worried tones and the grief that was apparent even though I couldn’t understand the language being spoken. “There was a bombing in my hometown today,” she told me. “People injured, scared, killed. I’m trying to find out if all of …
It’s summer break, right? Well, as much as we’ve got going around here, “break” might not be an appropriate term. There’s lots of planning, drafting, sewing, writing and photography happening. Here’s a look at what’s in the works: Citizenship Class First off, we’re excited to announce a pilot citizenship class for refugee moms in Charlotte. …
We’re kinda granola addicts around here. Fav snack of the day is, well, granola of almost any flavor. So we were really excited to discover Beautiful Day, a social enterprise based in Rhode Island. They make – you guessed it – granola! But it’s more than just another cereal company. From Beautiful Day: We started …
When you listen to the stories of what refugees have had to endure, your perspective is fundamentally changed. One of my friends walked for days through the Congo with 5 children in tow, trying to get them to safety. She walked past many dying and dead on the road who hadn’t been able to make …
Persona Grata Goods sprang out of a sewing class for refugee moms. This sewing class started in a small apartment off Central Avenue with just a few students twice a month. Now, the Make Welcome Refugee Sewing School meets 4 days a week with many, many refugee students! One of the school’s co-founders recently wrote …
August I was unprepared, basket of peppers and zinnias in hand, yard-sale pots and pans in the back of the car. I was unprepared when she opened the door, ninety pounds of worn woman with black eyes deep in malnourished sockets. Black eyes that lit up and shone bright with delighted surprise at the simple …
Photo by UK Department for International Development I’ve written before about how to help our kids avoid racism. One key to that is through friendships with those who are different from them. There’s nothing like playing soccer, competing in Uno or simply hanging out to build bonds that make the “different” seem not so unusual …
One way we’re telling the story of refugees is by incorporating the textiles of various cultures in our products. That why we created a Pinterest Inspiration board featuring African wax print, particularly the fabrics used by the Democratic Republic of Congo and its neighbors, Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda. When we first started exploring African textiles, …
