Come on crafters let’s make our 2013 New Year’s
resolution a crafty one to make the world a better and fairer place for all :)
As a fellow
crafter I’m calling on you to start 2013 by using what you do - craft - to help
end world hunger! Imagine saying in conversations about new years
resolutions... “I’m going to save lives by doing what I love.” Win win! Your
craft can even inspire others to be a piece of the jigsaw to end world hunger
too - win win win!
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| My latest #imapiece for my MP |
Why am I banging on about it?
* Because in a
world where we know how to solve hunger we still have 2.3 million children
across the world die because of hunger every year.
* If world
leaders invest in life saving interventions that work (like supporting
small-scale farmers, teaching people about healthy eating etc) it could save 1
million lives each year.
How can little-old-me be a piece of the solution?
You can stitch
messages onto material jigsaw pieces which will be put together to make a HUGE
creative, crafty installation alternative to a petition that Save the Children
will show off to our Government, the public and World Leaders showing that
hundreds, even thousands of us, want, with world leaders, to be a part of the
solution to hunger, not the problem. You can also give a jigsaw piece to your
local MP to remind them to be a part of the solution too or at least tell them
about the piece you made for the installation.
From this:
To this:
Sarah Corbett,
founder of Craftivist Collective, said: "Life is like a puzzle,
it all seems a mess but when it gets finished it looks brilliant. There are
some amazing small-scale successful projects happening all over the world that
are tackling hunger and showing that the world doesn’t have to have
malnourished children whose potential is stunted.
“Hopefully
craftsters have had a good rest over the festive period and are energised to
use their craft for good in 2013, and join us in this project as craftivists to
show that we are all connected and our actions make a difference. There is no
one solution to the problem of injustice but we can all play a part in a
movement for change. The G8 coming back to the UK is too big an opportunity to
miss so why not have your New Year’s Resolution to be part of eradicating hunger
through your love of craft? That would be a pretty cool resolution right?!”
It’s difficult to
ignore a big beautiful, original piece of art that has been made by a large
group of people. Especially if it’s as HUGE as it could be - if all of us
stitch a few jigsaw pieces each.
Check out some of
the jigsaw pieces made by some of your fellow crafters & download our
pattern and easy instructions here (http://imapiece.craftivist-collective.com)
and get stitching! You can hold a stitch-in event and get others excited about
the project, sign the Save the Children petition here, and spread the
word online through Twitter, Facebook, blogs etc using the hashtag #imapiece.
Imagine your
jigsaw pieces turning a bare wall into a beautiful, unforgettable piece of art
that could make a difference to millions of lives. Now that would be an
achievement that would start 2013 with a bang! Come on crafters! Let’s get our
craft changing the world!!
“If
you think you are too small to make a difference try sleeping in a closed room
with a mosquito”
- African Proverb
Love Lorna xx
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