In this episode, Chantelle spoke to Sarah Corbett from the Craftivist Collective about growing up an activist and the power of gentle protest. Their conversation explores activism burnout and how the Crativist Collective came to be as well as the origins of craftivism and the incredible campaigns that Sarah has run with it. To learn more you might want to check out our reading list...
Sarah recommends:
The Gift of Anger by Arun Gandhi and translated by Suzan Cenani Alioğlu
A Gift of Love by Martin Luther King Jr.
and has also written several books on craftivism:
A Little Book of Crativism by Sarah Corbett
How to Be a Craftivist by Sarah Corbett
Craftivist Collective Handbook by Sarah Corbett
You might also want to check out:
craftivism: the art of craft and activism by Betsy Greer
Knitting for good! by Betsy Greer
The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House by Audre Lorde
The following sound effects were used in this podcast:
knitting and dropping metal knitting needle by HanulSkyGirl
Seamstress’ Large Scissors by Jakobthiesen
Seamstress’ sewing machine setup and run by Jakobthiesen
Paper Crumple Craft Sound by EminYILDIRIM
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You can find the transcript here.
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