Volunteer in the FORCE Studio

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Force: Upsetting Rape Culture is an art activist collective that works to upset the dominant culture of rape and promote a counter-culture of consent. We believe that a more difficult and honest conversation needs to happen in America to face the realities of sexual violence, and we envision a world where every individual has final say over what happens to their own body. To promote this needed conversation, we create art actions to generate media attention and get millions of people talking. FORCE is currently led by Charnell Covert, E Cadoux, Hannah Brancato, Mora Fernandez, and Shanti Flagg, creative educators, organizers, and activists in Baltimore, MD.

The Monument Quilt is Force's biggest active project. It's a collection of quilted stories from survivors of rape, abuse, and domestic violence. Survivors stitch, paint, and quilt their stories together and send them to us. We sew them into 8'x8' quilts and take them on tour around the country to create public healing space for survivors of sexual violence. The project is created by Force's 5 staff members, 17 volunteer Leadership Team members from around the country, and hundreds of volunteers who work in the studio every week.

We are preparing for our Culminating Display on the National Mall in Washington DC where the quilt will blanket the lawn to spell YOU ARE NOT ALONE / NO ESTAS SOLX on May 31-June 2, 2019! Check it out: https://www.facebook.com/events/1878288195592097/ We hope you can attend, and we also need a LOT of volunteers throughout the weekend for this event. See our other listing, or directly sign up here: https://themonumentquilt.org/volunteer/

FORCE operates out of a studio at the Motor House building on North Ave. Volunteers are always needed to help with basic studio maintenance, organization, sewing and prepping of materials, event setup, and many other tasks!

Studio hours are Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays 12-7PM, and Fridays&Saturdays 12:00-5:00pm. We are also open certain other dates and times by appointment!

Sewing experience appreciated, but not necessary.