We had the amazing Sarah Corbett of Craftivist Collective over to Parsons some time ago, and we have the pleasure of seeing her here again for a discussion on craft and protest. (Fashion Praxis lab in collaboration with the DEED lab at Parsons)
“Craftivism: The Future of Craft as a Form of Protest”
March 26, 2020
6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
The New School’s Lang Cafe
Ground Floor, 65 W. 11th St.
and live on Instagram @DEEDLab
Join an evening exploring ‘craftivism’ (craft + activism) – how craft has been used in the past and present for protest, the strengths and weaknesses of craft as a tool for protest and the potential craft has of improving our fragile world in the future. This will be a three-way conversation between Cynthia Lawson Jaramillo, the new Dean of the School of Design Strategies, on artisan crafts as a tool for change-making; Sarah Corbett, Founder of the global Craftivist Collective, sharing how her unique ‘Gentle Protest’ methodology has helped to change hearts, minds, policies, and laws; and Otto von Busch, Associate Professor of Integrated Design, on the power of making for social change. There will be plenty of time for questions, comments and discussion from attendees.
Welcome!
