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The Advocacy Project helps marginalized communities to tell their story, claim their rights and produce social change. We recruit graduate students to volunteer as Peace Fellows with partners.

The Impact of Service "Speaking with locals and living in a country is the best way to learn about the real lives of citizens, not just the stories in the mainstream media. I will be more critical of what I read as a result of this experience. I also feel even more grateful for my education, and I feel a stronger responsibility to assist others who do not have resources or access to opportunities in their communities." Maria Skouras (New York University) volunteered in 2011 as a Peace Fellow for eHomemakers in Malaysia. For more 2011 feedback click here.

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The DOSTA! Roma Quilt

In 2011, AP partnered with the office of the Special Representative for Roma Issues at the Council of Europe, to help eight Roma women from the Strasbourg area tell their story through quilting. They were helped by a local artist and AP Peace Fellow Kerry McBroom. Their quilt celebrates the Council’s Dosta! campaign to end discrimination against Roma, and depicts challenges facing the Roma in France,  including deportation and begging. But the lively designs also show that Roma culture can thrive in adversity. The quilt has been exhibited at the 2011 Venice Biennale and the Third International Conference of Roma Women in Granada, Spain (October 2011). The Strasbourg Council has agreed to provide housing and training for the quilters. Thanks to the Council of Europe's Directorate of Culture, Cultural and Natural Heritage for supporting this project.

Click on the quilt below to meet the artists, and select tabs below right to see how this quilt was made and exhibited

Click on the Quit to meet the Artists!

Follow the Quilt as it is made and assembled in Strasbourg. See the quilt displayed at the Biennale in Venice, the Council of Europe in Strasbourg and in Grenada, Spain. Meet Kerry McBroom, the Peace Fellow who coordinated the making of the quilt. Learn more about the issues facing the Roma across Europe.

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