American Spring at HumanThread gallery for peace, arts, & education
For the month of January
Opening Reception January 11th 6-10pm
On February 26, 2012, Trayvon Martin, a 17 year old from
Sanford, Florida, was gunned down, presumably without provocation, by a self
appointed vigilante. Trayvon was African
American. The FBI reports that there are annually, more than 7,000 victims of
hate crimes, the majority of whom are African American. The Federal Hate Crime Act defines these as
“crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on race, religion, sexual
orientation, or ethnicity.” These are
violent acts borne of intolerance, prejudice, ignorance and bigotry simply
because of WHO the victim is.
This quilt exhibit is
a call for justice and a reckoning that our imperfect union strays even farther
from its ideals of “liberty and justice for all” when we tolerate hatred based
on someone’s skin color, LGBT personhood or faith. Quilts submitted for this exhibit are
required to interpret the theme of seeking justice and redress for hate crimes
in America. Rather than incite hatred
for the perpetrators of hate crimes, this exhibit is designed to influence
positive change in every aspect of our social systems, especially within the
legislative and legal systems.
Exhibition will include 12 of the 28 pieces.
