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As we mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence, we at Approved Textiles are reflecting on what it means to choose connection and love while continuing our work toward collective liberation from systems of oppression and discrimination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe can’t choose our past—but we can choose the world we’re actively building today. 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A piano here, a banjo there, a West African rhythm here, a European melody there, all blended together. Hints of Asia and other places woven through. Native American drums. Jewish klezmer. It’s al right there. 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