Charity to hold rag rug workshop in Cardiff

Creating the rug will be a collaboration between service users at BAWSO and members of the public

A rag rug making workshop to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is to be run by the Wales-based charity BAWSO. The workshop will be held in the Old Library in Cardiff city centre between 11am and 3.30pm on 16 and 17 November.

Members of the public are invited to drop in to the workshop and contribute to the project. The rug has already been started by service users at BAWSO.

The finished product will measure approximately 150x70cm and will be displayed in Oxfam Boutique on St Mary Street.

Event organiser Kazari Getz-Kikuchi says, “The whole point of the workshop is to show support from the community while educating the public about the issue of violence against women.”

The workshop will be in the Old Library, Cardiff

BAWSO:

BAWSO, Black Association of Women Step Out, is a charity based in Wales. It supports people from black and ethnic minority backgrounds who are affected by different forms of abuse.

Elimination of Violence against Women:

The UN designated 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in 1999. Since then, governments, international organisations and NGOs have been called to raise public awareness of this issue on that day.

Get marching:

Working in collaboration with Welsh Women’s Aid, BAWSO have also organised a march to raise awareness about the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The march will begin at 10am on Wednesday 28 November outside the BAWSO offices (9 Cathedral Road, Pontcanna).

Following the march, a multi-faith service has been organised in Llandaff Cathedral (12-1pm). The theme will be violence against young women.

How to make your own rag rug: [youtube width=”300″ height=”200″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6msQfcFwug[/youtube]

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