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Sarah Corbett, the founder of the Craftivist Collective, is a remarkable individual. A selfconfessed introver t, she is nonetheless an inspirational and witty speaker on the ar t of gentle and creative protest. Corbett has performed on the TED stage, given a Lost Lecture and delivered talks, workshops and events all over the world. An activist since the age of three, when she squatted successfully with her parents to prevent the demolition of social housing in Everton in her hometown of Liverpool, Corbett went on to become Head Girl at school, campaigning alone, quietly and gently, for the securing of lockers and the outlawing of the wearing of gym knickers for sports she won the first but lost the second .

Sarah walking to a workshop with her trunk of craftivis resources. PHOTO: JONATHAN CHERRY

May June 2021 EMBROIDERY

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