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Corbett is an award-winning activist, [[Ashoka (non-profit organization)|Ashoka]] fellow, author and founder of the [[Craftivist Collective]], a global social enterprise for individuals, groups and organisations to learn how to use crafts as a tool for activism.<ref name=goodgood>{{cite journal |last=Thompson|first=Kailey |date=1 September 2021 |title=Craftivism Offers an Alternative To Traditional Protests as a Powerful Means of Expression |url=https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/craftivism-offers-an-alternative-to-traditional-protests-as-a-powerful-means-of-expression |journal=Good Good Good |access-date=4 September 2023}}</ref> She has said that ‘gentleness’ - which is not passive or weak - is the golden thread that creates real positive impact in her work.<ref name=bbcradio>{{cite episode |title=Craftivism: Gentle Protest |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000mr46 |access-date=8 September 2023 |series=Four Thought |network=BBC |station=Radio 4 |date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
Corbett is an award-winning activist, [[Ashoka (non-profit organization)|Ashoka]] fellow, author and founder of the [[Craftivist Collective]], a global social enterprise for individuals, groups and organisations to learn how to use crafts as a tool for activism.<ref name=goodgood>{{cite journal |last=Thompson|first=Kailey |date=1 September 2021 |title=Craftivism Offers an Alternative To Traditional Protests as a Powerful Means of Expression |url=https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/craftivism-offers-an-alternative-to-traditional-protests-as-a-powerful-means-of-expression |journal=Good Good Good |access-date=4 September 2023}}</ref> She has said that ‘gentleness’ - which is not passive or weak - is the golden thread that creates real positive impact in her work.<ref name=bbcradio>{{cite episode |title=Craftivism: Gentle Protest |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000mr46 |access-date=8 September 2023 |series=Four Thought |network=BBC |station=Radio 4 |date=23 September 2020}}</ref>


In 2017 she wrote the book ''How To Be A Craftivist: The Art of Gentle Protest''<ref name="howtobook">Corbett, Sarah (2017). ''How To Be A Craftivist''. Unbound.</ref> and ran a six-week online course titled The School of Gentle Protest.<ref name=positive>{{cite journal |last=Morrison|first=Greg |date=17 April 2017 |title=The art of gentle protest|url=https://www.positive.news/society/the-art-of-gentle-protest/ |journal=Positive News |access-date=4 September 2023}}</ref>
In 2017 she wrote the book ''How To Be A Craftivist: The Art of Gentle Protest''<ref name="howtobook">Corbett, Sarah (2017). ''How To Be A Craftivist''. Unbound.</ref> and ran a six-week online course titled The School of Gentle Protest<ref name=positive>{{cite journal |last=Morrison|first=Greg |date=17 April 2017 |title=The art of gentle protest|url=https://www.positive.news/society/the-art-of-gentle-protest/ |journal=Positive News |access-date=4 September 2023}}</ref> as part of a project funded by [[Arts Council England]] in collaboration with the [[University of Lincoln]]. Visiting professors included [[Orsola de Castro]] of [[Fashion Revolution]] and Catherine Howarth, CEO of [[ShareAction]].<ref name=schoolofgentleprotest>{{cite journal |last=Corbett|first=Sarah |date=15 March 2017 |title=Become a student of our 6week School of Gentle Protest |url= https://craftivist-collective.com/School-of-Gentle-Protest+/ |journal=Craftivist Collective blog |access-date=8 September 2023}}</ref>


Gentle Protest has been used as a framework by groups in [[Potsdam]],<ref name=potsdam>{{cite journal |date=30 July 2023 |title=Rücknahme der Kürzungen im Sozialbereich gefordert |url=https://awo-potsdam.de/de/news-artikel/ruecknahme-der-kuerzungen-im-sozialbereich-gefordert/ |journal=AWO Bezirksverband Potsdam e.V. |access-date=4 September 2023}}</ref> the [[Lake District]],<ref name=buxton>{{cite journal |last=Dingwall|first=Ed |date=7 September 2021 |title=High Peak crafters stage 'gentle protest' on Mam Tor to pressure MP over climate crisis|url=https://www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk/news/environment/high-peak-crafters-gentle-protest-pressures-mp-over-climate-crisis-3374176 |journal=Buxton Advertiser |access-date=4 September 2023}}</ref> and by organisations including [[The Scout Association]]<ref name=scouts>{{cite journal |last=Abraham |first=Aimee-lee |date=29 October 2018 |title=The art of gentle protest |url=https://medium.com/@ukscouts/the-art-of-gentle-protest-527d6b8bcf8a |journal=Medium |access-date=8 September 2023}}</ref> and [[World Wide Fund for Nature|WWF]]<ref name=bbcradio /> to protest on a broad range of issues.
Gentle Protest has been used as a framework by groups in [[Potsdam]],<ref name=potsdam>{{cite journal |date=30 July 2023 |title=Rücknahme der Kürzungen im Sozialbereich gefordert |url=https://awo-potsdam.de/de/news-artikel/ruecknahme-der-kuerzungen-im-sozialbereich-gefordert/ |journal=AWO Bezirksverband Potsdam e.V. |access-date=4 September 2023}}</ref> the [[Lake District]],<ref name=buxton>{{cite journal |last=Dingwall|first=Ed |date=7 September 2021 |title=High Peak crafters stage 'gentle protest' on Mam Tor to pressure MP over climate crisis|url=https://www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk/news/environment/high-peak-crafters-gentle-protest-pressures-mp-over-climate-crisis-3374176 |journal=Buxton Advertiser |access-date=4 September 2023}}</ref> and by organisations including [[The Scout Association]]<ref name=scouts>{{cite journal |last=Abraham |first=Aimee-lee |date=29 October 2018 |title=The art of gentle protest |url=https://medium.com/@ukscouts/the-art-of-gentle-protest-527d6b8bcf8a |journal=Medium |access-date=8 September 2023}}</ref> and [[World Wide Fund for Nature|WWF]]<ref name=bbcradio /> to protest on a broad range of issues.

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Gentle Protest
Years active2015 -
Major figuresSarah Corbett

Gentle Protest is a unique approach to activism[1] which aims to change hearts, minds, policies and laws through thoughtful and compassionate actions. Its intent is to invite reflection and respectful conversation rather than division. It is purposefully non-aggressive in nature.[2]

Its name first came from a 2015 exhibition by Sarah Corbett at Föreningen Handarbetets Vänner in Stockholm which aimed to show that protests do not always have to be aggressive. The message of the exhibition was: "If we want our world to be more beautiful, kind & just, then our activism should be beautiful, kind & just".[3] The exhibition went on to be shown at Helsinki Design Week [4] and as part of The Future Is Present exhibition at Designmuseum Denmark.

Corbett is an award-winning activist, Ashoka fellow, author and founder of the Craftivist Collective, a global social enterprise for individuals, groups and organisations to learn how to use crafts as a tool for activism.[5] She has said that ‘gentleness’ - which is not passive or weak - is the golden thread that creates real positive impact in her work.[6]

In 2017 she wrote the book How To Be A Craftivist: The Art of Gentle Protest[7] and ran a six-week online course titled The School of Gentle Protest[8] as part of a project funded by Arts Council England in collaboration with the University of Lincoln. Visiting professors included Orsola de Castro of Fashion Revolution and Catherine Howarth, CEO of ShareAction.[9]

Gentle Protest has been used as a framework by groups in Potsdam,[10] the Lake District,[11] and by organisations including The Scout Association[12] and WWF[6] to protest on a broad range of issues.

Some, such as writer Andreas Malm, disagree with the approach,[13] while others, such as Associate Professor Alyce McGovern, say it can be powerful in soliciting a response.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Sarah Corbett". Ashoka. 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  2. ^ Townsend, Solitaire (16 November 2020). "100 UK Leading Environmentalists (Who Happen To Be Women)". Forbes. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  3. ^ Corbett, Sarah (15 July 2015). "'Gentle Protest' exhibition by Sarah Corbett, Stockholm". Craftivist Collective blog. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Gentle Protest by Sarah Corbett". Design District Helsinki. September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  5. ^ Thompson, Kailey (1 September 2021). "Craftivism Offers an Alternative To Traditional Protests as a Powerful Means of Expression". Good Good Good. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Craftivism: Gentle Protest". Four Thought. 23 September 2020. BBC. Radio 4. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  7. ^ Corbett, Sarah (2017). How To Be A Craftivist. Unbound.
  8. ^ Morrison, Greg (17 April 2017). "The art of gentle protest". Positive News. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  9. ^ Corbett, Sarah (15 March 2017). "Become a student of our 6week School of Gentle Protest". Craftivist Collective blog. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Rücknahme der Kürzungen im Sozialbereich gefordert". AWO Bezirksverband Potsdam e.V. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  11. ^ Dingwall, Ed (7 September 2021). "High Peak crafters stage 'gentle protest' on Mam Tor to pressure MP over climate crisis". Buxton Advertiser. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  12. ^ Abraham, Aimee-lee (29 October 2018). "The art of gentle protest". Medium. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  13. ^ Sandor, Samuel (2 March 2023). "'We Need to Think Outside the Box': The Significance of Greta Thunberg's 'The View' Interview". Impakter. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  14. ^ Knight, Ben (15 December 2022). "Craftivism: effecting change with needle and yarn". UNSW Newsroom. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
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