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Feb 19 2016 – Soft Activism 2.0

Join us on Friday, February 19, 2016 1pm – 2pm in ATC 3.705 Soft Activism 2.0 Join the Feminist Research Collective for our MakerSpace event, Soft Activism 2.0. UT Dallas undergraduate student Ciara Bryant will share her needlepoint artwork. Bryant’s presentation will be followed by hands-on needlepoint and crochet activities. Some needlepoint and crochet supplies […]

Posted by Kim Knight in Events, Past Events

Recap: Soft Activism

On February 5, we held our first Feminist MakerSpace event of the Spring 2016 semester. The title was Soft Activism and the focus was on practices of crochet, knitting, and needlepoint in an activist context. Inspired by practices of guerilla knitting and yarn bombing, we explored software tools for making customized patterns and worked on […]

Posted by Kim Knight in Past Events, Resources