One of the additions to the From Displacement to Empowerment exhibition Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny Letterkenny was Shared Roots Learn more in this short photo gallery and note cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttextil…

23 August International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. This textile shows a black rebel/slave who has escaped to the mountains who carries a punishment for a previous failed attempt - a piece of tree tied to his shoulders. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttextil…

Conflict Textiles has at its core the struggle for the disappeared and marks The International Day of the Victims of #EnforcedDisappearances today, 30th August with a private invited event Ulster Museum cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttextil…

Very moving to gather today at Ulster Museum to mark international #dayofthedisappeared with @conflicttextiles. Enforced disappearances have been used to inflict suffering and spread terror within many societies, including our own. ⤵️ ‘Where Are They?’ by Irene MacWilliam ⤵️

I highly recommend the Threads of Empowerment: Conflict Textiles exhibition currently on at Ulster Museum - exploring different experiences of conflict, oppression and human rights violations across the world through textiles. ulstermuseum.org/whats-on/threa…

We are pleased to share with you a PowerPoint presentation showing the textiles on display The Linen Hall Stitching for Solidarity exhibition. We have named the textiles as a first step in the research process. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttextil…

On Friday 30 Aug we held a small invitation only event Ulster Museum to mark International #dayofthedisappeared. Thanks to those who joined us for their moving input. #threadsofempowerment cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttextil…

The Ulster Museum has created a behind-the-scenes video of the setting up and context of the 2 Conflict Textiles pieces on display in #TheTroublesandBeyond exhibition. It's fascinating - do have a look. ulstermuseum.org/collections/pe…

We have a Free Stitching for Solidarity Workshop and Guided Tour The Linen Hall on Thurs 19 Sept. Details here linenhall.com/event/stitchin…

Last week to visit From Displacement to Empowerment Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny Letterkenny. It closes on Sat 7th Sept. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttextil…

This short film, commissioned by Conflict Textiles and the John Hume and Thomas P. O’Neill Chair in Peace Brandon Hamber Ulster University records highlights of the launch of Eileen Harrisson’s two textiles at on 23 May 2024 Ulster Uni Library youtu.be/S0j3pZUp3Dk

Delighted that our #ThreadsofEmpowerment exhibition Ulster Museum is part of Belfast International Arts Festival 2024 programme belfastinternationalartsfestival.com/event/threads-…

On display Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny this installation by Giuseppe Mario Urso presents “Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe” and “The Statue of Liberty” as mirror images. Each wears the clothes and colours of the other and they connect via a fragile transparent division. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttextil…

Conflict Textiles has 3 rotating exhibitions @UlsterUnilib In Coleraine the current focus is on education and includes this arpillera. It illustrates, through an imaginative take on traditional indigenous Ecuadorian weaving techniques, a classroom scene. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttextil…

Conflict Textiles has 1 arpillera in Ulster Museum #InclusiveGlobalHistories exhibition. Runaway Slave, now in the Museums collection, was made by a group of 15 women...they have found solace, a way to bear witness by sewing ... cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttextil…

Thanks to Deborah_Stockdale for facilitating the Transfer Embroidery event The Linen Hall Stitching for Solidarity on 25 July 2024. You can see a photo gallery from the event here cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttextil…

Threads of Empowerment : Conflict Textiles' International Journey Ulster Museum Have you seen it yet? Do visit when you can cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttextil…

International Day of the Disappeared event Ulster Museum took place in front of the arpilleras and other textiles about the #disappeared. Participants paired up and tried to put themselves in the position of talking to a relative of a disappeared ... cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttextil…

Several textiles in our collection address the issue of education. On #internationalliteracyday2024 we share Escuela en la población / School in a población. We see a very small school where children are engrossed in their lessons and play activities. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttextil…

On 15 Sept #internationaldayofdemocracy This #arpillera, from a Chilean church community workshop, depicts the "people's power" in insisting on their rights to a peaceful, non-violent society. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttextil…