Political Threads: A fiber based bookclub

Schedule

Sun, 22 Jun, 2025 at 10:00 am to Sat, 06 Jun, 2026 at 10:00 am

UTC-05:00

Location

Inclement Craft | Chicago, IL

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A space for folks to get together to discuss and develop our own political practice through the lens of fiber craft.
About this Event

We're diving right in with a companion read of both:

  • Lets Move The Needle: An Activist Handbook for artists, crafters, creatives, and makers by Shannon Downey
  • Emergent Strategy: Shaping change, Changing Worlds by adrienne maree brown

We'll be going over a new section of each book every two weeks.


Week 1 - Feb 28th:
- Lets Move The Needle: chapter 1 end page 45
- Emergent Strategy: Introduction end page 50

Week 2 - March 14th:
- Lets Move The Needle: chapter 2 end page 73
- Emergent Strategy: pages 52-82

Week 3 - March 28th
- Lets Move The Needle: chapter 3 end page 91
- Emergent Strategy: pages 83-121

Week 4 - April 11th
- Lets Move The Needle: chapter 4&5 end page 132
- Emergent Strategy: pages 121-150

Week 5 - April 25th
- Lets Move The Needle: chapter 6&7 end page 165
- Emergent Strategy: pages 151-182

Week 6 - May 9th
- Lets Move The Needle: chapter 8&9 end page 207
- Emergent Strategy: pages 183-211

Week 7 - May 23rd
- Lets Move The Needle: chapter 10 end page 227
- Emergent Strategy: loosely read tools for fascilitation

Week 8 - June 6th
- Recap both books


Agenda

πŸ•‘: 09:00 AM - 09:15 AM
Ice Breaker: Community Check In
πŸ•‘: 09:15 AM - 09:45 AM
Open Ended Reflection on the Section
πŸ•‘: 09:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Discussion Questions (If the discussion needs some more structure)
πŸ•‘: 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Wrap Up / Outro
πŸ•‘: 10:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Head Out or Hang Out Now That The Shop Is Open!
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Inclement Craft, 3436 West Irving Park Road, Chicago, United States

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