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A Little Hope- Free Crochet Bookmark Pattern

Since joining the Green Party, I’ve been feeling something I haven’t felt in a long time: hope. I keep coming across videos of Zack Polanski speaking with such honesty, warmth and decency. He challenges privilege and entitlement without cruelty. He stands up for ordinary people, and he does it with kindness and conviction. Watching that […]

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Yarn with Purpose

Why I Decided to Join the Green Party

Hi, I’m Sam. I’m a crochet designer and craftivist, and this is part of my Yarn with Purpose series, where I explore how creativity and craft can make a difference. Lately, my crochet projects have become a way of caring for my community, for the planet, and for people I’ll probably never meet. I’ve been […]

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“Your Airbnb Was My Home” Craft, Protest, and the Irish Housing Crisis

I recently completed an embroidery piece that reads “your Airbnb was my home”, beside an image of a house broken in two. It’s a quiet act of craft, but its message is urgent: in Ireland, homes are being taken away from people and converted into commodities. Children, families, and emigrants are living with the consequences. […]