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"In Let's Move the Needle, Shannon Downey, an outspoken voice in the craftivist movement for over a decade, meets burgeoning art activists where they are and provides a roadmap and accessible toolkit for every leg of their activist journey. Filled with self-reflective activities, exercises, and prompts, along with practical stories about the work of other art activists across mediums and throughout history, Let's Move the Needle educates and empowers creatives to center their art around collective action in service of political, social or community issues"--
List of contents
My “Why”
Introduction: Let’s Get This Party Started
1 What’s Old Is New Again: A Dive into the History of Craftivism
2 I Put the Fun in Uncomfortable: Want to Change the World? Deal with Your Shit 3 ‘Cause We Don’t Know It All: Research
4 Getting to the Roots: Identify and Define the Problems 5 Where Are My People? Creating an Intentional Team
6 Working with What You’ve Got: Brainstorming and Resource Mapping 7 Wait, What Are We Doing? Setting Goals8 OK, Cool, Now What? Messaging and Tactics
9 Well, That Was Fun: Milestones, TImelines, and Assessments
10 To Sum It Up: The Activist Lifestyle Planning Templates: Time to Move the Needle
Acknowledgments
Index
About the author
Shannon Downey is the founder of Badass Cross Stitch and Seriously Badass Women, and is an artist, activist, craftivist, community builder, and general instigator. Her work moves people from passive consumers of art into engaged creators and leverages craft-based art forms to bring people together, present opportunities to transition from makers to change makers, and inspire radical hope for what is possible. Her award-winning work can be found in galleries, museums, and private collections around the world and has been featured in outlets including Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Atlas Obscura, Fast Company, and i-D, and books including Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Signs of Resistance: A Visual History of Protest in America. She is on the faculty at Columbia College Chicago and currently lives in Chicago, Illinois.
Summary
Create change in the world with this inspiring guide to social activism, using art as a vehicle for creative resistance and community building, written by Shannon Downey - the artist and craftivist behind Badass Cross Stitch.
Foreword
Create change in the world with this inspiring guide to social activism, using art as a vehicle for creative resistance and community building, written by Shannon Downey - the artist and craftivist behind Badass Cross Stitch.
