A Portland sewing studio seeks to build community, finds inspiration in AIDS Memorial Quilt [Video]

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Post date December 21, 2022

Sincere Studio is a nonprofit, community-focused sewing center which opened this month in Northeast Portland. Founder Frances Andonopoulos finds inspiration in awareness-raising projects like the AIDS Memorial Quilt, a quilting arts installation first displayed in 1987 that memorialized those lost to AIDS and helped people understand the impact of the disease.

Andonopoulos says they hope to provide “textile arts education with a focus on sewing as a tool of social change and empowerment.”

“Sewing, it feels very intimate,” says Andonopoulos, “both physically very close to people, and emotionally very close to people.”

In this still taken from a video, a sewing machine sits on a table at a Sincere Studio quilting bee, which took place on Dec. 4, 2022.

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A Chicago-born textile artist, Andonopoulos now lives and works in Portland. They first learned how to make quilts while they were going to school in Minnesota. “The woman that ran the bookshop of …

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Charities webinar - Contract exposure: managing risks in legally binding agreements [Video]

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Post date December 21, 2022

On Wednesday 11 May, Edward Bouckley delivered the next webinar in our charities bite size series. In the webinar Edward looked at some of the key aspects of managing risk when entering into commercial contracts. He discussed:• What risk management is.• What risk is and why properly managing it is so important to charities.• Some of the ways risks can be managed in contacts.Edward also looked at some of the steps that you can take to better protect your charity when entering into contractual arrangements.Here are the timestamps to help guide you through this webinar:0:52 Birketts at a glance1:18 What we will cover today2:09 What is risk management?3:07 What is risk and why is it important?3:59 Contractual risk5:58 Identifying risk10:05 Written contracts11:34 Assessing Risk13:10 The danger of "pre-contractual" agreements14:27 A cautionary tale16:21 Rights and obligations17:51 Risk - allocating and controlling18:48 Transferring risk: indemnities20:00 Controlling risk: limitation of liability21:29 Practical tips23:18 QuestionsThe webinar ended with a Q&A. Disclaimer: The content of this webinar is for general information only. It is not, and should not be taken as, legal advice. If you require any further information in relation to this webinar please contact us in the first instance. Law covered as at May 2022. Meet our expert, Edward Bouckley: https://www.birketts.co.uk/our-lawyers/norwich/edward-bouckleyContact us at: https://www.birketts.co.uk/contact-usSign up to future webinars: https://www.birketts.co.uk/events To ensure that you are invited to future webinars and receive our newsletters please opt in to our mailing lists and select the appropriate areas of interest. https://www.birketts.co.uk/register