Welcoming Week NWA designed to bring cultures together
September 14, 2023 at 1:00 a.m.
by
Becca Martin-Brown
A Bandhani dying workshop Wednesday brought together the Ra-Ve Cultural Foundation and Hillfolk, a studio and retail space in Bentonvilles 8th Street Market. Ra-Ve teachers used the Hillfolk space to share the traditional Indian methods of dyeing fabric with indigo and marigold dyes as part of Welcoming Week NWA.
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Sometimes it's as complex as creating "global belonging, diversity, equity and inclusion" through policies instituted by the world's largest retailer.
Sometimes it's as simple as trying on an outfit from India, tasting Indian food or learning to dye fabric with traditional indigo and marigold dyes.
