Wafa Ghnaim will be giving an instructional workshop from 4:30-6:30pm. All supplies are included and the workshop is FREE. Sign-up is required as there is limited space. Sign up here: https://goo.gl/forms/JNnbTLpFKIr74RK83 Then, from 7-8:30, Wafa Ghnaim will give a talk on preserving, documenting, and sharing Palestinian artistry and storytelling traditions, so that they are passed to the next generation of Palestinians living in exile. Feel free to attend the lecture even if you cannot make it to the workshop! -- The Tatreez & Tea Workshops are a series of high quality hands-on classes, at low cost and low commitment. Materials, skills and fun supplied. The workshop will focus on preservation of the indigenous, endangered art of Palestinian embroidery. The workshop is centered on Wafa's digital book, Tatreez & Tea: Embroidery and Storytelling in the Palestinian Diaspora, which preserves the craft of embroidery as well as the art of storytelling that is encapsulated in each traditional Palestinian motif. In the 2-hour workshop, students will learn how to embroider, Palestinian style! You'll learn traditional embroidery stitches, image transferring techniques, and how to develop your own style. Students will leave with an embroidered design mounted in an embroidery hoop to commemorate their first piece. For generations, Palestinian women have gathered together with their daughters to work collectively on embroidery projects, bonding with one another over a cup of tea. Over time, and after the exodus of Palestinians from Palestine in 1948, embroidery has become an endangered art that has been subjected to decades of cultural appropriation. But embroidery represents more than just a village craft of old Palestine -- it became the primary form of communication for Palestinian women who used needlework as a way to express their opinions, share their stories, and document their protest of occupation, war and violence. To learn more about the project, please visit www.tatreezandtea.com. -- For more information about Wafa, visit tatreezandtea.com/about-wafa-ghnaim/ Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/163667634451645/