A Voice For the Voiceless
The Advocacy Project helps marginalized communities to tell their story, claim their rights and produce social change. We recruit graduate students to volunteer as Peace Fellows with partners.
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"Speaking with locals and living in a country is the best way to learn about the real lives of citizens, not just the stories in the mainstream media. I will be more critical of what I read as a result of this experience. I also feel even more grateful for my education, and I feel a stronger responsibility to assist others who do not have resources or access to opportunities in their communities."
Maria Skouras (New York University) volunteered in 2011 as a Peace Fellow for eHomemakers in Malaysia.
For more 2011 feedback click here. |
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The Czech Roma Quilt
The Czech Roma Quilt
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In the summer of 2011, the Council of Europe asked AP to test out the quilting model with Roma communities outside France. AP asked Peace Fellow Beth Wofford (photo left) to work with AP's partners in the Czech Republic to identify quilters. Working through the Dzeno Association in Prague, Beth located a group of friends in the village of Mimoň, in East Bohemia (Czech Republic). Emilie Horackova (photo, far left), an artist and community leader, acted as coordinator. Making the quilt proved empowering for the artists and turned Emilie into an advocate. In October 2011, she presented the quilt before the Third International Conference of Roma Women in Granada, Spain - her first-ever appearance at an international conference - and described the problems facing Roma in her country. Watch AP's video! |
| Click on the quilt below to meet the artists, and select tabs below right to see how this quilt was made and exhibited |
Click on the Quit to meet the Artists!
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 Follow the Quilt as it is made in Mimon and assembled in the United States
 See the quilts displayed at the Third International Conference of Roma Women in Granada, Spain
 Meet Beth Wofford, the Peace Fellow who identified the quilters and organized the quilt. Read Beth's blogs.
 Learn more about the issues facing the Roma across Europe |
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