Craftivist Collective Handbook

Twenty Gentle Protest craft projects to help you make a positive difference in our world.

If we want our world to be more beautiful, kind and fair, can we make our activism more beautiful, kind and fair? ‘Gentle Protest’ is a unique methodology of strategic, compassionate and visually intriguing activism using handicrafts as a tool. Since its creation in 2009, the award-winning global Craftivist Collective has helped change laws, policies, hearts and minds around the world as well as expand the view of what activism can be.
Dreams inspire positive action, so stitch a Dream Cloud to hang up at home or work and prompt you to think past a problem to the solution. Sew a Gentle Nudge Label to help keep your conscience sharp and your spirit strong. Craft your own Mini Protest Banner to turn heads and influence change, or fly solidarity’s flag for those suffering as a result of the world’s injustices. Stitch a Handmade Hedgerow to champion one of the solutions to the climate crisis or if you are nervous about protesting in public or if there’s a ban on public rallies where you live, let a doll speak your truth by creating a Toy Protest.
This handbook is for everyone, wherever you are in the world: whether you are a skilled crafter or a burnt-out activist, an introvert, highly sensitive person, or struggling with anxiety or overwhelm. These 20 projects and tools use the slow, soothing and thoughtful process of craft to help channel feelings of sadness, anger or powerlessness into proactive, encouraging effective actions to help make hope possible.

Table des matières

16 How to use this book
16 Introduction
20 Our principles in action 
22 Glossary
24 Choosing supplies
26 Stitch guide
28 Inner craftivism

32 Setting up your area
34 Crafterthoughts playlist
36 Your crafterthoughts
38 Project 1: Dream-making Cloud
46 Project 2: Stitchable Changemakers
54 Project 3: Thoughtful Footprint 
62 Project 4: Gentle Protester
Eye Mask
67 Gentle Protest playlist
68 Wear your convictions
72 Project 5: Heart-on-Sleeve Badge 
80 Project 6: Gentle Nudge Labels 
86 Project 7: Affirmation Belt
90 Project 8: Loving Luggage Tags
96 Communication is key

100 Gentle Protest language
102 The Craftivist Collective in the media
104 Working with your local press 
105 Effective social media strategies
106 Aesthetics for altruism

110 Gentle Protest colours
114 Typography for Gentle Protest
118 Gifts for powerholders

122 Project 9: ‘Don’t Blow It’ Handkerchief
132 Project 10: Encouraging Greetings 
138 Project 11: Mini Fashion Statements
146 Street craftivism

150 Project 12: Mini Protest Banner 
158 Project 13: Supportive Stitched Notes
164 Project 14: Display of Discontent 
170 Project 15: Toys Protest
176 Communal craftivism

180 Setting up an event
182 How to facilitate a craftivist gathering
186 Project 16: Canary Beak 
194 Project 17: Giant Petition
200 Collaborative craftivism

204 Project 18: ‘Stitch for Solidarity’ Bunting
210 Project19:HandmadeHedgerow
216 Project 20: ‘I’m a Piece’ Jigsaw Installation
224 Craft your own campaign

228 Your craftivism campaigns 230 Letting go
231 Conclusion
232 Templates
241 Citations
244 Acknowledgments 245 Contributors
246 Supporters

A propos de l'auteur

Sarah P. Corbett is an award-winning activist, author and Ashoka Fellow. She founded the global Craftivist Collective in 2019 after demand from around the world from people wanting to join in her projects and events. An introvert born and raised in a low-income area of Liverpool in the 1980s, she saw the effect inequality could have on communities first hand and took part in local and global campaigns. Working with diverse organisations from Save the Children to The Climate Coalition, Crafts Council and Maker Faires, Victoria and Albert Museum to Secret Cinema, she helped to create the new Girlguiding UK Craftivism Badge and is passionate about bringing loving effective activism into new spaces to reach new audiences. She lives in London.

Résumé

Twenty Gentle Protest craft projects to help you make a positive difference in our world.

If we want our world to be more beautiful, kind and fair, can we make our activism more beautiful, kind and fair? ‘Gentle Protest’ is a unique methodology of strategic, compassionate and visually intriguing activism using handicrafts as a tool. Since its creation in 2009, the award-winning global Craftivist Collective has helped change laws, policies, hearts and minds around the world as well as expand the view of what activism can be.
Dreams inspire positive action, so stitch a Dream Cloud to hang up at home or work and prompt you to think past a problem to the solution. Sew a Gentle Nudge Label to help keep your conscience sharp and your spirit strong. Craft your own Mini Protest Banner to turn heads and influence change, or fly solidarity’s flag for those suffering as a result of the world’s injustices. Stitch a Handmade Hedgerow to champion one of the solutions to the climate crisis or if you are nervous about protesting in public or if there’s a ban on public rallies where you live, let a doll speak your truth by creating a Toy Protest.
This handbook is for everyone, wherever you are in the world: whether you are a skilled crafter or a burnt-out activist, an introvert, highly sensitive person, or struggling with anxiety or overwhelm. These 20 projects and tools use the slow, soothing and thoughtful process of craft to help channel feelings of sadness, anger or powerlessness into proactive, encouraging effective actions to help make hope possible.

Préface

• Promotion through author’s highly popular social media channels.
  
• Advance copies to indie booksellers.
• Online crafting demos to coincide with publication.
• Outreach to bookstores near or with knitting shops.
• Limited edition tote bags and pin badges.
• Social media handles: @craftivists (Instagram), @Craftivists (X).

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Sarah P Corbett, Sarah P. Corbett
• Edition: Boundless Publishing
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 03.09.2024
• EAN: 9781800182509
• ISBN: 978-1-80018-250-9
• Pages: 256
• Catégories: Livres de conseils > Nature; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Sciences politiques et formation politique; SELF-HELP / Motivational & Inspirational, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, Self-help & personal development, Pressure groups, protest movements & non-violent action, Demonstrations & protest movements, The Arts: art forms