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Through the lens of ancestral tapestries Weaving Identity through Generations will explore homelands and the experience of belonging. This intergenerational offering will begin with an artist’s presentation and conversation in OMCA’s James Moore Theater with Calli: Art of Xicanx Peoples featured artist Consuelo Jimenez Underwood and Chair of the Latinx Research Center at UC Berkeley, Laura E. Pérez.
Then we will move out into our beautiful garden for a power wand making activity led by Consuelo and youth from The Butterfly Effect. The Butterfly Effect is an art and activism project led by Bay Area youth. The project started as an effort to raise awareness and inspire a permanent end to immigrant child detention.
The power wand has roots in many cultures and is a symbol of healing, power, and peace. Visitors of all ages are welcomed to the garden to weave and wrap individual wands with textiles that include the names of friends, family, and/or ancestors to create an object that imbues distinctive and personal meaning. Please join us for this fun and inspiring day.
