Upcoming events and opportunities
Tellabration 2021
Re-Airing of New Beginnings
October Story Swap
This past year plus, Patchwork has supported movements toward equality and compassion for all people. Stories make a difference, and Patchwork's mission, vision, values, and DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) statements are testament to that support. Most recently, we have committed to acknowledging the tie of our localities to the Native American peoples and cultures original to this land.
Acknowledgement is a simple, powerful way of showing respect and a step toward correcting the stories and practices that erase Indigenous people’s history and culture and toward inviting and honoring the truth. Imagine this practice widely adopted: imagine cultural venues, classrooms, conference settings, places of worship, sports stadiums, and town halls, acknowledging traditional lands. Millions would be exposed—many for the first time—to the names of the traditional Indigenous inhabitants of the lands they are on, inspiring them to ongoing awareness and action.
-- US Department of Art & Culture
Since Tellabration falls on the third Saturday of November in close proximity to Thanksgiving, which is traditionally regarded as a celebration of bounty and friendship with Native American peoples, it seems appropriate to mark this year's celebration as special recognition of Native American and indigenous cultures, past and present.
For more information, please visit the following sites:
US Department of Art & Culture
Interactive map of Native American peoples
Native American Cultures, Language, & Folklore
Land Acknowledgement Resource
October Story Swap
Re-Airing of New Beginnings
October Story Swap
Join us for a hauntingly good time on Thursday, October 21 @ 7 PM EST. It's our monthly story swap. Come tell a tale or simply listen. There's nothing to fear. We're just batty about stories.
All are welcome to attend. Registrations is required for details.
Re-Airing of New Beginnings
Re-Airing of New Beginnings
Re-Airing of New Beginnings
An encore of Patchwork's World Storytelling Day, New Beginnings, will be featured on Philadelphia's Arts AccessTV .
Viewers can watch live online here or Comcast channels 64 and 1164, Verizon channels 40 and 41.
Friday.
September 17
6 PM EST