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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. […]