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Go Orange for Human Rights

If you’re looking for some inspirational ideas for the Free Tibet Xstitch comp, you might want to check out The Colour Orange Project.

Free Tibet Xstitch Competition

Hope you’ve all been as inspired as I am with all the Free Tibet action going on around the world. I was stoked to read today that Wangari Maathai, a Green Party woman who was the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize has pulled out of the rally on humanitarian grounds.
Not all [...]

Iraq I Knit

Well I don’t but Lisa does.

Lisa is also the only person in the world who has ever convinced me I should take up knitting. I’ll get there one day….

These amazing pieces have been made for the 5th Anniversary and they are so so gorgeous.

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Iraq I Roll

Yesterday (otherwise known as today in the rest of the world who haven’t caught up yet) was the 5th Anniversary of the US Invasion of Iraq. So I’ve been thinking about what my contribution was gonna be to the blogswarm.

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Skateistan

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Skateistan is Afghanistan’s first dedicated co-educational skateboarding school. The project will engage with the growing numbers of urbanised Afghan youth in Kabul through skateboarding and provide new opportunities in cross-cultural interaction and education.

Sayin It Like It Is

I love the BLF. This is the sort of stuff I would love to do if I was organised and clever enough. I tend to restrict my billboard liberation to the occasional scrawling on tram shelter ads. And then only when I get really incensed by offensive condescending advertising. Especially the stuff that tells me how much of a better mother I’d be if I bought more stuff*.

Wage Peace Tshirt

I made this tshirt with the intention of putting it online to sell. But you were TOO SLOW! And instead I sold it at the Craft Cartel Market the other night (which went off again, pictures soon). And even better I sold it to someone I know! Yeah!
So I found this font [...]

I really hate war

And not just for all the usual reasons like the immorality of the concept, and the fact that it’s about a bunch of rich guys sending in poor guys to be fodder over their resource wars.  But lately war seems to be REALLY messing up the soldiers.  Sure there was a lot of depression after [...]

Product Placement: The Best Ever

I know she’s ‘claiming’ not to have anything to do with it.  But a big well done to Julie from Subversive Cross Stitch for getting Anne Coulter to promote your work.  That’s fucking ace!!!

 
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Maruapula

Maruapula:
- a Setswana word for ‘clouds of rain’
- a collaborative effort of people crafting for the sake of those in need.

One of the best things about the internet is the ability for people to collaborate on an international level to make a real difference for people in need.
One of the awesome people on Craftster has [...]

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