November 11, 2006, 12 pm - 6 pm, at the Jean J. Schensul Community Gallery, at The Institute for Community Research, 2 Hartford Square West Suite 100, 146 Wyllys St, Hartford, CT.

At the community forum “Narratives of War,” new Connecticut residents who have experienced strife and displacement in their home countries gave firsthand accounts of harrowing events like the Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) insurgency in Peru and the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia. The event included a talk by author and scholar Anne Brodsky who documents forms of resilience among Afghan women, performances by a Tibetan flute player and Cambodian court dancer, and a panel discussion with researchers, traditional artists, and community advocates about the power of the arts to heal. The event was free and open to the public, part of a series accompanying the powerful Weavings of War: Fabrics of Memory. The exhibit of 60 textiles made by artisans in war-torn countries from across the world was at ICR from October 27, 2006 to January 13, 2007.

Weavings of War Opening Reception | La Peña Chilena | Southeast Asian Arts

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