There is so much loveliness in Nature, in people, in craft, in creativity. But I know that we can make it even more beautiful, and more kind and more fair. I have been an activist since I was three, but a few years ago I burned out and felt that I didn’t fit in. I was going to give up. Then I discovered I could use craft in my activism. I became a craftivist. 

An effective craftivist is someone who channels their anger at injustice and their passion for a better world into creative objects and activities. Those crafted objects can then help play a part in tackling the root causes of injustice ...

 

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