Att göra något bra

Betsy Greer heter kvinnan bakom webplatsen Craftivism.com (craftivism är en sammansmältning av orden craft [hantverk] och activism) — och naturligtvis har hon skrivit en bok också! Den heter Knitting for good (alltså, hur tacksamt är det inte med ordvitsar på engelska?) och handlar alltså om hur man med sitt handarbete kan påverka världen på alla möjliga vis. Såhär presenterar förlaget den:

Every time we knit, we have the opportunity to create positive change in ourselves, our community, and in the world. That’s Betsy Greer’s fervent belief, and in this book she shows us how. Betsy explores the ways we can use knitting to slow down in a fast-paced culture, while using the craft to benefit charities in our communities, to advocate for worthwhile causes, and to support individuals and communities across the globe. Filled with insights from knitters and crafters on how they use craft to benefit others, Knitting for Good! will get you thinking about knitting in a whole new way.

Såhär presenteras den på Betsys egen webplats:

In the last five years [boken kom ut 2008, Kyrkkaffebloggens anm] knitting has undergone a complete transformation. Once considered a grandmotherly craft, knitting is now embraced by new generations of young, socially and politically conscious crafters. For these new knitters, their craft represents much more than the finished project; their knitting is a way to slow down in a fast-paced culture, subvert producers of mass manufactured merchandise, embrace the domestic, connect to people in their community, support communities across the globe, and express their own personal style and creativity. Betsy Greer, creator of Craftivism.com, has written the handbook for this new culture of knitters. By highlighting the subversive, revolutionary, and political aspects of knitting, Greer shows readers that knitting can be a profound way to: connect to ourselves by embracing the personal and meditative aspects of knitting; reach out to our community through sharing our skill and through charity knitting; and support others across the globe by using knitting as a form of activism and expression.

She offers musings, thoughts, tips, stories, and step-by-step projects, all in support of the belief that every time we knit we have the opportunity to create positive change in the world.

Någon som har den och vill rapportera lite? Jag såg på Betsys blogg att hon gärna vill ha kontakt med svenska hantverksaktivister!