Craftivist Collective: Craft for Wellbeing
As the name suggests, Craftivist Collective, founded in 2009, is a movement which seeks to combine craft and activism.
Their aim is to provoke awareness and discussion of issues surrounding local and global poverty and injustice.
The World Health Organisation includes “contributing to society” as one of their paths to wellbeing. This was the focus of the most recent Craftivist exhibition, which was held in Aldgate East in London. The project, titled #wellMAKING, was the culmination of more than 50 ‘stitch-ins’ held across the nation. It’s goal was to...
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