> [!NOTE]+ Meta
> Author:: Maya Pontone
> Reference:: https://hyperallergic.com/879985/activists-unfurl-massive-quilt-for-gaza-on-met-museum-steps/
> Date:: 2023
> Tags:: #warp #quilt #Palestine
> WeftLinks:: [[Peace and justice value of craft]]
> Claim:: [[Claim - Craft provides a peaceful means of championing justice.]]
> [!SUMMARY] Summary
> “From Occupation to Liberation” quilt made from 65 art works, with prints raising money for UNRWA
### Highlights
Titled “From Occupation to Liberation,” the quilt was comprised of 65 artworks by various anonymous artists, some featuring traditional Palestinian *taṭrīz* embroidery. Other squares referenced poet Refaat Alareer, who was killed by Israeli bombardments in Gaza, and Thomas Kilpper’s “[Jenin Horse](https://www.jadaliyya.com/Details/45774)” (2003) — a 16-foot sculpture that previously stood in the West Bank city of Jenin before it was [removed by Israeli forces](https://hyperallergic.com/854177/israeli-forces-remove-west-bank-sculpture-commemorating-2002-massacre/) in late October
[Quilt](https://hyperallergic.com/tag/aids-memorial-quilt/). Prints of the quilt are also available for purchase [online](https://hitaw.artstorefronts.com)*.* All proceeds will go to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)