Exhibit shows how co-ops advance rights

WINNIPEG — Textiles, jewelry and folk art produced by women in co-operatives around the world are featured in a new exhibition at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.

“Empowering Women: Artisan Co-operatives that Transform Communities” looks at the power of the female-run groups to advance human rights.

The focus is on women in Bolivia, Guatemala, India, Kenya, Laos, Morocco, Nepal, Peru, Rwanda, South Africa and Swaziland.

The touring exhibition, organized by the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico, runs from July 23 to Jan. 8, 2017. Online: https://humanrights.ca/