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Donate an artwork to raise funds to replace crafters equipment in Hebron [posted by Joab 9.4.09]
i'm contacting you in the hope that you may be able to help me with a project i'm undertaking in coventry. I'm asking a number of artists to help support me to raise funds to support a project taking place in Hebron with women crafters and their children.
My good friend Manal Timraz (from the restaurant hahibi in coventry) has been working tirelessly over the last few months to help support those people, both palestinian and israeli, who are struggling as a result of the conflict - she herself has just returned from a trip to gaza where she delivered candles, blankets clothing and toys to the people of gaza- she herself recently lost 15 members of her own family during the conflict.
What i would like to do is begin to raise enough funds to help these skilled crafters to replace equipment (sewing machines etc) and materials destroyed during the troubles so that in some small way they can begin to be self reliant again. I myself run the art and craft workshop YouPunkeroo in the canal basin in coventry and will (beginning in may) be running a number of fund raising workshops looking at crafts that re-use available materials- all proceeds will go toward this project- i will be offering my time, workshop and materials for free. I also hope to sponsor several of the women to visit coventry in a craft exchange program.
What i would ask is that if you can help us to raise further funds for this project through a donation of a piece of artwork, a print or a sketch, which i will auction off at the end of the fund raising in an auction hopefully hosted by the herbert in coventry. I would also ask that you pass this message to those that know that may be able to help. I know what i ask isn't a small thing but i really do feel that if lots of us make small gifts we can make a huge difference to a group of people who so desperatly need our help.
Joab Lawlor
YouPunkeroo
workshop 6
canal basin
coventry
www.youpunkeroo.com
07746 006345
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