On Saturday, September 19th, we loaded 70 school supply kits, three boxes of school supplies and 25 bags of víveres into the car and drove up the mountain roads to see our weaving partners for the first time in seven months.

A huge success so far, thanks to you.

Introducing an ongoing fundraising effort to help our artisan partners get what they need for themselves and their families.⁠

To paraphrase Dr. Adrienne Keene, we “consent to learn in public,” and we ask all of you to join us.

How to help during this challenging time.

We are all living this new world order, protecting ourselves from it and trying to influence it all at the same time. And no one knows anything. And we don’t know how to be there for ourselves, for each other, for those in need. And who do we look to for answers?

In the wake of protests and political unrest that followed Peru's legislative coup in November of 2020, Aula founder Sonya worked with Colleen Scribner of Freedom House to co-author a piece with the help of on-the-ground advocates to help contextualize the crisis.

A guest post from Tintes y Textiles participant Allison Kunath.

A guest post from Tintes y Textiles participant Leah Pellegrini.

Happy birthday, Aula!

A guest post from Tintes y Textiles participant Alisha Reyes.