Fifty-three individuals generously donated over 1,000 woven garments, household items, jewelry, books, pottery, and tourist items from Mesoamerica and other parts of Latin America to Weaving for Justice to raise funds for scholarships for Maya children and youth. The photo above is of one special donor family - Robert and Miriam Laughlin and their daughter Liana. It is 1960 and [...]
We are deeply grateful to Dr. Kristin Otto, Curator at the NMSU University Museum, for inviting us to collaborate with the Museum on an upcoming exhibit of Maya weavers and weaving in Chiapas, Mexico. Below is an announcement from Dr. Otto taken from our March 2021 monthly email newsletter: “In preparation for an exhibition [...]
COVID-19 in indigenous communities of Chiapas, Mexico According to official sources, Chiapas has the lowest case rate and the lowest number of reported deaths from COVID-19 per 100,000 of Mexican states. However, the perception of little danger from the virus in Chiapas contrasts with the almost total lack of knowledge about what is happening in [...]
A reflection on our work with Maya weavers during the Coronavirus Pandemic By Christine Eber Since we postponed face-to-face sales of weavings from Maya cooperatives in Chiapas in March, we have been selling their work through remote means and occasionally to someone in our Las Cruces community by leaving a package on their patio. During [...]
Please stop by Mountain View Market Co-op at 1300 El Paseo in Las Cruces and show your support. The Co-op has been having a hard time competing with new chain stores and is reaching out to our community to shop there. For almost ten years, they have helped Weaving for Justice by selling a selection [...]
THURSDAY, March 21st 6 - 8 PM Author Dylan Eldredge Fitzwater will discuss his new book at the Weaving for Justice storefront in Las Cruces at 525 E. Lohman (Suite C, upstairs). The talk will begin at 6:30pm. Coffee and handcrafted items from Zapatista communities will be for sale before and after the talk. Autonomy Is [...]
4th Annual Textile Sale, November 1st - 3rd in Las Cruces, New Mexico! Purchase authentic textiles collected by our generous supporters during their travels and research in Mesoamerica and South America. Select from 500 items from Central Mexico, Chiapas, Oaxaca, and the Andes, including huipils (women’s blouses), yardage of cloth, shawls, table runners, masks, jewelry, [...]
ANNOUNCING CHRISTINE EBER'S FIRST NOVEL: WHEN A WOMAN RISES Weaving for Justice is pleased to announce the publication of When a Woman Rises, the debut novel of founding member Christine Eber. The book draws from her over 30 years of friendships with Tsotsil-Maya women weavers and community organizers in highland Chiapas, Mexico. In the novel, Magdalena [...]
As most of you know, Weaving for Justice is a volunteer, non-profit organization working in solidarity with Maya women's weaving cooperatives in Highland Chiapas, Mexico. It was created to assist the members of the cooperatives to continue living on their ancestral lands in sustainable ways that respect their lands, language (Tsotsil), and traditions. Just as one of [...]
