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Need a space to slow down and build community? 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘨𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘈𝘵𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢: 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 invites us to sit side by side to stitch words in resistance to the violence inflicted on undocumented people in Chicago and Atlanta.

Using needle and thread, we will participate in an act of collective care to create banners to be gifted to organizers in Chicago and Atlanta in support of their work. Textile banners are extra special because they can be easily unfurled, displayed in a range of settings, and folded up and stuffed in a bag in no time — think of how useful this can be during a protest!

The Atlanta banners will be exhibited at @thegoatfarm for 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘐𝘴 𝘕𝘰𝘸 (May 29-June 13), an exhibition organized and curated by @amylandesberg, @layla.amar.art, and @sophia.macmaster. After the show, they will be given to @elrefugiostewart and @shutdownfipc in support of their campaigns to shut down immigration detention in Georgia, the state with the 4th-highest number of ICE arrests in 2025 (Deportation Data Project).

About the project:

𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 is a community-responsive textile banner project that centers a collective-making process through art builds and stitching circles. It was organized by DACAmented artist Yehimi Cambrón Álvarez @ycambron in October 2025 in response to the violence inflicted on neighborhoods across Chicago. Cambrón believes that stitching in groups has the power to strengthen community connections and offer a meditative space for healing, dialogue, and collectivity.

All are welcome!