Who are we?
"To expose the scandal of global poverty, and human rights injustices though the power of craft and public art. This will be done through provocative, non-violent creative actions."
About Us:
We're a peaceful, friendly bunch but we're looking to get heard, make people think about their global neighbour and show that you can put an important message behind anything visual you create. We hope that our projects encourage others to duplicate them all over the globe:)
"We want to show people that making people aware of the injustices and poverty in the world can be fun, fulfilling and can build friendships all over the world. It doesnt have to be stressful or elitest. Anyone can be a craftivist whatever their skill or understanding."
We meet every 3rd Thursday of the month at the Royal Festival Hall (fairtrade) cafe, Southbank, London 6:30pm-8:00pm to plan projects and events, craft together and just have a chat about injustices we are passionate about and how we want to craft something to make people area of injustices in the world.
We sometimes have guest craftivists in our meetings who bring a project for us to become part of. If you have a craftivism idea or a project you want our support with please contact us before our meetings so we can designate time and resources for your guest appearance.
You don't have to be creative or an experienced campaigner. We work together on projects to make people more aware of injustices in the world and encourage them to act to make the world a better place.
We are all still learners and would love to learn from new members, discuss new ideas and help build a craftivist army!:)
Finally, if you dont live in London and therefore can't join the London craftivist group. Why not set up your own or do the projects from home. We can post you kits, contact you with advice and are happy to support you as much as possible. If you would like to set up a Craftivist Collective in your area all we ask is for you to let us know and also hope that you implement the existing projects or come up with your own that fit into the manifesto above.
Please feel free to contact us and we'll be happy to answer any questions: craftivist-collective@hotmail.com
For more information on us:
+ For photos of projects we have done check out our Flickr account:
www.flickr.com/photos/craftivist-collective/
+ For videos of what we have done check out our YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/user/craftivistcollective
+ To join our Facebook group find us at:
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=41493477857
+ To comment on our blog find us at:
craftivist-collective.blogspot.com/