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Eco-stitchers: Sustainable Textile Art on Climate Change

Hills and Rivers' is a joint work by the 5 members of the Ecostitchers textile art group. This piece takes its inspiration from the landscape of our city. Each panel is designed separately by one of the members, drawing on their particular skills and their feelings about the landscape.

There is currently a super exhibition at Sheffield Central Library of the work of Eco-stitchers, a Sheffield group of textile artists who work in an environmentally conscious and sustainable way. My favourite piece was a textile version of the Climate Stripes, which shows how the planet is heating over time. This week, during the heatwave,ContinueContinue reading “Eco-stitchers: Sustainable Textile Art on Climate Change”

Peace campaigners gather in Barkers Pool to commemorate Conscientious Objectors Day

By June Cattell Conscientious objection is the refusal to perform military service based on moral, ethical, or religious beliefs. Campaigned for by the Quakers, conscientious objection was recognised in British law in 2016 and is now increasingly widely recognised as a human right. While many people are not aware of Conscientious \Objectors Day, it isContinueContinue reading “Peace campaigners gather in Barkers Pool to commemorate Conscientious Objectors Day”