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Craftivist Collective

Craftivist Collective
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World map
zone of influence
Motto A spoonful of craft helps the activism go down
Founded 2009
Founder Sarah Corbett
Type Social enterprise
Location
  • London, England
Members
c. 1000
Mission To expose the scandal of global poverty and human rights injustices through the power of craft and public art.
Website craftivist-collective.com


The Craftivist Collective is an activist social enterprise which uses craftivism to engage people in social justice issues. It was set up in 2009 by Sarah Corbett. There are around 1000 members worldwide. The main group is based in London with around 10 further active groups. The Craftivist Collective was a runner-up in the Observer Ethical Awards 2013 for the Arts & Culture Award. They were named by the Times as one of their five 'New Tribes' of 2012. Followers of the movement include Lauren O'Farrell,Reverse graffiti artist Moose,Guardian craft columnist Perri Lewis, jewellers Tatty Devine, comedian Josie Long, Tilly Walnes. entrant in the first series of the Great British Sewing Bee,Company craft columnist and author Jazz Domino Holly, and mosaic artist Carrie Reichardt.Sam Roddick is a mentor to the group and suggested the honorary label 'Craptivist' to cover non-crafty supporters.

There is a manifesto and a checklist of goals for the work of the group which includes being welcoming, encouraging and positive, creative and non-threatening, and to focus on global poverty and human rights injustices

The Craftivist Collective has been called 'guerrilla crafting', as their projects often involve leaving crafted messages in public places. Their projects are often small-scale, intended to draw people in. There are lists of projects to do and video tutorials online. They run talks, workshops, stalls and exhibitions and sell Craftivist Collective kits and merchandise.

The 'collective' is a loose term covering anyone who gets involved. The group particularly seeks to engage people who haven't previously had much involvement or interest in politics and activism. For many members the group is a stepping stone to more traditional activism methods. Corbett calls it 'slow activism' and 'introverted activism', saying "it's not about performance and vying for attention, it's about offering people the choice to engage".


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