Senate Speaker Noël Kinsella and House Speaker Peter Milliken hosted a reception at The Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat for the Quilt of Belonging, a 36-metre by 3.5-metre tapestry that portrays all the First Peoples of Canada and every nation of the world.
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Source: http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/23/the-speakers-and-a-huge-quilt/
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Website of the quilt project:
http://www.invitationproject.ca/
excerpts:
The Quilt of Belonging is a stunning textile art project that shows there is a place for all in the fabric of society.
Quilt of Belonging is a 120 foot long by 10.5 foot high (36 metres by 3.5 metres) tapestry. The rich, cultural legacies portrayed in the 263 blocks include all the First Peoples in Canada and every nation of the world.
See the quilt block by block, here:
http://www.invitationproject.ca/gallery.php
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