Silk Moon Textile Arts Calendar United Nations Human Rights Day, December 10, 2006 � EQUAL ACCESS--Power to the People! � In honor of Human Rights Day, Silk Moon presents Ronni Goldfarb, founder and Executive Director of Equal Access, a San Francisco-based non-profit.� She will talk about the positive social change that Equal Access is creating by empowering underserved communities in Southeast Asia through information, education, and community outreach.� Ronni will have slides of their new project in Cambodia and other success stories.�� � Sunday, December 10, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. at Silk Moon Gallery� � � � OUTER VOICES--The Karen People of Burma � Silk Moon proudly present a photographic exhibition and presentation on Kawthoolei--The Karen People of Burma. � Photography by Kristofer Dan-Bergman; Multimedia presentation by Stephanie Guyer-Stevens, a local Sebastopol resident and founder of the non-profit Outer Voices.� Stephanie will tell about her work on a multi-media documentary project that has achieved acclaim as an NPR radio presentation.� Outer Voices is a non-profit multi-media organization that is dedicated to listening to and documenting the stories of women activists involved with social change.� Kawthoolei translates the stark reality and the inspiring stories of strong Karen women activists who are fighting the silence and violence imposed upon their communities by the current military regiime that currently rules Burma.�� � Wednesday, December 13, 2006� Wine and Cheese Reception and Photo Exhibition, 7 to p p.m. Mult-media Presentation 7:30 p.m. Silk Moon Gallery� � � Recent Past Events at Silk Moon Nikone Trunk Show Luscious silk scarves, shawls, handbags, and pret-a-porter textiles for the home. From the studios of Rassanikone Nanong of Vientiane, Laos. Nikone can help you create custom Lao silk adornments for your home. Nikone Silks are all handwoven and dyed exclusively with natural plant and vegetable dyes. Nikone is the recipient of a United Nations award for Significant Achievement in Sustainable Human Development and Poverty Eradication. LAO WEAVING DEMONSTRATIONS Mrs. Dalounny Phonsouny from Ban Wat Tai Ngai, Laos, has been regularly demonstrating Lao weaving at Silk Moon on a Lao-style loom. We are sad for us but happy for Dalounny that she has moved back to Laos, where she hopes to start her own weaving business in Vientiane. If you are planning a trip to Laos, Dalounny welcomes you to look her up in Vientiane. Stop in at Silk Moon Gallery, and we will tell you how to find her. Ms. Dalounney Phonsouny at Silk Moon's Lao-style loom. Silk Moon proudly presented a talk by: Mrs. Taykeo Sayavongkhamdy On July 24, 2005 at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts Sebastopol, California Taykeo with weaving apprentices at her gallery in Vientiane, Laos Taykeo Sayavongkamdy from Vientiane, Laos spoke on the rich history and tradition of Lao weaving. In her home studio, Taykeo teaches promising apprentices the use of natural dyes and the intricate and laborious fine art of traditional Lao silk weaving. At her talk here in Sebastopol, she showed samples of her heritage textiles from her collection of antiques. She also displayed her sustainably-produced revival textiles—the antiques of tomorrow. She explained the techniques used to achieve these masterpieces, and what it means to Lao culture to support these endangered traditions. Silk Moon proudly sponsored Taykeo’s first visit to the U.S. We were pleased to have this opportunity to provide important cross-cultural connections.