Canvas Rebel: What We Forgot To Pass Down
Young women are driving from Orange County to learn their first stitch. People are returning from burnout to finish projects their grandmothers left behind. Folk Lounge founder Shagho is rebuilding what diaspora and acceleration erased—one workshop, one stitch, one archive at a time.
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weekly program | 1h | every Wednesday
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Frogtown Arts, Los Angeles CA | online | recorded
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