Mother's Dream Quilt Project

Gun Violence in America: Mom’s Demand Action, originally published on December 13th @ quiltblock.tumblr.com.

Quilts as a metaphor for justice, and as a conduit for garnering empathy around a cause, continues: 

And when is it demonstrably obvious that empathy is what’s lacking? When a country like our can't pass responsible gun legislation because it puts the wants of the few above the safety and justice of others. And the organization Mom's Demand Action isn't standing for it anymore. 

One of the organization’s many efforts putting a stop to gun violence in America includes the Mother's Dream Quilt Project, which brings together survivors and loved-ones who have experienced it first hand to create deeply personal testimonies in the form of pieced blocks. Bee's are taking place in states across the country, and the completed quilts are being used to leverage the organization's larger policy-shaping efforts at specific venues. 

So much of today’s quilt activism can break your heart; how often the metaphors of the medium are called upon to bring voice to the unconscionable. But this must go on - we must continue piecing the world together through peace and justice. We must bind together what the irresponsible, the ignorant, the greedy, and narcissistic, would otherwise tear open without a second thought for what is right, moral, justice, and kind.

I made a financial contribution to Mom’s Demand Action today. I hope you will consider doing the same, and participate in the quilt project should you or a loved one be a survivor of gun violence.