> [!NOTE]+ Meta > Reference:: https://refugeesintowns.net/ > Date:: 2022 > Tags:: #warp #Jordan #Palestine #refugees #Mexico > WeftLinks:: [[Migrant and refugee value of craft]] > Claim:: [[Claim - Craft provides a way of sustaining cultural attachments to home]][[Claim - Craft is a collective activity that forges trust and belonging]] > [!SUMMARY] Summary > The Refugees In Towns project has been involved in the practical use of crafts (embroideries, stitching) as an efficient medium for refugees to address trauma and issues related to displacement and resettlement as well as a tool for integration. ### Highlights Allyson Hawkins, Cordelia Rizzo, and Victoria Ríos Infante conducted work among 2 sites: For refugees from Iraq, Syria, and Palestine who live in Amman, Jordan, the Hope Workshop is a collective which offers participants a reason to get out of the house, a way to relieve stress, and a sense of community. Empowered by their experience there, they have started frequently selling at craft fairs around Amman, positively expanding their presences in their urban environment. For Honduran refugees in Monterey, Mexico, memory-mining interviews were conducted as embroidery meetings, where women get to share and process their traumatic experience and life pressures while working with their hands in a sharing experience.