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SUMMARY:Tears of Gold book signing at IRF Summit 2024
DESCRIPTION:Hannah Rose Thomas will sign copies of her new book, Tears of Gold, ( https://www.plough.com/en/topics/justice/social-justice/tears-of-gold#:~:text=This%20debut%20art%20book%20by,%2C%20stories%2C%20and%20self%2Dportraits ) at a special book signing during IRF Summit 2024. ( https://irfsummit.org/ ) This debut art book by British artist and human rights activist Hannah Rose Thomas presents her stunning portrait paintings of Yazidi women who escaped ISIS captivity, Rohingya women who fled violence in Myanmar, and Nigerian women who survived Boko Haram violence, alongside their own words, stories, and self-portraits.\nHannah Rose Thomas met these women in Iraqi Kurdistan, Bangladeshi refugee camps, and Northern Nigeria while organizing art projects to teach women how to paint their self-portraits as a way to reclaim their personhood and self-worth. She gives women their own voice both by creating a safe space for them to share their stories and by using her impressive connections to make sure their stories are heard in places of influence in the Global North.\nHannah will also participate as a panelist at the IRF Summit 2024 plenary session titled “IRF in the Context of Modern Culture” on Tuesday, January 30th at 1:30pm in the main ballroom.\n \n\n“One of Hannah’s aims is to capture not only the courage and stoicism of the women who have suffered so much, but also the nobility, dignity, and extraordinary compassion that many of them manage to retain, despite their traumatic experiences. I very much hope that this beautiful book, Tears of Gold, will help enable the Yazidi, Rohingya, and Nigerian women’s voices to be heard, as well as to highlight the issue of the persecution of religious and ethnic minorities in general. All too often, their stories of suffering remain unseen and unheard – but Hannah Thomas is doing tremendous work in bringing their stories out into the open. May her powerful paintings spread the word and, God willing, have a positive impact in relieving the suffering of some of the most vulnerable and marginalised communities around the world.”\nHRH Prince Charles (prior to his accession as HM King Charles III)\n \n
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