The Lotus Education & Arts Foundation officially launches its year-long 2016 initiative, “One Million Stars to End Violence: Lotus International Star-Weaving Project” on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2016. Weave a star at the Lotus World Music & Arts Festival, and meet the project’s founder!  Details here. Visit our Events Calendar for dates & details on upcoming star-weaving workshops and exhibitions after the Festival. Lotus is one of only three U.S. partners with the Australia-based project “One Million Stars to End Violence,” an international effort inspired by a quote by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: “Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.”  Alongside participating #StarWeaveCommunities around the world, Lotus has committed to weaving and contributing at least 10,000 eight-pointed stars made from ribbon and recycled materials, in support of the larger international goal to create and display 1,000,000 stars. The project kicked off with a community star-weaving workshop on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (January 18, 2016), hosted at the Mathers Museum of World Cultures and supported by funding from the City of Bloomington … Continue reading Lotus Launches “One Million Stars To End Violence” Project