A lonely craftivist
“I love what Sarah does! It’s quiet activism for everyone including introverts” – Jon Ronson
In 2008, burned out from too much confrontation, slactivism and clicktivism, and doubting the effectiveness of many elements of conventional activist, Sarah starting looking for alternatives. When she discovered craftivism – a term coined by American writer and crafter Betsy Greer in 2003 – Sarah realised that craftivism could offer what she’d been looking for: something new to add to her activism toolkit.
With no projects or groups for her to join, she decided to have a go at creating her own craftivism projects. Soon Sarah had developed her own unique ‘Gentle Protest’ approach to craftivism, and had gained a following of friends and strangers around the world who wanted to get involved. And so, in 2009, the Craftivist Collective was born.
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Today the award-winning Craftivist Collective has thousands of members, who Sarah supports by developing tools and projects that they can undertake as individuals or by organising their own small group stitch-ins. Plus sporadic events when she can.
Sarah has also delivered talks, workshops and events to over 12,000 people around the world. Her first book, A Little Book of Craftivism, came out in 2013 and a more in-depth guide, How to be a Craftivist: the art of gentle protest, has just been released.
And that’s not all…
Some stuff we’re really proud of
Over the years we’ve worked with organisations including:
We’ve also spoken at popular events like:
And we’ve been featured in publications such as:
Transform your event with the gentle power of craftivism
Sarah is available for a limited number of engagements each year as a speaker, consultant or workshop facilitator. If you want to include a touch of craftivism or gentle protest as part of your next event or campaign, contact us to see how we can work together.