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Sewing for Justice: Sewing a quilted wall hanging the height of Grenfell Tower

The Grenfell Memorial Quilt Community Fabric art project was initiated by Artist & ‘artivist’ Tuesday Greenidge, whose daughter escaped from the tower fire in June 2017. Since commencing locally at North Kensington Library in West London, Greenidge has been assisted by an army of sewists from across the world, the aim being to grow the… Continue reading Sewing for Justice: Sewing a quilted wall hanging the height of Grenfell Tower

As 10% of humans are affected by hunger 1/3 of all food is wasted

Globally, one-third of food is wasted, estimated to cost £2.9 trillion a year. That’s enough food to feed every hungry person in the world twice over The most infuriating contradiction of our time is also the easiest to solve. The contradiction of surplus food and surplus hunger attributed to food waste is a disgrace imposed… Continue reading As 10% of humans are affected by hunger 1/3 of all food is wasted