Upcoming Events
Miami International Airport
November 19, 2009 - March 1, 2010
Miami, FL
Faces of Freedom will be jointly displayed with Odegard carpets in a new gallery space at the Miami International Airport. The collection of photos takes you behind the looms and inside the lives of “carpet kids” – children illegally employed to weave carpets in India, Nepal and Pakistan.
Form & Function, 516 ARTS
February 6, 2010 - April 3, 2010
Albuquerque, NM
516 ARTS will be showing a digital version of Faces of Freedom at their Form & Function exhibit. The exhibit explores sustainability, reuse, decoration, tradition and new approaches, and includes Joan Weissman, one of the nearly 70 companies participating in the GoodWeave certification program.
Company C
March 1 - 31, 2010
Hingham, MA; Portland, ME; and Concord, NH
Throughout March, Faces of Freedom will travel between GoodWeave member Company C’s three retail locations in Hingham, Mass., Portland, Me., and Concord, NH.
Architecture Digest Home Design Show
March 18 - 22, 2010
to March 21, Pier 94, New York, NY
Select photos from Faces of Freedom will be on display along with a selection of GoodWeave certified rugs in the GoodWeave booth at the Architecture Digest Home Design Show. GoodWeave licensed importers CariniLang, Bennett Bean Studio, and Amy Helfand Studio will also be exhibiting at the show.
High Point-Company C
April 17 - 22, 2010
High Point, NC
Faces of Freedom will be showcased in GoodWeave partner Company C’s exhibit space at the High Point Spring Market.
Past Events
Domotex Hanover
January 16 - 20, 2010
to January 19, 2010, Hanover, Germany
Images from Faces of Freedom will be on display at the GoodWeave booth at Domotex Hanover, one of the premiere floor covering trade shows. The booth is located in Hall 3, Stand B14/2.
World Bank
December 10, 2009 - January 31, 2010
to January 29, 2010, Washington, DC
Faces of Freedom is on display in the 12th Floor President’s Gallery of the World Bank, along with a sampling of GoodWeave certified rugs.
Read More…DC Green Festival
October 10 - 11, 2009
Washington, DC
Faces of Freedom will be on display at the DC Green Festival, the country's largest green living event. The exhibit will be located in the Fair Trade Pavilion, which celebrates products that care for both the human and natural resources used in their making.
UNICEF House
September 23, 2009 - October 31, 2009
New York, NY
In partnership with the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, Faces of Freedom is on display in the Danny Kaye Visitors Center, UNICEF House, 3 U.N. Plaza at 44th Street New York, September 23 through Oct. 30, 2009. Entrance is free and open to the general public. A preview of the exhibit and launch event for the GoodWeave certification program was held at the U.S. Fund for UNICEF September 23. Click here for a few sample images from the event.
International Interdependence Hexagon Project
September 4 - 30, 2009
Scranton, PA
The Melberger Arts Center will host a digital showing of Faces of Freedom in conjunction with the International Interdependence Hexagon Project, a project for junior and senior high school students worldwide. Students use a hexagon template to create works of art that address global issues of women's and children's rights, civil society, democracy, religious freedom and environmental issues. Go to www.idayscranton.org to learn more.
Odegard Inc's Dallas Showroom
July 30, 2009 - August 30, 2009
Dallas, TX
The opening of Odegard's new Dallas showroom location adjacent to the Dallas Design District featured the Dallas debut of Faces of Freedom, which remains on display through August 30.
Dwell on Design, Los Angeles Convention Center
June 26 - 28, 2009
Los Angeles, CA
Faces of Freedom was on display at Dwell on Design, a three-day festival of modern design featuring an exhibition, design conference, home tours and special events.
Abundant Life Christian Fellowship
May 15 - 16, 2009
Mountain View, CA
The organizers of Freedom Summit hosted the Faces of Freedom exhibition in conjunction with a two-day Conference on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking (www.freedom-summit.org).
San Francisco Design Center/Odegard San Francisco Showroom
May 13, 2009 - June 13, 2009
San Francisco, CA
Faces of Freedom was on display in the San Francisco Design Center in conjunction with the opening of Odegard’s new San Francisco showroom.
Gwynedd-Mercy College
April 28, 2009 - May 11, 2009
Gwynedd Valley, PA
The Faces of Freedom exhibit was on display in Lourdes Library at Gwynedd-Mercy College in Gwynedd Valley, PA.
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About the Photographer
U. Roberto Romano
Award-winning human rights educator, filmmaker and photographer U. Roberto Romano began his activism on the issue of child labor in 1995…
Read more…About RugMark
RugMark
, the organization responsible for implementing the GoodWeave certification program, works to end illegal child labor in the carpet industry and to offer educational opportunities to children in South Asia. The GoodWeave label is your best assurance that no illegal child labor was used in the making of a carpet or rug. Since RugMark's founding, the number of South Asian children trapped in illegal and exploitative carpet-making work has dropped from 1 million to 250,000. Now more children are going to school and living with hope for the future.About UNICEF
For more than 60 years, UNICEF has been the world's leading international children's organization, working in over 150 countries to address the ongoing problems that contribute to child mortality. UNICEF provides lifesaving nutrition, clean water, education, protection and emergency response saving more young lives than any other humanitarian organization in the world. While millions of children die every year of preventable causes like dehydration, upper respiratory infections and measles, UNICEF, with the support of partnering organizations and donors alike, has the global experience, resources and reach to give children the best hope of survival.
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