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Abolish ICE pin tutorial
creating a space for art, community, activism, and fun.
Voodoo Doll Pattern
Voodoo Doll Pattern
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International Analog Day
Book and Discussion Guide
Book and Discussion Guide
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creating a space for art, community, activism, and fun.
Paint Stencils — Badass Cross Stitch
Paint Stencils — Badass Cross Stitch
‘Weapons of mass construction’: the US ‘craftivists’ using yarn to fight back against Trump | Art | The Guardian
‘Weapons of mass construction’: the US ‘craftivists’ using yarn to fight back against Trump | Art | The Guardian
Fiber artists across the US are using their craft to protest against everything from national guard deployments to rollbacks on abortion rights
Vets call on National Guard to refuse deployment orders
Vets call on National Guard to refuse deployment orders
Some veterans view National Guard deployments to U.S. cities as unlawful and argue soldiers better uphold American values by resisting the orders.
My Free Monthly Newsletter and Resource Guide
My Free Monthly Newsletter and Resource Guide
Art, Craft, Activism, Craftivism - Let's tear shit up! Click to read Badass Cross Stitch Musings, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
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Shannon Downey is an artist, activist, craftivist, community builder, and general instigator. She blends her politics, activism, and art into projects that are designed to inspire others to take action, think, discuss, engage with democracy and their community, and find some digital/analog balance. She makes art to inspire others to make art. Her passion is teaching people how to stab out their frustrations + take action to build a just world. Life motto: Make Art. Smash Systems.
Free Patterns
Free Patterns
"Surviving" Pattern Bundle
"Surviving" Pattern Bundle
9 patterns for the revolution.
Make a Yay! Flag + celebrate all your wins
Make a Yay! Flag + celebrate all your wins
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Read this for more on harm reduction and criminalization
Read this for more on harm reduction and criminalization
This report finds that enforcement of drug possession laws causes extensive and unjustifiable harm to individuals and communities across the country. The long-term consequences can separate families; exclude people from job opportunities, welfare assistance, public housing, and voting; and expose them to discrimination and stigma for a lifetime. While more people are arrested for simple drug possession in the US than for any other crime, mainstream discussions of criminal justice reform rarely question whether drug use should be criminalized at all.
Craftivism Grant
Craftivism Grant
Find Narcan Near You
Find Narcan Near You
Whether you use drugs, or love someone who does, this page is an access point to resources that support safer drug use. Find harm reduction resources near you.
LETTERS FROM LOVE — With Special Guest Shannon Downey!
LETTERS FROM LOVE — With Special Guest Shannon Downey!
Let the world be a world
Change Agents Podcast - Sanctuary
Change Agents Podcast - Sanctuary
Change Agents is a podcast series by Chicagoans trained to tell stories of their neighborhood transformations and the folks who make that happen.
6 Things You Need To Know About The Klamath River Dam Removals —
6 Things You Need To Know About The Klamath River Dam Removals —
Update January, 2024: Copco No. 2 was fully removed in October 2023, marking the first of four dam removals along the Klamath River. The other three dams on the Klamath River that are part of this project are slated to begin removal in January of 2024! For nearly 100 years, dams on the Klamath River […]
Free Craftivism Zine
Free Craftivism Zine
Free Leonard Peltier
Free Leonard Peltier
Abortion Funds
Abortion Funds
Support Trans Youth
Support Trans Youth
Find your senator
Find your senator
Find Naloxone and clean syringe near you
Find Naloxone and clean syringe near you
Badass Herstory Community Project
Badass Herstory Community Project
When your art goes viral
When your art goes viral
Venmo
Venmo
Disrupting Craftivism Panels (YouTube)
Disrupting Craftivism Panels (YouTube)
Ritas Quilt Pecha Kucha
Ritas Quilt Pecha Kucha
Article on language purity and white supremacy
Article on language purity and white supremacy
A youth guide to abolition by Project Nia
A youth guide to abolition by Project Nia
Street Art - join in!
Street Art - join in!
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