One Million Stars Texas
One Million Stars Texas, facilitated by Batik by Design artist Melissa Knight, is part of the global star weaving project One Billon Stars (formerly The One Million Stars to End Violence Project).Created by weaving artist Maryann Talia Pau in Australia (2012), One Billion Stars is an international weaving project that invites communities around the world to weave these symbols of light, hope, courage and solidarity to end all forms of violence. This project aims to build community connections and a positive impact on local issues of violence using a traditional Indigenous/Pasifika weaving craft: star weaving. Building community connections and creating a safe sense of belonging is the heart of our star weaving movement.
Your support for the Holiday Tree project helps pay for:
- Spanish Translation of project information
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Star weaving kits
- Star weaving workshops
- Preparation for star installations
Ways to get involved:
- Join our star weaving community
- Weave stars for the Holiday Tree and other star installations
- Share the project with your family, friends and community.
- Connect us with groups that may be interested in hosting virtual star weaving workshops.
- Follow the project (links below).
- Donate to support the Holiday Tree project.
One Million Stars Texas is facilitated by Batik by Design artist Melissa Knight.
Website: www.onemillionstarstexas.net
Facebook: @onemillionstarstexas & @unmillondeestrellastexas
Instagram:
@onemillionstarstexas
Contact:
melissa@batikbydesign.com
One Million Stars Texas is partnering with One Billion Stars, Austin Public Library, Ten Thousand Villages, Austin Creative Reuse & Austin Allies.
Thank you to Austin Allies Volunteers for helping to assemble star weaving kits for the Holiday Tree project.
This project is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department. This project is also supported by Austin Creative Alliance.
The One Million Stars project acknowledges the traditional owners and continuing custodians of the lands and waters where we weave, live, work and play. We give our respect to elders past, present and emerging. Austin, Texas is on the land of the Tonkawa, Lipan Apache and Comanche people.
