{"id":5913,"date":"2019-11-09T09:39:34","date_gmt":"2019-11-09T16:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/?p=5913"},"modified":"2020-05-31T16:21:36","modified_gmt":"2020-05-31T22:21:36","slug":"luanas-campaign-for-earthworks-iqm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/luanas-campaign-for-earthworks-iqm\/","title":{"rendered":"Luana’s campaign for EARTHWORKS & IQM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/luana039s-campaign-for-earthworks-amp-iqm<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\nThis quilt was made for the 2016 exhibit “Water is Life” which premiered\n at the United Nations in Geneva Switzerland. It has traveled around the\n world to tell the story of ‘Rocky Mountain Poison’ – when the Gold King\n Mine spill turned the Animas River orange with toxins – and sickened \ncommunities downstream. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then my daughter was poisoned by VOCs \n(fracking byproducts – benzene styrene and toluene) in her public \nschool, and Earthworks.org helped our community to identify what was \nhappening. I never could have figured out that she needed to be tested \nfor VOC exposure on my own.  They educated us so we had the strength and\n courage to go after those who were poisoning our children and covering \nup the truth.
https:\/\/earthworks.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After this story quilt traveled for 3 years, seen by thousands of people in many venues around the world, I offered to sell this art quilt to benefit Earthworks…as a thank you for the work they do. (scroll down for image of quilt)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \noriginal idea of a fundraiser auction began to grow into a larger dream \nwhen the International Quilt Museum (IQM) in Lincoln NE asked to acquire\n the quilt!…Your generosity in making this dream come to fruition is \ngreatly appreciated by Earthworks, the IQM and our family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This \nquilt is being donated by artist Luana Rubin to raise money for \nEarthworks.org, then they will donate the quilt to the International \nQuilt Museum, who will steward this historic work of art for future \ngenerations.
https:\/\/www.internationalquiltmuseum.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you for supporting my efforts to protect the Earth and her future generations of children, by supporting Earthworks, and the acquisition of ‘Rocky Mountain Poison’ for IQM.\u00a0 Now I know my art quilt will continue to tell this important story long after I am gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/luana039s-campaign-for-earthworks-amp-iqm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The\n quilt has been displayed in a wide variety of venues, from the halls of\n international diplomacy, to museums, quilt festivals and a university \ngallery dedicated to Human Rights. The artist was thereby able to \nconnect with viewers from the highest levels of political influence to \nthe deepest level of knowledge and skill in the art of quilting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The list of venues where this quilt was seen in the “Water is Life” exhibit includes:
The\n United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the Frascati Art \nGallery, Frascati, Italy, the International Quilt Festival, Houston, \nTexas, the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, Massachusetts, the World \nQuilt Show, Manchester, New Hampshire, the National Quilt Extravaganza \nin Oaks, Pennsylvania, the Pacific International Quilt Fest, in Santa \nClara, California, the World Quilt Show in Orlando, Florida, the \nMidAtlantic Quilt Festival in Hampton, Virginia, the New Jersey Quilt \nFest, Somerset, New Jersey, and the Human Rights Gallery, Kean \nUniversity, Union, New Jersey.  It is estimated that over 100,000 \nattendees viewed the quilt at these events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can see a more detailed photo of the quilt here:
https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/luanarubin\/26090643212\/in\/album-72157666555024431\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are photos from the premiere of the ‘Water is Life’ exhibit at the UN in Geneva:
https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/luanarubin\/albums\/72157666555024431<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

US Mission to the United Nations in Geneva video about this quilt:
https:\/\/youtu.be\/_VTWTswSKqw<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Luana\n Rubin is the president and co-owner of eQuilter.com, which has raised \nover $1.6 million for charity. She is an artist activist, entrepreneur \nand philanthropist, dedicated to giving to those in need, and protecting\n the children, wildlife and the environment on Mother Earth.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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