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Amber's One Million Stars Exhibition for International Day of Peace at Carlow College St Patricks.

Amber Womens Refuge One Million Stars Ireland project has worked with diverse groups including individual star weavers across the country. There are now star weaving communities in 24 counties across Ireland. Together we have already woven over 250,000 stars to end gender based violence in Ireland. The youngest star weaver is five years of age, the eldest is 89. Each star represents light, hope and solidarity against domestic, sexual and gender based violence. Star weaving workshops in person and via zoom were facilitated weekly across Ireland from Dec 2022 to July 2023. Participants included Irish nationals, International Protection applicants and refugees. 210 women and men, living in 10 counties, participated in the star weaving workshops, which ran from February to July 2023. The weaving groups created safe, reflective spaces where discussions around ending domestic abuse and other forms of violence could be held. Participants wove an incredible 14,450 stars. Each star is a visual petition against violence. Framed stars at the exhibition contain a handwritten messages from International Protection applicants and are exhibited alongside reflective art works from workshop participants. The stars were curated into an exhibition for International Day of Peace 21st September 2023 Carlow College St Patricks. The event culminated in lunch and viewing of the stars and art works. Testimonials “The stars allow us to speak one language.” Kinda Nassili, Syrian star weaver and translator. “I come to the workshops because I want to be useful and help in anyway. We want people to hear about the issues of domestic, sexual and gender based violence. It’s important to highlight this,” Liutmila Petrakova, from Ukraine. “I just moved here, I have no job at the moment, and I am bored, so I come to the workshops to help show support to the community and this cause to end violence against women. I have a mother and a sister.” Micheal Ighoroje, from Nigeria Thanks you to our funders DCEDIY and KCETB Reach Fund. To our collaborators: AKIDWA, Carlow College St Patricks, Fr McGrath Centre, Jigsaw Kerry, MacDonagh Junction and Volunteer Ireland. Videography by Freddie Greenall Greensleves Photography