Quilt promoting anti-violence program on display at Auburn library

AUBURN — “KindSpring,” a quilt created by local Green Dot Lewiston-Auburn members in support and celebration of the Green Dot bystander intervention program is on display at the Auburn Public Library.

The program is designed to help reduce threats and violence in the Twin Cities. As a local volunteer initiative, Green Dot Lewiston-Auburn offers strategies for safe and effective responses to hurtful and hateful words and behavior. The quilt’s design conveys the program’s central image of positive “green dot” actions that people can learn in response to negative “red dot” incidents of harassment or violence.
Kitsie Claxton, Eileen Fair, Linda Matzen, Wendy Mitchell and Patty Weidler designed and stitched the quilt. Betsy Dorr provided the machine quilting, and June Zellers’ calligraphy completed the piece. The quilt will be on display through September. The library, a Green Dot partner, will also host training programs for the public this fall. For more information, visit www.auburnpubliclibrary.org.

PHOTO: Green Dot Lewiston-Auburn Steering Committee member Susan Cooper and quilters Eileen Fair, Kitsie Claxton and Patty Weidler at the installation of the Green Dot quilt at Auburn Public Library. (Submitted photo)