Sarah Corbett

How to Be a Craftivist is a manifesto for quiet activism- how to tackle issues not with shouting and aggression but with gentle protest, using the process of 'making' to engage thoughtfully in the issues we are about, to influence and effect change. Sarah Corbett - professional campaigner and founder of the Craftivist Collective - shares her journey from burnt-out activist, tired of marching, confrontation and demonizing opposition, towards a more respectful activism- using craft to contemplate global issues, provoke thought and start conversations rather than arguments; to engage, empower and encourage people on and offline to become part of change in the face of injustice, inequality and prejudice. Interwoven with Sarah's personal stories of causes fought are ideas and suggestions for every novice craftivist. From how to think about the medium itself, to looking at colour, fonts, size and message, here is inspiration for every detail of your creation. In today's world it's easy to feel helpless, but here is a book to initiate debates rather than shouting matches, to enable collaboration in place of confrontation. Gentleness can be a great strength, and quiet action can sometimes speak as powerfully amid the noise as the loudest voice. And if we want a world that is beautiful, kind and fair... shouldn't our activism be beautiful, kind and fair?

The Art of Gentle Protest

How to be a Craftivist

Sarah Corbett's collection opens with the title poem, an invocation of woman as witch, a spellbinder who is both 'weightless, thin as pond moss' and 'blacker than the pond's black belly'.

The Witch Bag

Sarah Corbett is less interested in the everyday aspects of reality than in "what moves beneath the surface of my own, and others' experience". This infuses her poems with mystery and with the intent of discovery. They resound with atmosphere and frequently invoke images from the natural world. Two notable themes (each with a series of poems) recur. The first is based on the author's experience of her mother's absence as a young child. In some poems the mother appears like a benevolent ghost, a figure the protagonist is "always waiting for", in others she is more ambiguous, or even "an imposter". The second major series derives from the author's childhood in rural Wales and her particular fascination for horses. Horses appear in both the actual and imaginative senses, as icons for strength, freedom and unbridled erotic energy.

The Red Wardrobe

Using craft to contemplate global issues, to provoke thought, to engage, empower and encourage people to become part of change in the face of injustice.Sarah Corbett-professional campaigner and founder of the Craftivist Collective-shares her journey from burnt-out activist, tired of marching, confrontation and demonizing opposition, towards a more respectful activism: using craft to contemplate global issues, to provoke thought, to engage, empower and encourage people to become part of change in the face of injustice.

Craftivist

An inspirational introduction to the ideas of the Craftivist Collective; a worldwide group of activists using craft as their medium.

Sarah Corbett

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