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DESCRIPTION:Monica Jahan Bose will create a sari installation called “Sari
Resilience” during the COP28 climate conference in Dubai. It will be part
of Hope House in the arts district and accessible to all (no blue or gree
n badge needed).\nDates: November 30-December 11\, \,2023.\nAddress: Jos
sa\, Warehouse 45 Alserkal Avenue – 17th St – Dubai – United Arab Emirates
\nInteractive Climate Sari workshop: November 30 from 7-10 pm at Open Hou
se (RSVP at link below)\nHope House is a “canvas for hope\,” a place of re
st\, resilience\, culture and inspiration set in a warehouse space in the
vibrant Alserkal arts district in Dubai. All visitors to COP28 are invite
d to come and join us. More details about Hope House at this link.\nWorks
hop details: Join artist and climate activist Monica Jahan Bose for inter
active storytelling and art-making on a six-meter-long Bangladeshi sari.
We will be composing short poems and making art together about climate hop
e in solidarity with coastal women farmers on Barobaishdia Island in Bangl
adesh. This hands-on art workshop builds cross-border community and clim
ate resilience as part of the decade-long Storytelling with Saris art and
advocacy project.\nMonica Jahan Bose is a Bangladeshi-American artist and
climate activist whose work spans painting\, printmaking\, film\, performa
nce\, and installation. Her socially engaged work highlights the intersec
tion of climate\, racial\, gender\, and economic injustice through co-crea
ted workshops\, art actions\, installations and performances. Monica uses
the sari — a precolonial 18-foot-long unstitched garment that is always re
cycled and never discarded — to represent women’s lives and the cycle of l
ife on our planet. She has exhibited her work extensively in the US and in
ternationally including solo exhibitions at the Bangladesh National Museum
and MACRO Museum of Contemporary Art Rome. Her decade-long collaborative
project STORYTELLING WITH SARIS with women farmers from her ancestral isla
nd village has traveled to eight countries and 11 US states\, engaging tho
usands of people. She has a BA in the Practice of Art (Painting) from Wesl
eyan University\, a Diploma in Art from Santiniketan\, India\, and a JD fr
om Columbia Law School.
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Monica Jahan Bose will create a sari installation called “Sari Resi
lience” during the COP28 climate conference in Dubai. It will be part of
Hope House in the arts district and accessible to all (no blue or green ba
dge needed).
\n
Dates: November 30-December 11\, \,2023.
\n
Add
ress: Jossa\, Warehouse 45 Alserkal Avenue – 17th St – Dubai – United Ara
b Emirates
\n
Interactive Climate Sari workshop: November 30 from 7-
10 pm at Open House (RSVP at link below)
\n
Hope House is a “canvas f
or hope\,” a place of rest\, resilience\, culture and inspiration set in a
warehouse space in the vibrant Alserkal arts district in Dubai. All visi
tors to COP28 are invited to come and join us. More details about Hope House at this link.
\n
Workshop details: Join artist and climate activist Monic
a Jahan Bose for interactive storytelling and art-making on a six-meter-lo
ng Bangladeshi sari. We will be composing short poems and making art together about climate hope in solidarity with coastal
women farmers on Barobaishdia Island in Bangladesh. This hands-on art w
orkshop builds cross-border community and climate resilience as part of th
e decade-long Storytelling with Saris art and advocacy project.
\n
Mo
nica Jahan Bose is a Bangladeshi-American artist and climate activist whos
e work spans painting\, printmaking\, film\, performance\, and installatio
n. Her socially engaged work highlights the intersection of climate\, rac
ial\, gender\, and economic injustice through co-created workshops\, art a
ctions\, installations and performances. Monica uses the sari — a precolon
ial 18-foot-long unstitched garment that is always recycled and never disc
arded — to represent women’s lives and the cycle of life on our planet. Sh
e has exhibited her work extensively in the US and internationally includi
ng solo exhibitions at the Bangladesh National Museum and MACRO Museum of
Contemporary Art Rome. Her decade-long collaborative project STORYTELLING
WITH SARIS with women farmers from her ancestral island village has travel
ed to eight countries and 11 US states\, engaging thousands of people. She
has a BA in the Practice of Art (Painting) from Wesleyan University\, a D
iploma in Art from Santiniketan\, India\, and a JD from Columbia La
w School.
It’s time to celebrate Earth Day all month lon
g! Join us for a planting\, poetry\, and art workshop at The Nicholson Pro
ject’s garden. We will be cleaning and planting the garden with Kendra Haz
el\, the new Garden Manager at Nicholson. Artist Monica Jahan Bose will le
ad us in creating poetry and art inspired by the garden. We will have more
workshops in the summer with Monica followed by an exhibition and poetry
slam at The Nicholson Project in September.
\n
If you have joined prior Storytelling wit
h Saris workshops\, please bring with you your folder of materials — journ
al\, pencil etc. Looking forward to seeing you!
\n
Please email storytellingwithsaris@gm
ail.com with any questions or accommodation needs. ASL will be provided.
\n
Monica Jahan
Bose is a Bangladeshi-American artist and climate activist whose work spa
ns painting\, printmaking\, performance\, film\, and interdisciplinary pro
jects. Her social practice work highlights the intersection of climate\, r
acial\, gender\, and economic injustice through co-created workshops and t
emporary public art installations and performances. She is the creator of
STORYTELLING WITH SARIS\, a long-term art and advocacy project with her an
cestral village of Katakhali\, Bangladesh. She has a BA in the Practice of
Art (Painting) from Wesleyan University\, a Diploma in Art from Santinike
tan\, India\, and a JD from Columbia Law School.
\n
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strong>Kendra Hazel is the 2023 Garden Mana
ger at The Nicholson Project. She is an herb enthusiast\, urban garden edu
cator\, and a plant based chef. She studied Health Science at Florida A&M
University\, has worked with neighborhood community gardens independently
and as the Community Garden Spaces manager with City Blossoms\, and recent
ly founded Green Things Work where she shares her holistic approach to wel
lness.
\n
The
Nicholson Project is an artist residency program and neighborhood garden i
n Ward 7’s Fairlawn neighborhood. Its mission is to support\, provide oppo
rtunities\, engage\, and amplify artists and creatives from our community
and the local artist community—particularly artists of color and those fro
m Ward 7 and 8—while engaging our neighbors through community-based progra
mming. Its vision is to serve as a cultural hub and community anchor celeb
rating Ward 7’s authentic identity\, while infusing new vibrancy into Sout
heast DC. We hope to inspire others to use similar non-traditional arts an
d community-centered projects as a pathway toward stronger\, more vibrant
communities.
\n
This project is supported in part by the DC Commission on the Arts and H
umanities.
Join us for a planting\, poetry\, and art wor
kshop at The Nicholson Project’s garden. We will be cleaning and planting
the garden with Kendra Hazel\, the new Garden Manager at Nicholson. Artist
Monica Jahan Bose will lead us in creating poetry and art inspired by the
garden. We will have more workshops in the summer with Monica followed by
an exhibition and poetry slam at The Nicholson Project in September.
\n
If you have joi
ned prior Storytelling with Saris workshops\, please bring with you your f
older of materials — journal\, pencil etc. Looking forward to seeing you!<
/span>
\n
Please emai
l storytellingwithsaris@gmail.com with any questions or accommodation need
s. ASL will be provided.
\n
Monica Jahan Bose is a Bangladeshi-American artist and clima
te activist whose work spans painting\, printmaking\, performance\, film\,
and interdisciplinary projects. Her social practice work highlights the i
ntersection of climate\, racial\, gender\, and economic injustice through
co-created workshops and temporary public art installations and performanc
es. She is the creator of STORYTELLING WITH SARIS\, a long-term art and ad
vocacy project with her ancestral village of Katakhali\, Bangladesh. She h
as a BA in the Practice of Art (Painting) from Wesleyan University\, a Dip
loma in Art from Santiniketan\, India\, and a JD from Columbia Law School.
\n
Kendra Haz
el is the 2023 Garden Manager at The Nicholson Project. She is an herb ent
husiast\, urban garden educator\, and a plant based chef. She studied Heal
th Science at Florida A&M University\, has worked with neighborhood commun
ity gardens independently and as the Community Garden Spaces manager with
City Blossoms\, and recently founded Green Things Work where she shares he
r holistic approach to wellness.
\n
The Nicholson Project is an artist residency program
and neighborhood garden in Ward 7’s Fairlawn neighborhood. Its mission is
to support\, provide opportunities\, engage\, and amplify artists and cre
atives from our community and the local artist community—particularly arti
sts of color and those from Ward 7 and 8—while engaging our neighbors thro
ugh community-based programming. Its vision is to serve as a cultural hub
and community anchor celebrating Ward 7’s authentic identity\, while infus
ing new vibrancy into Southeast DC. We hope to inspire others to use simil
ar non-traditional arts and community-centered projects as a pathway towar
d stronger\, more vibrant communities.
\n
This project is supported in part by the DC Co
mmission on the Arts and Humanities.
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DESCRIPTION:Join us for the book launch of Noorjahan Bose’s “Daughter of th
e Agunmukha” at Politics and Prose\, 5015 Connecticut Ave NW\, Washington
DC\, on Sunday\, October 29\, 2023 at 3 pm. Noorjahan Bose will be joined
by local activists Sunu Chandy and Krittika Ghosh along with the book’s ed
itor Monica Jahan Bose. Books will be available for purchase and signing.
We hope you will come and celebrate this major accomplishment with Noorjah
an\, who turned 85 earlier this year.\nAlso please support our wonderful l
ocal bookstore\, which is hosting this official event.\nhttps://www.politi
cs-prose.com/noorjahan-bose\nHow does a girl from a tiny Bangladeshi islan
d end up reading Tagore\, Marx\, and de Beauvoir and become a leading femi
nist campaigner?\nThis is the riveting personal story of Noorjahan Bose\,
born in 1938 in present-day Bangladesh to a farming family\, near the mout
h of the ferocious River Agunmukha—Fire Mouth River. Abused by male relati
ves and raised by a mother who was herself a child bride\, Noorjahan strug
gled for her education and autonomy. Nurtured joyfully and creatively by h
er mother\, and mentored by local activists\, she found her way into the p
rogressive movements that would one day take her around the world. From th
e pain of partition to her husband’s death when she was only 18 and pregna
nt\, to the devastating cyclones threatening her family’s home and livelih
ood\, Noorjahan’s life has not been easy. Yet her courage shines through t
he pages of her memoir\, whether she is promoting Bangla language rights\,
enduring Bangladesh’s liberation war\, or marrying outside her family’s f
aith. This moving\, gripping book tells a powerful story of trauma\, loss\
, resilience and empowerment.\nTranslated by Rebecca Whittington and edite
d by Monica Jahan Bose.\n\nBios:\nNOORJAHAN BOSE – Noorjahan Bose (she/her
) is a feminist writer\, social worker\, and activist\, living between the
US and Bangladesh. She is the founder of two US-based organizations to em
power South Asian women\, ASHA (now Ashiyanaa) and Samhati. She has a BA (
Honors) in Bangla literature from Dhaka University and a Masters in Social
Work from Catholic University in Washington DC. She worked for many years
as a social worker with refugees and the elderly at Catholic Charities\,
with foster children for Prince Georges Country\, MD\, and with ICU patien
ts at DC General Hospital. She also founded the first Bangla School in the
DC area\, running it out of her home for more than 10 years.\nHer first b
ook\, the autobiography Agunmukhar Meye\, was published in 2009 in Banglad
esh\, after coming out in serial form in the Janakantha newspaper. The boo
k became a bestseller\, and in 2009 was named one of the top 10 books in B
angladesh. In 2010\, Noorjahan received the Anannya Prize for the book\, g
iven to one woman writer every year in Bangladesh. The book has been the s
ubject of numerous reviews and panel discussions in Bangladesh and India.
In 2011\, Ananda Publishers brought out a new edition of the book in India
. In 2016\, the book won Bangladesh’s highest honor\, the Bangla Academy L
iterary Award (autobiography). Noorjahan has also published several travel
ogues and other books. The translation “Daughter of the Agunmukha” was pub
lished in 2023 by Hurst Publishers in the U.K. with distribution in the US
by Oxford University Press.\nSUNU P. CHANDY- Sunu P. Chandy (she/her) is
currently a Senior Advisor with Democracy Forward\, supporting work across
the teams to defend and build measures towards a more inclusive democracy
and to disrupt the policies that oppose this goal. Sunu is also the autho
r of an award-winning collection of poems\, My Dear Comrades\, published b
y Regal House in 2023\, and has created a wide-ranging book tour alongside
other authors\, artists\, and activists. Sunu is also a proud member of t
he board of directors for the Transgender Law Center\, and was honored to
be included as one the 2021 Queer Women of Washington.\nBefore joining Dem
ocracy Forward in September 2023\, she served as the Legal Director of the
National Women’s Law Center for six years. She led the Center’s litigatio
n efforts by expanding both the Center’s direct litigation and amicus brie
f program\, and there she coauthored several briefs to the U.S. Supreme Co
urt. Sunu provided guidance for the Center’s policy positions towards grea
ter workplace justice\, and often led the Center’s LGBTQ+ rights policy wo
rk including through testifying before the U.S. Congress. Before NWLC\, Su
nu led civil rights work through a range of government positions including
as the Deputy Director for the Civil Rights Division with the U.S. Depart
ment of Health and Human Services\, as the General Counsel of the DC Offic
e of Human Rights (OHR)\, and for 15 years as a federal litigator with the
U.S. Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in the New York District Of
fice. Sunu began her legal career as a law firm associate representing uni
ons and individual workers in New York City at Gladstein\, Reif and Meggin
niss\, LLP. Sunu is cited as a legal expert on workplace civil rights laws
\, gender justice and LGBTQ+ rights including by The New York Times\, The
Washington Post\, LA Times\, Ms. Magazine\, the Advocate\, CSPAN\, NBC\, A
BC and NPR.\nSunu earned her B.A. in Peace and Global Studies/Women’s Stud
ies from Earlham College in Richmond\, Indiana\, her law degree from North
eastern University School of Law in Boston and later\, her MFA in Creative
Writing (Poetry) from Queens College/The City University of New York in 2
013. Sunu’s creative work can also be found in publications including Asia
n American Literary Review\, Beltway Poetry Quarterly\, Poets on Adoption\
, Split this Rock’s online social justice database\, The Quarry\, and in a
nthologies including The Penguin Book of Indian Poets\, The Long Devotion:
Poets Writing Motherhood and This Bridge We Call Home: Radical Visions fo
r Transformation.\nKRITTIKA GHOSH – Krittika Ghosh (she/her) is the Execut
ive Director of the Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Proj
ect (DVRP). She has extensive experience working on gender-based violencei
n the US and Canada for the past 21 years. Krittika’s experience includes
developing innovative programming on prevention of gender-based violence (
GBV) in immigrant and refugee communities through transformative education
and outreach campaigns such as the development of graphic novels and phot
o novels highlighting sexual violence\, development of trauma art therapy
workshops and peer engagement in responding to GBV. She has deep experienc
e in community engagement\, policy development and program management. Kri
ttika was a founding member of Ontario’s Provincial Violence against Women
’s round-table and provided feedback to policies on the government’s GBV r
elated policies. Krittika is also a co-founder of the Shakti Peer group\,
a peer-based group responding to gender-based violence in New York City.\n
Krittika has been recognized for her work by the City of New York\, The Fi
lipino Women’s Network\, was one of Mother Board Magazine’s “Person of the
Year” in 2017 for her work in ending gender-based violence and is the rec
ipient of the 2021 Imagene Stewart Surviving Sprit Award. She graduated Ma
gna Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Women’s Studies fr
om Simmons University\, Boston\, and with a Master’s degree in Gender Stud
ies from the London School of Economics & Political Science.\nMONICA JAHAN
BOSE- Monica Jahan Bose(she/her) is a Bangladeshi-American artist and cli
mate activist whose work spans painting\, printmaking\, film\, performance
\, public art\, and writing. Her ongoing collaborative project STORYTELLIN
G WITH SARIS with women farmers from her mother’s ancestral village has tr
avelled to 11 US states and seven countries and engaged thousands of peopl
e. Her work has appeared in the Miami Herald\, the Washington Post\, Art A
sia Pacific\, the Milwaukee Sentinel\, the Honolulu Star Advertiser\, the
Japan Times\, and all major newspapers in Bangladesh. She is a board membe
r of Samhati and currently manages the Katakhali eco-empowerment project.
She was the editor of Daughter of the Agunmukha. She has a BA in the Pract
ice of Art (Painting) from Wesleyan University\, a post-graduate Diploma i
n Art from Santiniketan\, India\, and a JD from Columbia Law School.
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Join us for the book launch of Noorjahan Bose’s “Daughter of the Agunmukh
a” at Politics and Prose\, 5015 Connecticut Ave NW\, Washington DC\, on Su
nday\, October 29\, 2023 at 3 pm. Noorjahan Bose will be joined by local a
ctivists Sunu Chandy and Krittika Ghosh along with the book’s editor Monic
a Jahan Bose. Books will be available for purchase and signing. We hope yo
u will come and celebrate this major accomplishment with Noorjahan\, who t
urned 85 earlier this year. \nAlso please support our wonderful local
bookstore\, which is hosting this official event. \nhttps://www.politics-prose.com/noorjahan-bose\n
How does a gi
rl from a tiny Bangladeshi island end up reading Tagore\, Marx\, and de Be
auvoir and become a leading feminist campaigner?
\n
This is the riveting personal story o
f Noorjahan Bose\, born in 1938 in present-day Bangladesh to a farming fam
ily\, near the mouth of the ferocious River Agunmukha—Fire Mouth River. Ab
used by male relatives and raised by a mother who was herself a child brid
e\, Noorjahan struggled for her education and autonomy. Nurtured joyfully
and creatively by her mother\, and mentored by local activists\, she found
her way into the progressive movements that would one day take her around
the world. From the pain of partition to her husband’s death when she was
only 18 and pregnant\, to the devastating cyclones threatening her family
’s home and livelihood\, Noorjahan’s life has not been easy. Yet her coura
ge shines through the pages of her memoir\, whether she is promoting Bangl
a language rights\, enduring Bangladesh’s liberation war\, or marrying out
side her family’s faith. This moving\, gripping book tells a powerful stor
y of trauma\, loss\, resilience and empowerment.
\n
Translated by
Rebecca Whittington and edited by Monica Jahan Bose.
\n\n
Bios: \nNOORJAHAN BOSE – Noorjahan Bos
e (she/her) is a feminist writer\, social worker\, and activist\, living b
etween the US and Bangladesh. She is the founder of two US-based organizat
ions to empower South Asian women\, ASHA (now Ashiyanaa) and Samhati. She
has a BA (Honors) in Bangla literature from Dhaka University and a Masters
in Social Work from Catholic University in Washington DC. She worked for
many years as a social worker with refugees and the elderly at Catholic Ch
arities\, with foster children for Prince Georges Country\, MD\, and with
ICU patients at DC General Hospital. She also founded the first Bangla Sch
ool in the DC area\, running it out of her home for more than 10 years.\n
Her first book
\, the autobiography Agunmukhar Meye\, was published in 2009 in Bangladesh
\, after coming out in serial form in the Janakantha newspaper. The book b
ecame a bestseller\, and in 2009 was named one of the top 10 books in Bang
ladesh. In 2010\, Noorjahan received the Anannya Prize for the book\, give
n to one woman writer every year in Bangladesh. The book has been the subj
ect of numerous reviews and panel discussions in Bangladesh and India. In
2011\, Ananda Publishers brought out a new edition of the book in India. I
n 2016\, the book won Bangladesh’s highest honor\, the Bangla Academy Lite
rary Award (autobiography). Noorjahan has also published several travelogu
es and other books. The translation “Daughter of the Agunmukha” was publis
hed in 2023 by Hurst Publishers in the U.K. with distribution in the US by
Oxford University Press.
\n
SUNU P. CHANDY- Sunu P. Chandy (she/her) is currently a Seni
or Advisor with Democracy Forward\, supporting work across the teams to de
fend and build measures towards a more inclusive democracy and to disrupt
the policies that oppose this goal. Sunu is also the author of an award-wi
nning collection of poems\, My Dear Comrades\, published by Regal House in
2023\, and has created a wide-ranging book tour alongside other authors\,
artists\, and activists. Sunu is also a proud member of the board of dire
ctors for the Transgender Law Center\, and was honored to be included as o
ne the 2021 Queer Women of Washington.
\n
Before joining Democracy Forward in September 2
023\, she served as the Legal Director of the National Women’s Law Center
for six years. She led the Center’s litigation efforts by expanding both t
he Center’s direct litigation and amicus brief program\, and there she coa
uthored several briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court. Sunu provided guidance f
or the Center’s policy positions towards greater workplace justice\, and o
ften led the Center’s LGBTQ+ rights policy work including through testifyi
ng before the U.S. Congress. Before NWLC\, Sunu led civil rights work thro
ugh a range of government positions including as the Deputy Director for t
he Civil Rights Division with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Serv
ices\, as the General Counsel of the DC Office of Human Rights (OHR)\, and
for 15 years as a federal litigator with the U.S. Employment Opportunity
Commission (EEOC) in the New York District Office. Sunu began her legal ca
reer as a law firm associate representing unions and individual workers in
New York City at Gladstein\, Reif and Megginniss\, LLP. Sunu is cited as
a legal expert on workplace civil rights laws\, gender justice and LGBTQ+
rights including by The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, LA Times\,
Ms. Magazine\, the Advocate\, CSPAN\, NBC\, ABC and NPR.
\n
Sunu earned her B.A. in Peace
and Global Studies/Women’s Studies from Earlham College in Richmond\, Ind
iana\, her law degree from Northeastern University School of Law in Boston
and later\, her MFA in Creative Writing (Poetry) from Queens College/The
City University of New York in 2013. Sunu’s creative work can also be foun
d in publications including Asian American Literary Review\, Beltway Poetr
y Quarterly\, Poets on Adoption\, Split this Rock’s online social justice
database\, The Quarry\, and in anthologies including The Penguin Book of I
ndian Poets\, The Long Devotion: Poets Writing Motherhood and This Bridge
We Call Home: Radical Visions for Transformation.
\n
KRITTIKA GHOSH – Krittika Ghosh (she
/her) is the Executive Director of the Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Vio
lence Resource Project (DVRP). She has extensive experience working on gen
der-based violencein the US and Canada for the past 21 years. Krittika’s e
xperience includes developing innovative programming on prevention of gend
er-based violence (GBV) in immigrant and refugee communities through trans
formative education and outreach campaigns such as the development of grap
hic novels and photo novels highlighting sexual violence\, development of
trauma art therapy workshops and peer engagement in responding to GBV. She
has deep experience in community engagement\, policy development and prog
ram management. Krittika was a founding member of Ontario’s Provincial Vio
lence against Women’s round-table and provided feedback to policies on the
government’s GBV related policies. Krittika is also a co-founder of the S
hakti Peer group\, a peer-based group responding to gender-based violence
in New York City.
\n
Krittika has been recognized for her work by the City of New York\,
The Filipino Women’s Network\, was one of Mother Board Magazine’s “Person
of the Year” in 2017 for her work in ending gender-based violence and is t
he recipient of the 2021 Imagene Stewart Surviving Sprit Award. She gradua
ted Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Women’s Stud
ies from Simmons University\, Boston\, and with a Master’s degree in Gende
r Studies from the London School of Economics & Political Science.
\n
MONICA JAHAN BOSE-
Monica Jahan Bose(she/her) is a Bangladeshi-American artist and climate ac
tivist whose work spans painting\, printmaking\, film\, performance\, publ
ic art\, and writing. Her ongoing collaborative project STORYTELLING WITH
SARIS with women farmers from her mother’s ancestral village has travelled
to 11 US states and seven countries and engaged thousands of people. Her
work has appeared in the Miami Herald\, the Washington Post\, Art Asia Pac
ific\, the Milwaukee Sentinel\, the Honolulu Star Advertiser\, the Japan T
imes\, and all major newspapers in Bangladesh. She is a board member of Sa
mhati and currently manages the Katakhali eco-empowerment project. She was
the editor of Daughter of the Agunmukha. She has a BA in the Practice of
Art (Painting) from Wesleyan University\, a post-graduate Diploma in Art f
rom Santiniketan\, India\, and a JD from Columbia Law School.
\n
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:art\,climate\,earth day\,gardening\,gender\,plant
s\,poetry'
CONTACT:https://www.thenicholsonproject.org/
DESCRIPTION:Please stop by for the final day of “Nourish: Storytelling with
Saris”! Monica Jahan Bose will be there during gallery hours from noon t
o 4 pm and will be happy to give you a tour of the exhibition.\nNourish: S
torytelling with Saris\nLocation: The Nicholson Project\, 2310 Nicholson
Project SE\, Washington DC\, Bus B2 and many others\nExhibition Dates: Sep
tember 10-November 4\, 2023\nGallery Hours: Wednesdays 2-6pm + Saturdays 1
2 noon – 4pm\nLink to Washington Post Review.\nNourish: Storytelling with
Saris is an installation of video\, drawings\, poems\, saris\, and kanthas
inspired by plants and herbs. Touching the soil and growing food are grou
nding and nourishing. For the last two years\, Bangladeshi-American artist
Monica Jahan Bose and DC participants in her Storytelling with Saris proj
ect have been connecting with the soil and Earth and food justice issues b
y nurturing plants on windowsills and planting neighborhood vegetable gard
ens. This year they planted and harvested in the garden at The Nicholson P
roject. Bose led a series of planting workshops that included poetry and a
rt inspired by soil and plants. Using performance\, sari art\, writing\, a
nd film\, Storytelling with Saris\, which commenced in 2012\, links DC res
idents with Bangladeshi coastal women farmers in solidarity to address cli
mate and food injustice. There is a concurrent exhibition by Stephanie J
. Williams.\nMonica Jahan Bose bio: Monica Jahan Bose is a Bangladeshi-Ame
rican artist and climate activist whose work spans painting\, printmaking\
, film\, performance\, and public art. Her socially engaged work highligh
ts the intersection of climate\, racial\, gender\, and economic injustice
through co-created workshops\, art actions\, and temporary installations
and performances. Bose uses the sari — a precolonial 18-foot-long unstitch
ed garment that is always recycled and never discarded — to represent wome
n’s lives and the cycle of life on our planet. She has exhibited her work
extensively in the US and internationally (20 solo shows\, numerous group
exhibitions\, and more than 25 performances) including solo exhibitions at
the Bangladesh National Museum and MACRO Museum of Contemporary Art Rome.
Her ongoing collaborative project STORYTELLING WITH SARIS with women farm
ers from her ancestral island village has travelled to 10 states and seven
countries and engaged thousands of people. Her work has appeared in the
Miami Herald\, the Washington Post\, Art Asia Pacific\, the Milwaukee Sent
inel\, the Honolulu Star Advertiser\, the Japan Times\, and all major news
papers in Bangladesh. She has a BA in the Practice of Art (Painting) from
Wesleyan University\, a post-graduate Diploma in Art from Santiniketan\, I
ndia\, and a JD from Columbia Law School.\nThis project was supported by t
he DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231104T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231104T160000
LOCATION:The Nicholson Project @ 2310 Nicholson St SE\, Washington DC
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:“Nourish” Exhibition Closing
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Please stop by for the final day
of “Nourish: Storytelling with Saris”! Monica Jahan Bose will be there du
ring gallery hours from noon to 4 pm and will be happy to give you a tour
of the exhibition.
\n
Nourish: Story
telling with Saris
\n
Location: The Nicholson Project\, 2310
Nicholson Project SE\, Washington DC\, Bus B2 and many others
Nourish: Storytelling with Saris is an installation of video\
, drawings\, poems\, saris\, and kanthas inspired by plants and h
erbs. Touching the soil and growing food are grounding and nourishing. For
the last two years\, Bangladeshi-American artist Monica Jahan Bose and DC
participants in her Storytelling with Saris project have been connecting
with the soil and Earth and food justice issues by nurturing plants on win
dowsills and planting neighborhood vegetable gardens. This year they plant
ed and harvested in the garden at The Nicholson Project. Bose led a series
of planting workshops that included poetry and art inspired by soil and p
lants. Using performance\, sari art\, writing\, and film\, Storytelling wi
th Saris\, which commenced in 2012\, links DC residents with Bangladeshi c
oastal women farmers in solidarity to address climate and food injustice.
There is a concurrent exhibition by Stephanie J. Williams.
\n
Monica Jahan Bose bio: Monica Jahan Bose is a Bangladeshi-American artist and cl
imate activist whose work spans painting\, printmaking\, film\, performanc
e\, and public art. Her socially engaged work highlights the intersection
of climate\, racial\, gender\, and economic injustice through co-created
workshops\, art actions\, and temporary installations and performances. <
/span>Bose uses the sari — a precolonial
18-foot-long unstitched garment that is always recycled and never discarde
d — to represent women’s lives and the cycle of life on our planet. She ha
s exhibited her work extensively in the US and internationally (20 solo sh
ows\, numerous group exhibitions\, and more than 25 performances) includin
g solo exhibitions at the Bangladesh National Museum and MACRO Museum of C
ontemporary Art Rome. Her ongoing
collaborative project STORYTELLING WITH SARIS with women farmers from her
ancestral island village has travelled to 10 states and seven countries an
d engaged thousands of people. Her work has appeared in the Miami Herald\, the Washington Post\, Art Asi
a Pacific\, the Milwaukee Sentinel\, the Honolulu Star Advertiser\, the Ja
pan Times\, and all major news
papers in Bangladesh. She has a BA in the Practice of Art (Painting) from
Wesleyan University\, a post-graduate Diploma in Art from Santiniketan\, I
ndia\, and a JD from Columbia Law School.
\n
This project was
supported by the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities.
\n
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DTSTAMP:20260316T152048Z
CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:art\,climate\,gender\,poetry'
CONTACT:Sierra Quitiquit\; sierra@timeforbetter.org\; https://www.timeforbe
tter.org/cop28hopehouse
DESCRIPTION:Join Monica Jahan Bose for an interactive sari workshop during
the open house for Hope House in the Arts District. The event and Monica
’s sari installation will take place during the COP28 climate conference i
n Dubai. It will be part of Hope House in the arts district and accessibl
e to all (no blue or green badge needed).\nAddress: Jossa\, Warehouse 45
Alserkal Avenue – 17th St – Dubai – United Arab Emirates\nInteractive Clim
ate Sari workshop: November 30 from 7-10 pm at Open House (RSVP at link h
ere)\nHope House is a “canvas for hope\,” a place of rest\, resilience\, c
ulture and inspiration set in a warehouse space in the vibrant Alserkal ar
ts district in Dubai. All visitors to COP28 are invited to come and join
us. More details about Hope House at this link.\n7:00 pm – 10:00 pm: OPEN
(HOPE) HOUSE – A warm welcome to COP28 UAE from Time for Better and celeb
ration of Earth featuring an interactive media opportunity to share your c
limate story with Imagine5. Women’s Environmental and Climate Action (WECA
N) will provide an Earth Dedication to inspire optimistic outcomes at COP2
8 UAE. *Hope House guests are welcome to bring rocks\, soil\, and water fr
om their homelands to combine into vessels which will symbolize our collec
tive efforts to make a positive difference.\nMonica Jahan Bose is a Bangla
deshi-American artist and climate activist whose work spans painting\, pri
ntmaking\, film\, performance\, and installation. Her socially engaged wo
rk highlights the intersection of climate\, racial\, gender\, and economic
injustice through co-created workshops\, art actions\, installations and
performances. Monica uses the sari — a precolonial 18-foot-long unstitched
garment that is always recycled and never discarded — to represent women’
s lives and the cycle of life on our planet. She has exhibited her work ex
tensively in the US and internationally including solo exhibitions at the
Bangladesh National Museum and MACRO Museum of Contemporary Art Rome. Her
decade-long collaborative project STORYTELLING WITH SARIS with women farme
rs from her ancestral island village has traveled to eight countries and 1
1 US states\, engaging thousands of people. She has a BA in the Practice o
f Art (Painting) from Wesleyan University\, a Diploma in Art from Santinik
etan\, India\, and a JD from Columbia Law School.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231130T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231130T220000
LOCATION:Hope House (at Jossa) @ Warehouse 45 Alserkal Avenue - 17th St - D
ubai - United Arab Emirates
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Sari workshop at Hope House Dubai
URL:https://storytellingwithsaris.com/event/sari-installation-at-cop28-duba
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Join Monica Jahan Bose for an interactive sari workshop during the
open house for Hope House in the Arts District. The event and Monica’s s
ari installation will take place during the COP28 climate conference in Du
bai. It will be part of Hope House in the arts district and accessible to
all (no blue or green badge needed).
\n
Address: Jossa\, Warehouse
45 Alserkal Avenue – 17th St – Dubai – United Arab Emirates
\n
Intera
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/p>\n
Hope House is a “canvas for hope\,” a place of rest\, resilience\,
culture and inspiration set in a warehouse space in the vibrant Alserkal
arts district in Dubai. All visitors to COP28 are invited to come and joi
n us. More details about Hop
e House at this link.
\n
7:00 pm – 10:0
0 pm: OPEN (HOPE) HOUSE – A warm welcome to COP28 UAE from Time for Better
and celebration of Earth featuring an interactive media opportunity to sh
are your climate story with Imagine5. Women’s Environmental and Climate Ac
tion (WECAN) will provide an Earth Dedication to inspire optimistic outcom
es at COP28 UAE. *Hope House guests are welcome to bring rocks\, soil\, an
d water from their homelands to combine into vessels which will symbolize
our collective efforts to make a positive difference.
\n
Mo
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e work spans painting\, printmaking\, film\, performance\, and installatio
n. Her socially engaged work highlights the intersection of climate\, rac
ial\, gender\, and economic injustice through co-created workshops\, art a
ctions\, installations and performances. Monica uses the sari — a precolon
ial 18-foot-long unstitched garment that is always recycled and never disc
arded — to represent women’s lives and the cycle of life on our planet. Sh
e has exhibited her work extensively in the US and internationally includi
ng solo exhibitions at the Bangladesh National Museum and MACRO Museum of
Contemporary Art Rome. Her decade-long collaborative project STORYTELLING
WITH SARIS with women farmers from her ancestral island village has travel
ed to eight countries and 11 US states\, engaging thousands of people. She
has a BA in the Practice of Art (Painting) from Wesleyan University\, a D
iploma in Art from Santiniketan\, India\, and a JD from Columbia La
w School.
\n
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:art\,climate\,gender\,workshop
CONTACT:chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://doe.por
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DESCRIPTION:Monica Jahan Bose will be presenting at the Bangladesh Pavilion
on December 1 at 3:30 to 5 pm.\nThe Pavilion is in Blue Zone B2\, Buildin
g 21\, ground floor.\nJoin internationally-acclaimed artist and climate ac
tivist Monica Jahan Bose for multimedia storytelling and art-making on a s
ix-meter-long Bangladeshi sari\nStorytelling with Saris connects people ar
ound the world through art with action steps to address climate change in
solidarity with women farmers from artist Monica Jahan Bose’s ancestral vi
llage on Barobaishdia Island\, Patuakhali District\, Bangladesh. Monica is
working to preserve the intangible heritage of these women’s folk dances
and oral tradition Bangla songs\, which may be lost due to climate change.
She will show images and video and share stories about climate impacts i
n coastal Bangladesh and the resilience of these communities even in the f
ace of losing crops\, land\, and intangible heritage. Everyone will join
in drawing and writing on a sari. This hands-on art workshop builds cross-
border community and climate resilience.\nMonica Jahan Bose is a Banglades
hi-American artist and climate activist whose work spans painting\, printm
aking\, film\, performance\, and installation. Her socially engaged work
highlights the intersection of climate\, racial\, gender\, and economic in
justice through co-created workshops\, art actions\, installations and per
formances. Monica uses the sari — a precolonial 18-foot-long unstitched ga
rment that is always recycled and never discarded — to represent women’s l
ives and the cycle of life on our planet. She has exhibited her work exten
sively in the US and internationally including solo exhibitions at the Ban
gladesh National Museum and MACRO Museum of Contemporary Art Rome. Her dec
ade-long collaborative project STORYTELLING WITH SARIS with women farmers
from her ancestral island village has traveled to eight countries and 11 U
S states\, engaging thousands of people. She has a BA in the Practice of A
rt (Painting) from Wesleyan University\, a Diploma in Art from Santiniketa
n\, India\, and a JD from Columbia Law School.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231201T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231201T170000
LOCATION:Bangladesh Pavilion\, Expo City\, Blue Zone B2\, Building 21 @ Exp
o City\, Dubai\, UAE
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Rising Up to Climate Change at BD Pavilion
URL:https://storytellingwithsaris.com/event/rising-up-to-climate-change-sto
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Monica Jahan Bose will be presenting at the Bangladesh Pavil
ion on December 1 at 3:30 to 5 pm.
\n
The Pavilion is in Blue Zone B2
\, Building 21\, ground floor.
\n
Join internationally-acclaime
d artist and climate activist Monica Jahan Bose for multimed
ia storytelling and art-making on a six-meter-long Bangladeshi sari
\n
Storytelling with
Saris connects people around the
world through art with action steps to address climate change in solidari
ty with women farmers from artist Monica Jahan Bose’s ancestral village on
Barobaishdia Island\, Patuakhali District\, Bangladesh. Monica is working
to preserve the intangible heritage of these women’s folk dances and oral
tradition Bangla songs\, which may be lost due to climate change. She will show images and video and share
stories about climate impacts in coastal Bangladesh and the resilience of
these communities even in the face of losing crops\, land\, and intangibl
e heritage. Everyone will join in drawing and writing on a sari. <
span style='font-weight: 400\;'>This hands-on art workshop builds cross-bo
rder community and climate resilience.
\n
Monica Jahan Bose is a Bangladeshi-American artist and climat
e activist whose work spans painting\, printmaking\, film\, performance\,
and installation. Her socially engaged work highlights the intersection o
f climate\, racial\, gender\, and economic injustice through co-created wo
rkshops\, art actions\, installations and performances. Monica uses the sari — a precolonial 18-foot-long un
stitched garment that is always recycled and never discarded — to represen
t women’s lives and the cycle of life on our planet. She has exhibited her
work extensively in the US and internationally including solo exhibitions
at the Bangladesh National Museum and MACRO Museum of Contemporary Art Ro
me. Her decade-long collaborative
project STORYTELLING WITH SARIS with women farmers from her ancestral isla
nd village has traveled to eight countries and 11 US states\, engaging tho
usands of people. She has a BA in the Practice of Art (Painting) from Wesl
eyan University\, a Diploma in Art from Santiniketan\, India\, and a JD from Columbia Law School.
\n
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:art\,climate\,gender\,plants\,poetry'\,workshop
CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:We will be doing workshops and talks and an exhibition in Dhaka
and Patuakhali\, Bangladesh. Stay tuned for details.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240212T174700
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240311T184700
SEQUENCE:0
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We will be doing workshops and talks and an exhibition in D
haka and Patuakhali\, Bangladesh. Stay tuned for details.
“চলমান” প্রদর্শনীতে শিল্পী মনিকা জাহান বোস তুলে ধরেছেন শাড়ি\,
চলচিত্র এবং কৃতকলার মাধ্যমে তাঁর দীর্ঘমেয়াদী প্রকল্প “শাড়ীর মধ্যে
জীবনগাথা”। এই চলমান প্রকল্পে তিনি কাজ করছেন জলবায়ু পরিবর্তন এবং নারী\, খাদ
্য ও পরিবেশের উপরে এর বিরূপ প্রভাব নিয়ে। তিনি এক দশক ধরে তার মায়ের গ্রাম (কাটাখালী গ্রাম\, বড়বাইশদিয়া
দ্বীপ\, পটুয়াখালী জেলা)\, আমেরিকা এবং ইউরোপে বসবাসরত নারীদের যৌথ সহযোগিতায়
জলবায়ু পরিবর্তন সম্পর্কিত চিত্র\, লেখা\, এবং আলোচনা দিয়ে শিল্প করেছেন| “চলমান” শব্দটির বাংলা প্রচলিত সমার্থক অর্থ হল\, অগ্রসরমান\, অনবর
ত\, অবিরাম\, নিরন্তর ইত্যাদি\, বিশেষ করে যা ব্যবহৃত হয় চলমান চলচিত্রের ক্ষ
েত্রে।
Choloman pres
ents an in progress snapshot of Monica Jahan Bose’s ongoing Storytelling w
ith Saris collaborative art project\, addressing climate change and its im
pact on women\, food\, and our environment through saris\, film\, and perf
ormance. The word “choloman” in Bangla means ongoing\, moving\, or continu
ous and is especially used to refer to films that are running. Monica has
worked for more than a decade with women farmers from her ancestral villag
e in Katakhali\, Barobaishdia Island\, Patuakhali District along with resi
dents of her home in Washington DC and others around the world.
\n
Cu
rator: Ruxmini Choudhury.
\n
The exhibition will run from 3pm to 9pm
everyday from 1-9 March\, 2024.
\n
Venue: Shala\, Aloki\, 211 Guls
han – Tejgaon Link Road\, Dhaka -1208
\n
You are cordiall
y invited to the inauguration of the exhibition চলমান on 1st March\, 2024
at 4pm.
Monica Jahan Bose is a Bangladeshi-American art
ist and climate activist whose work spans painting\, printmaking\, film\,
performance\, and installation. Her socially engaged work highlights the i
ntersection of climate\, racial\, gender\, and economic injustice through
co-created workshops\, art actions\, and temporary installations and perfo
rmances. She has exhibited her work extensively in the US and internationa
lly (26 solo shows\, numerous group exhibitions\, and more than 25 perform
ances) including solo exhibitions at the Bangladesh National Museum and MA
CRO Museum of Contemporary Art Rome. Her ongoing decade-long collaborative
project Storytelling with Saris with women farmers from her ancestral isl
and village has traveled to eight countries and 12 US states\, engaging th
ousands of people. Her work has appeared in the Miami Herald\, the Washing
ton Post\, Art Asia Pacific\, the Milwaukee Sentinel\, the Honolulu Star A
dvertiser\, the Japan Times\, Prothom Alo and all major newspapers in Bang
ladesh. The Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum is acquiring a collecti
on of her paintings\, saris\, and archival materials. Monica was an artist
delegate to the COP28 climate conference in Dubai\, presenting sari insta
llations\, workshops\, and film screenings. She has a BA in the Practice o
f Art (Painting) from Wesleyan University\, a post-graduate diploma in art
from Santiniketan\,India\, and a JD from Columbia Law School.
\n
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:art\,climate\,earth day\,film\,gender
CONTACT:Monica Jahan Bose\; 2025096282\; monicajahanbose@gmail.com
DESCRIPTION:Join artist/filmmaker Monica Jahan Bose for the DC premiere of
“Darchira River\,” a new performance film. The film is based on a performa
nce about cimate change let by Monica in Katakhali Village\, Bangladesh\,
on the banks of the Darchira River\, which has been destroyed by climate c
hange. The stunning footage shows women farmers of the village engage in s
inging\, writing\, and rituals towards healing climate change. In this eco
feminist work\, the women reframe a Muslim ritual of writing wishes\, into
a feminist ritual of hope and renewal\, using writing\, turmeric and wate
r. The film features village women’s oral tradition songs along with an or
iginal score by DC musician and sound designer Sonia Herrero. Cinematograp
hy: Shefali Akhter Shetu. Editing: Shefali Akhter Shetu and Monica Jahan B
ose.\nJoin us at lunchtime on Friday for the DC premiere at Artomatic.\nRu
nning time 20 minutes\, followed by Q&A with artist\nArtomatic\, Friday\,
April 19 at 12:15 pm\, 6th floor\n2100 M St NW\, Washington\, DC (metro\;
Dupont Circle)
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240419T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240419T131500
LOCATION:Artomatic @ 2100 M St NW\, Washington DC 20037
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Darchira River film screening
URL:https://storytellingwithsaris.com/event/darchira-river-film-screening/
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Join artist/filmmaker Monica Jahan Bose
for the DC premiere of “Darchira River\,” a new performance film. The
film is based on a performance about cimate change let by Monica in Katak
hali Village\, Bangladesh\, on the banks of the Darchira River\, which has
been destroyed by climate change. The stunning footage shows women farmer
s of the village engage in singing\, writing\, and rituals towards healing
climate change. In this ecofeminist work\, the women reframe a Muslim rit
ual of writing wishes\, into a feminist ritual of hope and renewal\, using
writing\, turmeric and water. The film features village women’s oral trad
ition songs along with an original score by DC musician and sound designer
Sonia Herrero. Cinematography: Shefali Akhter Shetu. Editing: Shefali Akh
ter Shetu and Monica Jahan Bose.
\n
Join us at lunchtime o
n Friday for the DC premiere at Artomatic.
\n
Running time
20 minutes\, followed by Q&A with artist
\n
Artomatic\, F
riday\, April 19 at 12:15 pm\, 6th floor
\n
2100 M St NW\,
Washington\, DC (metro\; Dupont Circle)
\n
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CONTACT:Monica Jahan Bose\; 2025096282\; monicajahanbose@gmail.com\; https:
//www.thenicholsonproject.org/
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a planting\, poetry\, and art workshop at The Nicho
lson Project’s garden. We will be cleaning and planting the garden with Pe
ter Lewis\, the Garden Manager at Nicholson. Artist Monica Jahan Bose will
lead us in creating poetry and sari art.\nIf you have joined prior Storyt
elling with Saris workshops\, please bring with you your folder of materia
ls — journal\, pencil etc. Looking forward to seeing you! Please email st
orytellingwithsaris@gmail.com with any questions or accommodation needs.\n
Monica Jahan Bose is a Bangladeshi-American artist and climate activist wh
ose work spans painting\, printmaking\, performance\, film\, and interdisc
iplinary projects. Her social practice work highlights the intersection of
climate\, racial\, gender\, and economic injustice through co-created wor
kshops and temporary public art installations and performances. She is the
creator of STORYTELLING WITH SARIS\, a long-term art and advocacy project
with her ancestral village of Katakhali\, Bangladesh. She has a BA in the
Practice of Art (Painting) from Wesleyan University\, a Diploma in Art fr
om Santiniketan\, India\, and a JD from Columbia Law School.\nPeter Lewis
is an avid gardener\, artist\, and chef. He has been working with Nicholso
n Project since 2022 and is the main point of contact for garden activitie
s and distribution during peak growing season. Peter also manages seeds st
arts and runs the Community Composting Program at Koiner Farm in Silver Sp
ring\, MD.\n\n\nMonica Jahan Bose bio: Monica Jahan Bose is a Bangladeshi-
American artist and climate activist whose work spans painting\, printmaki
ng\, film\, performance\, and public art. Her socially engaged work highl
ights the intersection of climate\, racial\, gender\, and economic injusti
ce through co-created workshops\, art actions\, and temporary installatio
ns and performances. Bose uses the sari — a precolonial 18-foot-long unsti
tched garment that is always recycled and never discarded — to represent w
omen’s lives and the cycle of life on our planet. She has exhibited her wo
rk extensively in the US and internationally (20 solo shows\, numerous gro
up exhibitions\, and more than 25 performances) including solo exhibitions
at the Bangladesh National Museum and MACRO Museum of Contemporary Art Ro
me. Her ongoing collaborative project STORYTELLING WITH SARIS with women f
armers from her ancestral island village has travelled to 10 states and se
ven countries and engaged thousands of people. Her work has appeared in t
he Miami Herald\, the Washington Post\, Art Asia Pacific\, the Milwaukee S
entinel\, the Honolulu Star Advertiser\, the Japan Times\, and all major n
ewspapers in Bangladesh. She has a BA in the Practice of Art (Painting) fr
om Wesleyan University\, a post-graduate Diploma in Art from Santiniketan\
, India\, and a JD from Columbia Law School.\n\n\nThe Nicholson Project is
an artist residency program and neighborhood garden in Ward 7’s Fairlawn
neighborhood. Its mission is to support\, provide opportunities\, engage\,
and amplify artists and creatives from our community and the local artist
community—particularly artists of color and those from Ward 7 and 8—while
engaging our neighbors through community-based programming. Its vision is
to serve as a cultural hub and community anchor celebrating Ward 7’s auth
entic identity\, while infusing new vibrancy into Southeast DC. We hope to
inspire others to use similar non-traditional arts and community-centered
projects as a pathway toward stronger\, more vibrant communities.\nThis p
roject is supported by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.\n\n\n
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gardening-and-poetry-workshop-ticket
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Join us for
a planting\, poetry\, and art workshop at The Nicholson Project’s garden.
We will be cleaning and planting the garden with Peter Lewis\, the Garden
Manager at Nicholson. Artist Monica Jahan Bose will lead us in creating p
oetry and sari art.
\n
If you have joined prior Storytelling with Sar
is workshops\, please bring with you your folder of materials — journal\,
pencil etc. Looking forward to seeing you! Please email storytellingwiths
aris@gmail.com with any questions or accommodation needs.
\n
Monica J
ahan Bose is a Bangladeshi-American artist and climate activist whose work
spans painting\, printmaking\, performance\, film\, and interdisciplinary
projects. Her social practice work highlights the intersection of climate
\, racial\, gender\, and economic injustice through co-created workshops a
nd temporary public art installations and performances. She is the creator
of STORYTELLING WITH SARIS\, a long-term art and advocacy project with he
r ancestral village of Katakhali\, Bangladesh. She has a BA in the Practic
e of Art (Painting) from Wesleyan University\, a Diploma in Art from Santi
niketan\, India\, and a JD from Columbia Law School.
\n
Peter Lewis i
s an avid gardener\, artist\, and chef. He has been working with Nicholson
Project since 2022 and is the main point of contact for garden activities
and distribution during peak growing season. Peter also manages seeds sta
rts and runs the Community Composting Program at Koiner Farm in Silver Spr
ing\, MD.
\n
\n
\n
Monica
Jahan Bose bio: Monica Jahan Bose
is a Bangladeshi-American artist and climate activist whose work spans pai
nting\, printmaking\, film\, performance\, and public art. Her socially e
ngaged work highlights the intersection of climate\, racial\, gender\, and
economic injustice through co-created workshops\, art actions\, and tempo
rary installations and performances. Bose uses the sari — a precolonial 18-foot-long unstitched garment tha
t is always recycled and never discarded — to represent women’s lives and
the cycle of life on our planet. She has exhibited her work extensively in
the US and internationally (20 solo shows\, numerous group exhibitions\,
and more than 25 performances) including solo exhibitions at the Banglades
h National Museum and MACRO Museum of Contemporary Art Rome. Her ongoing collaborative project STORYTELLING
WITH SARIS with women farmers from her ancestral island village has travel
led to 10 states and seven countries and engaged thousands of people. Her
work has appeared in the Miami
Herald\, the Washington Post\, Art Asia Pacific\, the Milwaukee Sentinel\
, the Honolulu Star Advertiser\, the Japan Times\, and all major newspapers in Bangladesh. She has a BA
in the Practice of Art (Painting) from Wesleyan University\, a post-gradua
te Diploma in Art from Santiniketan\, India\, and a JD from Columbia Law S
chool.
\n
\n
\n
The
Nicholson Project is an artist residency program and neighborhood garden
in Ward 7’s Fairlawn neighborhood. Its mission is to support\, provide opp
ortunities\, engage\, and amplify artists and creatives from our community
and the local artist community—particularly artists of color and those fr
om Ward 7 and 8—while engaging our neighbors through community-based progr
amming. Its vision is to serve as a cultural hub and community anchor cele
brating Ward 7’s authentic identity\, while infusing new vibrancy into Sou
theast DC. We hope to inspire others to use similar non-traditional arts a
nd community-centered projects as a pathway toward stronger\, more vibrant
communities.
\n
This project is supported by the DC Commission on th
e Arts and Humanities.
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DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the final workshop to cocreate work for SWIM
MING\, a new public art project that explores the deep and essential conne
ctions we have to water as our world faces increased flooding and rising s
ea levels due to climate change. We will be sewing together 22 saris for t
he project. You do not need to have sewing experince. We are happy to teac
h you how to hand sew or use a machine. When installed in June 2024 at the
Marie Reed Community & Aquatic Center in Washington DC\, SWIMMING will fe
ature a “pool” of art-embellished saris\, along with a sound walk\, perfor
mances\, film screenings\, and poetry readings. SWIMMING is part of Bose’s
art and advocacy project Storytelling with Saris. Started over a decade a
go\, the project has fostered collaboration with women from Bose’s ancestr
al island in Bangladesh as well as residents of DC and people around the w
orld. The workshop is generously hosted by The Line DC.\nTo learn more and
become part of this exciting project\, please register and add to your ca
lendar. ASL will be provided.\nPlease email storytellingwithsaris@gmail.co
m with any questions or accommodation needs.\nCurator: Sarah Tanguy. Film/
livestream: Paris Preston\nMusic & Sound Design: Sonia Herrero. Marketing
Design & Social Media: Jen Saavedra\nCommunity partners: Marie Reed Elem
entary School and Community & Aquatic Center\, Adams Morgan Partnership BI
D\, DC Arts Center\, Calvary Women’s Services\, Moms Clean Air Force.\nThi
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20009
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Please join us for the final workshop t
o cocreate work for SWIMMING\, a new public art project that explores the
deep and essential connections we have to water as our world faces increas
ed flooding and rising sea levels due to climate change. We will be sewing
together 22 saris for the project. You do not need to have sewing experin
ce. We are happy to teach you how to hand sew or use a machine. When insta
lled in June 2024 at the Marie Reed Community & Aquatic Center in Washingt
on DC\, SWIMMING will feature a “pool” of art-embellished saris\, along wi
th a sound walk\, performances\, film screenings\, and poetry readings. SW
IMMING is part of Bose’s art and advocacy project Storytelling with Saris.
Started over a decade ago\, the project has fostered collaboration with w
omen from Bose’s ancestral island in Bangladesh as well as residents of DC
and people around the world. The workshop is generously hosted by The Lin
e DC.
\n
To learn more and become part of this exciting pr
oject\, please register and add to your calendar. ASL will be provided.
\n
Please email storytellingwithsaris@gmail.com with any que
stions or accommodation needs.
\n
Curator: Sarah Tanguy. F
ilm/livestream: Paris Preston
\n
Music & Sound Design: Son
ia Herrero. Marketing Design & Social Media: Jen Saavedra
\n
Community partners: Marie Reed Elementary School and Community & Aqua
tic Center\, Adams Morgan Partnership BID\, DC Arts Center\, Calvary Women
’s Services\, Moms Clean Air Force.
\n
This project is fun
ded by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
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s\,poetry'
CONTACT:Monica Jahan Bose\; 2025096282\; monicajahanbose@gmail.com\; https:
//www.thenicholsonproject.org/
DESCRIPTION:Join the Storytelling with Saris team to help harvest the veget
ables from the Nicholson Project neighborhood garden. We helped out in th
e garden in the spring and and are thrilled to go back to see what has bee
n growing. We will do some earthing exercises with Monica Jahan Bose and
work with the gardener in residence\, Peter Lewis.\nPeter Lewis is an avid
gardener\, artist\, and chef. He has been working with Nicholson Project
since 2022 and is the main point of contact for garden activities and dist
ribution during peak growing season. Peter also manages seeds starts and r
uns the Community Composting Program at Koiner Farm in Silver Spring\, MD.
\nMonica Jahan Bose is a Bangladeshi-American artist and climate activist
whose work spans painting\, printmaking\, film\, performance\, and public
art. Her socially engaged work highlights the intersection of climate\, r
acial\, gender\, and economic injustice through co-created workshops\, art
actions\, and temporary installations and performances. Bose uses the sa
ri — a precolonial 18-foot-long unstitched garment that is always recycled
and never discarded — to represent women’s lives and the cycle of life on
our planet. She has exhibited her work extensively in the US and internat
ionally (23 solo shows\, numerous group exhibitions\, and more than 25 per
formances) including solo exhibitions at the Bangladesh National Museum an
d MACRO Museum of Contemporary Art Rome. Her ongoing collaborative project
STORYTELLING WITH SARIS with women farmers from her ancestral island vill
age has travelled to 12 US states and eight countries and engaged thousand
s of people. Her work has appeared in the Miami Herald\, the Washington P
ost\, Art Asia Pacific\, the Milwaukee Sentinel\, the Honolulu Star Advert
iser\, the Japan Times\, and all major newspapers in Bangladesh. She has a
BA in the Practice of Art (Painting) from Wesleyan University\, a post-gr
aduate Diploma in Art from Santiniketan\, India\, and a JD from Columbia L
aw School.\n\n\n\n\nThe Nicholson Project is an artist residency program a
nd neighborhood garden in Ward 7’s Fairlawn neighborhood. Its mission is t
o support\, provide opportunities\, engage\, and amplify artists and creat
ives from our community and the local artist community—particularly artist
s of color and those from Ward 7 and 8—while engaging our neighbors throug
h community-based programming. Its vision is to serve as a cultural hub an
d community anchor celebrating Ward 7’s authentic identity\, while infusin
g new vibrancy into Southeast DC. We hope to inspire others to use similar
non-traditional arts and community-centered projects as a pathway toward
stronger\, more vibrant communities.\nStortyelling with Saris is supported
by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.\n\n\nTickets: https://ww
w.eventbrite.com/e/gardening-and-poetry-workshop-tickets-877706412507?aff=
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240626T110000
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Join the St
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on Project neighborhood garden. We helped out in the garden in the spring
and and are thrilled to go back to see what has been growing. We will do
some earthing exercises with Monica Jahan Bose and work with the gardener
in residence\, Peter Lewis.
\n
Peter Lewis is an avid gardener\, art
ist\, and chef. He has been working with Nicholson Project since 2022 and
is the main point of contact for garden activities and distribution during
peak growing season. Peter also manages seeds starts and runs the Communi
ty Composting Program at Koiner Farm in Silver Spring\, MD.
\n
Monica
Jahan Bose is a Bangladeshi-American artist and climate activist whose wo
rk spans painting\, printmaking\, film\, performance\, and public art. He
r socially engaged work highlights the intersection of climate\, racial\,
gender\, and economic injustice through co-created workshops\, art actions
\, and temporary installations and performances. Bose uses the sari — a p
recolonial 18-foot-long unstitched garment that is always recycled and nev
er discarded — to represent women’s lives and the cycle of life on our pla
net. She has exhibited her work extensively in the US and internationally
(23 solo shows\, numerous group exhibitions\, and more than 25 performance
s) including solo exhibitions at the Bangladesh National Museum and MACRO
Museum of Contemporary Art Rome. Her ongoing collaborative project STORYTE
LLING WITH SARIS with women farmers from her ancestral island village has
travelled to 12 US states and eight countries and engaged thousands of peo
ple. Her work has appeared in the Miami Herald\, the Washington Post\,
Art Asia Pacific\, the Milwaukee Sentinel\, the Honolulu Star Advertiser\
, the Japan Times\, and all major newspapers in Bangladesh. She has a
BA in the Practice of Art (Painting) from Wesleyan University\, a post-gra
duate Diploma in Art from Santiniketan\, India\, and a JD from Columbia La
w School.
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
The Nicholson Project is an artist residency program and neighbor
hood garden in Ward 7’s Fairlawn neighborhood. Its mission is to support\,
provide opportunities\, engage\, and amplify artists and creatives from o
ur community and the local artist community—particularly artists of color
and those from Ward 7 and 8—while engaging our neighbors through community
-based programming. Its vision is to serve as a cultural hub and community
anchor celebrating Ward 7’s authentic identity\, while infusing new vibra
ncy into Southeast DC. We hope to inspire others to use similar non-tradit
ional arts and community-centered projects as a pathway toward stronger\,
more vibrant communities.
\n
Stortyelling with Saris is supported by
the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
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CONTACT:Monica Jahan Bose\; 2025096282\; monicajahanbose@gmail.com\; https:
//www.thenicholsonproject.org/
DESCRIPTION:Join the Storytelling with Saris team to help harvest the veget
ables from the Nicholson Project neighborhood garden. We helped out in th
e garden in the spring and and are thrilled to go back to see what has bee
n growing. We will do some earthing exercises with Monica Jahan Bose and
work with the gardener in residence\, Peter Lewis. Location: 2310 Nichol
son St\, SE\, Washington DC. Buses B2\, 32\, 36. Free street parking ava
ilable.\nPeter Lewis is an avid gardener\, artist\, and chef. He has been
working with Nicholson Project since 2022 and is the main point of contact
for garden activities and distribution during peak growing season. Peter
also manages seeds starts and runs the Community Composting Program at Koi
ner Farm in Silver Spring\, MD.\nMonica Jahan Bose is a Bangladeshi-Americ
an artist and climate activist whose work spans painting\, printmaking\, f
ilm\, performance\, and public art. Her socially engaged work highlights
the intersection of climate\, racial\, gender\, and economic injustice thr
ough co-created workshops\, art actions\, and temporary installations and
performances. Bose uses the sari — a precolonial 18-foot-long unstitched
garment that is always recycled and never discarded — to represent women’s
lives and the cycle of life on our planet. She has exhibited her work ext
ensively in the US and internationally (23 solo shows\, numerous group exh
ibitions\, and more than 25 performances) including solo exhibitions at th
e Bangladesh National Museum and MACRO Museum of Contemporary Art Rome. He
r ongoing collaborative project STORYTELLING WITH SARIS with women farmers
from her ancestral island village has travelled to 12 US states and eight
countries and engaged thousands of people. Her work has appeared in the
Miami Herald\, the Washington Post\, Art Asia Pacific\, the Milwaukee Sent
inel\, the Honolulu Star Advertiser\, the Japan Times\, and all major news
papers in Bangladesh. She has a BA in the Practice of Art (Painting) from
Wesleyan University\, a post-graduate Diploma in Art from Santiniketan\, I
ndia\, and a JD from Columbia Law School.\n\n\n\n\nThe Nicholson Project i
s an artist residency program and neighborhood garden in Ward 7’s Fairlawn
neighborhood. Its mission is to support\, provide opportunities\, engage\
, and amplify artists and creatives from our community and the local artis
t community—particularly artists of color and those from Ward 7 and 8—whil
e engaging our neighbors through community-based programming. Its vision i
s to serve as a cultural hub and community anchor celebrating Ward 7’s aut
hentic identity\, while infusing new vibrancy into Southeast DC. We hope t
o inspire others to use similar non-traditional arts and community-centere
d projects as a pathway toward stronger\, more vibrant communities.\nStort
yelling with Saris is supported by the DC Commission on the Arts and Human
ities.\n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gardening-and-poetry-wor
kshop-tickets-877706412507?aff=oddtdtcreator.
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\n
Join the St
orytelling with Saris team to help harvest the vegetables from the Nichols
on Project neighborhood garden. We helped out in the garden in the spring
and and are thrilled to go back to see what has been growing. We will do
some earthing exercises with Monica Jahan Bose and work with the gardener
in residence\, Peter Lewis. Location: 2310 Nicholson St\, SE\, Washingt
on DC. Buses B2\, 32\, 36. Free street parking available.
\n
Peter
Lewis is an avid gardener\, artist\, and chef. He has been working with Ni
cholson Project since 2022 and is the main point of contact for garden act
ivities and distribution during peak growing season. Peter also manages se
eds starts and runs the Community Composting Program at Koiner Farm in Sil
ver Spring\, MD.
\n
Monica Jahan Bose is a Bangladeshi-American artis
t and climate activist whose work spans painting\, printmaking\, film\, pe
rformance\, and public art. Her socially engaged work highlights the inte
rsection of climate\, racial\, gender\, and economic injustice through co-
created workshops\, art actions\, and temporary installations and perform
ances. Bose uses the sari — a precolonial 18-foot-long unstitched garment
that is always recycled and never discarded — to represent women’s lives a
nd the cycle of life on our planet. She has exhibited her work extensively
in the US and internationally (23 solo shows\, numerous group exhibitions
\, and more than 25 performances) including solo exhibitions at the Bangla
desh National Museum and MACRO Museum of Contemporary Art Rome. Her ongoin
g collaborative project STORYTELLING WITH SARIS with women farmers from he
r ancestral island village has travelled to 12 US states and eight countri
es and engaged thousands of people. Her work has appeared in the Miami
Herald\, the Washington Post\, Art Asia Pacific\, the Milwaukee Sentinel\
, the Honolulu Star Advertiser\, the Japan Times\, and all major newsp
apers in Bangladesh. She has a BA in the Practice of Art (Painting) from W
esleyan University\, a post-graduate Diploma in Art from Santiniketan\, In
dia\, and a JD from Columbia Law School.
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
The Nicholson Project is an artist
residency program and neighborhood garden in Ward 7’s Fairlawn neighborho
od. Its mission is to support\, provide opportunities\, engage\, and ampli
fy artists and creatives from our community and the local artist community
—particularly artists of color and those from Ward 7 and 8—while engaging
our neighbors through community-based programming. Its vision is to serve
as a cultural hub and community anchor celebrating Ward 7’s authentic iden
tity\, while infusing new vibrancy into Southeast DC. We hope to inspire o
thers to use similar non-traditional arts and community-centered projects
as a pathway toward stronger\, more vibrant communities.
\n
Stortyell
ing with Saris is supported by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanitie
s.
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DESCRIPTION:Join the Storytelling with Saris team to help harvest the veget
ables from the Nicholson Project neighborhood garden. We helped out in th
e garden in the spring and summer\, and and are thrilled to go back to see
what has been growing. We will do some earthing exercises with Monica Ja
han Bose and work with the gardener in residence\, Peter Lewis. Location:
2310 Nicholson St\, SE\, Washington DC. Buses B2\, 32\, 36. Free stree
t parking available.\nPeter Lewis is an avid gardener\, artist\, and chef.
He has been working with Nicholson Project since 2022 and is the main poi
nt of contact for garden activities and distribution during peak growing s
eason. Peter also manages seeds starts and runs the Community Composting P
rogram at Koiner Farm in Silver Spring\, MD.\nMonica Jahan Bose is a Bangl
adeshi-American artist and climate activist whose work spans painting\, pr
intmaking\, film\, performance\, and public art. Her socially engaged wor
k highlights the intersection of climate\, racial\, gender\, and economic
injustice through co-created workshops\, art actions\, and temporary inst
allations and performances. Bose uses the sari — a precolonial 18-foot-lon
g unstitched garment that is always recycled and never discarded — to repr
esent women’s lives and the cycle of life on our planet. She has exhibited
her work extensively in the US and internationally (23 solo shows\, numer
ous group exhibitions\, and more than 25 performances) including solo exhi
bitions at the Bangladesh National Museum and MACRO Museum of Contemporary
Art Rome. Her ongoing collaborative project STORYTELLING WITH SARIS with
women farmers from her ancestral island village has travelled to 12 US sta
tes and eight countries and engaged thousands of people. Her work has app
eared in the Miami Herald\, the Washington Post\, Art Asia Pacific\, the M
ilwaukee Sentinel\, the Honolulu Star Advertiser\, the Japan Times\, and a
ll major newspapers in Bangladesh. She has a BA in the Practice of Art (Pa
inting) from Wesleyan University\, a post-graduate Diploma in Art from San
tiniketan\, India\, and a JD from Columbia Law School.\n\n\n\n\nThe Nichol
son Project is an artist residency program and neighborhood garden in Ward
7’s Fairlawn neighborhood. Its mission is to support\, provide opportunit
ies\, engage\, and amplify artists and creatives from our community and th
e local artist community—particularly artists of color and those from Ward
7 and 8—while engaging our neighbors through community-based programming.
Its vision is to serve as a cultural hub and community anchor celebrating
Ward 7’s authentic identity\, while infusing new vibrancy into Southeast
DC. We hope to inspire others to use similar non-traditional arts and comm
unity-centered projects as a pathway toward stronger\, more vibrant commun
ities.\nStortyelling with Saris is supported in part by the DC Commission
on the Arts and Humanities.\n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gar
dening-and-poetry-workshop-tickets-877706412507?aff=oddtdtcreator.
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Join the St
orytelling with Saris team to help harvest the vegetables from the Nichols
on Project neighborhood garden. We helped out in the garden in the spring
and summer\, and and are thrilled to go back to see what has been growing
. We will do some earthing exercises with Monica Jahan Bose and work with
the gardener in residence\, Peter Lewis. Location: 2310 Nicholson St\,
SE\, Washington DC. Buses B2\, 32\, 36. Free street parking available.\n
Peter Lewis is an avid gardener\, artist\, and chef. He has been wo
rking with Nicholson Project since 2022 and is the main point of contact f
or garden activities and distribution during peak growing season. Peter al
so manages seeds starts and runs the Community Composting Program at Koine
r Farm in Silver Spring\, MD.
\n
Monica Jahan Bose is a Bangladeshi-A
merican artist and climate activist whose work spans painting\, printmakin
g\, film\, performance\, and public art. Her socially engaged work highli
ghts the intersection of climate\, racial\, gender\, and economic injustic
e through co-created workshops\, art actions\, and temporary installation
s and performances. Bose uses the sari — a precolonial 18-foot-long unstit
ched garment that is always recycled and never discarded — to represent wo
men’s lives and the cycle of life on our planet. She has exhibited her wor
k extensively in the US and internationally (23 solo shows\, numerous grou
p exhibitions\, and more than 25 performances) including solo exhibitions
at the Bangladesh National Museum and MACRO Museum of Contemporary Art Rom
e. Her ongoing collaborative project STORYTELLING WITH SARIS with women fa
rmers from her ancestral island village has travelled to 12 US states and
eight countries and engaged thousands of people. Her work has appeared in
the Miami Herald\, the Washington Post\, Art Asia Pacific\, the Milwau
kee Sentinel\, the Honolulu Star Advertiser\, the Japan Times\, and al
l major newspapers in Bangladesh. She has a BA in the Practice of Art (Pai
nting) from Wesleyan University\, a post-graduate Diploma in Art from Sant
iniketan\, India\, and a JD from Columbia Law School.
\n
\n
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\n
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The Nicholson Projec
t is an artist residency program and neighborhood garden in Ward 7’s Fairl
awn neighborhood. Its mission is to support\, provide opportunities\, enga
ge\, and amplify artists and creatives from our community and the local ar
tist community—particularly artists of color and those from Ward 7 and 8—w
hile engaging our neighbors through community-based programming. Its visio
n is to serve as a cultural hub and community anchor celebrating Ward 7’s
authentic identity\, while infusing new vibrancy into Southeast DC. We hop
e to inspire others to use similar non-traditional arts and community-cent
ered projects as a pathway toward stronger\, more vibrant communities.
\n
Stortyelling with Saris is supported in part by the DC Commission on
the Arts and Humanities.
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DESCRIPTION:Storytelling with Saris workshops will take place in February 2
025 in Bangladesh. The workshops will include sari printing\, new kantha
creations from worn saris from Storytelling with Saris\, new song creation
\, and performance.
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CONTACT:Monica Jahan Bose\; storytellingwithsaris@gmail.com
DESCRIPTION:Storytelling with Saris is thrilled to announce our participati
on in World Pride DC 2025 and our receipt of a World Pride grant from the
Capital Pride Alliance.\n. Link to press release from Capital Pride and W
orld Pride DC 2025.\n\n\n\nWeaving Resistance: Storytelling with Saris\n\n
\n\nIn this moment of human rights crisis created by the current U.S. admi
nistration\, it is imperative to build community and fight back for LGBTQ+
rights without apology or retreat. This year’s World Pride theme is The F
abric of Freedom. Textiles have served as modes of resistance for centurie
s\, especially by women and other marginalized groups. Since 2012\, the St
orytelling with Saris collaborative art project has been using the cotton
sari — a 19-foot-long unstitched garment— as a site of community expressio
n of bodily autonomy and gender and climate justice. Cotton saris are cove
red in woodblock printing\, stencils\, painting\, drawing\, embroidery\, a
ppliqué\, and poetry and then used for large scale installations and perfo
rmances.\n\n\n\nOver the last decade\, Storytelling with Saris workshops\,
performances\, and installations have engaged thousands of people in 13 U
.S. states and 8 countries\, including Bangladesh\, Canada\, France\, Gree
ce\, and Italy. Recent Storytelling with Saris projects\, performances\, w
orkshops\, and roundtables in the U.S. and Bangladesh have specifically fo
cused on LGBTQ+ issues\, gender roles and identity\, bodily autonomy\, and
increasing understanding and acceptance of gender-nonconforming persons t
hrough discussion\, education\, and collaborative art and performance.\n\n
\n\nFor World Pride 2025\, Storytelling with Saris will present five heali
ng and empowering art and poetry workshops on gender/sexuality/identity to
foster greater inclusion\, empathy\, and pride in this difficult politica
l climate. The workshops will culminate in a community performance and mar
ch. We are partnering with Human Rights Campaign\, Moms Clean Air Force\,
and Asian Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Group. ASL is avail
able for all events. All events in accessible spaces. Please contact stor
ytellingwithsaris@gmail.com for any accommodation requests.\n\n\n\nWeaving
Resistance: Storytelling with Saris Events\nRegister for all events at th
is link on EVENTBRITE.\n\n\n1. Workshop hosted by Moms Clean Air Force\, 5
55 12th Street NW\, May 16 from 5:30 to 7 pm. ASL confirmed.\n\n\n\nLink t
o register and details.\n\n\n\n2. Display of artwork Prokash/Reveal Sari S
croll on gender/sexuality/identity at World Pride Welcome Center\, 737 7th
Street NW (Gallery Place Metro). Washington\, DC 20021\, from May 17-June
8\, Open Saturday\, May 17th & Sunday\, May 18th12:00 PM – 8:00 PM\; Satu
rday\, May 24th & Sunday\, May 25th 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM\; May 30th – June
8th\, open daily from 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM\n\n\n\nLink to World Pride Welcom
e and Visual Arts Center\n\n\n\n3. Workshop hosted by Asian Pacific Island
er Domestic Violence Resource Group\, May 29 from 6:00 to 7:30 pm\; ASL re
quested.\nLink to register\n\n\n\n4. Drop in workshops at World Pride DC H
Q hosted by Human Rights Campaign\, 737 7th St NW\, May 31\, 12:00pm to 3:
00pm and June 1 from 12:00pm to 2:00pm. Drop in and contribute to the Worl
d Pride saris with art and poetry. ASL requested.\nLink to register for w
orkshop on May 31\nLink to register for workshop on June 1\n5. Drop in wor
kshop at the Human Rights Conference at JW Marriott\, 1331 Pennsylvania Av
enue NW\, June 5 from 10 am to 2 pm\nLink to register for the Conference\n
\n\n\n6. Outdoor “Weaving Resistance” community sewing performance\, Marie
Reed Plaza\, 2201 18th St NW\, June 6 from 6 pm to 7:30 pm\nLink to Regis
ter for the June 6 Performance\n\n\n\n7. Culminating event: international
march with massive “Weaving Resistance” sari from Lincoln Memorial to the
Capitol on Sunday June 8\, from 10 am to 12 noon. Meet at Foggy Bottom Met
ro between 9:30 am & 10 am. Step off at 10 am to go to Lincoln Memorial.\n
Link to register to carry sari to the Capitol on June 8\n\n\n\n\n\nThe pro
ject is sponsored by Capital Pride Alliance. Community partners: Human R
ights Campaign\, Moms Clean Air Force\, and Asian/Pacific Islander Domesti
c Violence Resource Project. The project is also supported in part by th
e DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.\n\n\n\nTickets: https://www.ev
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Storytelling with Saris is thr
illed to announce our participation in World Pride DC 2025 and our receipt
of a World Pride grant from the Capital Pride Alliance.
In this
moment of human rights crisis created by the current U.S. administration\
, it is imperative to build community and fight back for LGBTQ+ rights wit
hout apology or retreat. This year’s World Pride theme is The Fabric of Fr
eedom. Textiles have served as modes of resistance for centuries\, especia
lly by women and other marginalized groups. Since 2012\, the Storytelling
with Saris collaborative art project has been using the cotton sari — a 19
-foot-long unstitched garment— as a site of community expression of bodily
autonomy and gender and climate justice. Cotton saris are covered in wood
block printing\, stencils\, painting\, drawing\, embroidery\, appliqué\, a
nd poetry and then used for large scale installations and performances.
\n\n\n\n
Over the last decade\, Storytelling with Saris workshops\, per
formances\, and installations have engaged thousands of people in 13 U.S.
states and 8 countries\, including Bangladesh\, Canada\, France\, Greece\,
and Italy. Recent Storytelling with Saris projects\, performances\, works
hops\, and roundtables in the U.S. and Bangladesh have specifically focuse
d on LGBTQ+ issues\, gender roles and identity\, bodily autonomy\, and inc
reasing understanding and acceptance of gender-nonconforming persons throu
gh discussion\, education\, and collaborative art and performance.
\n\n
\n\n
For World Pride 2025\, Storytelling with Saris will present five he
aling and empowering art and poetry workshops on gender/sexuality/identity
to foster greater inclusion\, empathy\, and pride in this difficult polit
ical climate. The workshops will culminate in a community performance and
march. We are partnering with Human Rights Campaign\, Moms Clean Air Force
\, and Asian Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Group. ASL is av
ailable for all events. All events in accessible spaces. Please contact s
torytellingwithsaris@gmail.com for any accommodation requests.
\n\n\n\n
Weaving Resistance: Storytelling with Saris Events
2. Display
of artwork Prokash/Reveal Sari Scroll on gender/sexuality/identity at Wor
ld Pride Welcome Center\, 737 7th Street NW (Gallery Place Metro). Washing
ton\, DC 20021\, from May 17-June 8\, Open Saturday\, May 17th & Sunday\,
May 18th 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM\; Saturday\, May 24th & Sunday\, May 25th
12:00 PM – 8:00 PM\; May 30th – June 8th\, open daily from 12:00 P
M – 8:00 PM
4. Drop in workshops at World Pride D
C HQ hosted by Human Rights Campaign\, 737 7th St NW\, May 31\, 12:00p
m to 3:00pm and June 1 from 12:00pm to 2:00pm. Drop in and contribute to t
he World Pride saris with art and poetry. ASL requested.
7. Culminating event: internatio
nal march with massive “Weaving Resistance” sari from Lincoln Memorial to
the Capitol on Sunday June 8\, from 10 am to 12 noon. Meet at Foggy Bottom
Metro between 9:30 am & 10 am. Step off at 10 am to go to Lincoln Memoria
l.
\nThe project is sponsored by Capital Pride Allia
nce. Community partners: Human Rights Campaign\, Moms Clean Air Force\,
and Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project. The proje
ct is also supported in part by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humaniti
es.
