The Women’s Quilt – 8 March 2017 

A project to create a ‘Women’s Quilt’, made of patches decorated with the names of the 500 plus women who were murdered by a partner or former partner between 2009-2015, was launched in Parliament today on International Women’s Day. Women from across the whole country have taken part in this project. 

It’s a beautifully evocative quilt with each patch designed individually. But it’s also a terrible reminder of the victims and horrific level of gender violence. 

Click here to read a blog post written about the project by one of its members of the project, which has more information. 

Emma Burnell, who often writes for LabourList, has also written about it. 

[https://wizardoflozblog.wordpress.com/2017/02/11/a-voice-for-the-victims-the-womens-quilt/] 

[https://medium.com/@emmaburnell/sewing-the-seeds-of-love-b38f7c38c582#.l1u5uys2s] 

http://www.jostevens.co.uk/the_women_s_quilt 

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