Sidreh at the Textile Museum in Washington, DC

The Textile Museum in Washington, DC presents the art and insights of Sidreh, a grassroots Bedouin women organization. View their beautiful work and listen to a lecture from Khadra Elsaneh, Executive Director of Sidreh - Lakiya Negev Weaving Project. She will discuss the history, process and future of traditional Bedouin weaving in Israel's Negev region. Free; no reservations required. Location: 2320 S Street, NW Washington, DC 20008-4088 Phone: (202) 667-044 For more information, visit the Textile Museum website. (http://www.textilemuseum.org/calendar/calendar.htm) Sidreh, located in the Negev, was established in 1997 by a group of Bedouin women from different locations in the Negev. Sidreh?? main goal is to improve and strengthen the status of Bedouin women in the Negev through personal, social and economic empowerment programs. Read more on Sidreh's website. (http://www.lakiya.org/)