This adorable video was something I saw on Cinnamon Cooper’s blog, and I thought that since Mondays Tuesdays** aren’t known for their enthusiasm, this might put a little spring in your step?
Oh, and the weirdest thing I’ve ever knitted? I can’t remember what it was originally supposed to be, but I can say that it was turned into a pair of knickers at a Birmingham LadyFest a few years ago…
*Get it? HA!
**Sometimes Tuesdays feel like Mondays…
“Knitting is a symbol of many things, knitting together things that have been broken, and our society has been broken… knitting is a symbol of hoping that we can bring some kind of unity.” (from the Northern Ireland video from Shannon Airport below)
This morning I was happy to receive a link to Yoko Ono’s “Revelations”, the version remixed by Cat Power for Ono’s 2007 album Yes, I’m a Witch. The link came in the daily newsletter email I get from Danielle LaPorte over at White Hot Truth. I love how some days just what you needs pops into your inbox like magic.
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot what craftivism is, as I’m collecting photographs over at Documenting Craftivism, a project that right now is a loose collection to help define the term. I’ve also been watching some lovely videos that also speak to the heart of craftivism. I’ve been looking into the work of some larger organizations, (Aid to Artisans, Peace x Peace, Women for Women International to name but a few) but there are also some smaller groups speaking to craft + activism as well.
Some of these videos made me cry in their honesty and sincerity wishes for peace and hope, may you enjoy them as much as I did. I don’t always agree with all of the words and banners, but I always agree with the sentiments. Creativity. Peace. Hope. Love.
Granny Peace Brigade.
Knitting for Peace, Times Square, NYC, March 19, 2008.
Help Child Soldiers.
Lovely clip from a women’s knitting circle working on knitted donations.