Hearts on our Sleeves

We're streamlining our social media presence for the moment, due to capacity 💚 Please find us on Instagram www.instagram.com/heartsonours...

Coca-Cola plastic waste in oceans expected to reach 602m kilograms a year by 2030 Analysis published by non-profit group Oceana comes amid fears over human health risks posed by the spread of microplastics

Plastic waste creates microplastics, which end up in the food chain and water 💚 They've been found in breast milk and the placentas of newborn babies 💜 #womenshealth #microplastics #plasticpollution www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Birdsong and blossom and craftivism 💚 Raising awareness of the disproportionate impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss on women and girls 💜 #crochet #womensactivism #craftivism

Woman in foreground, red dress on mannequin in background

Section of red dress showing detailed colourful embroidery

Long red dress with a short train, covered in colourful embroidery

Start your day inspired by women stitching the world together instead of reading about men tearing it apart 💚 Here's me (Hannah) having a fan-girl moment with the stunning Red Dress Project last weekend in Birmingham 💜 reddressembroidery.com

What a fantastic list of actions 💚 So many good ideas here on how to be gentle and persistent in resistance 👏👏👏

This looks like a fab event for anyone who wants to become better at climate conversations 💚

Yesterday I bought hand-dyed yarn 💚 These beautiful colours will add a vibrant border to my next hearts 💜 We use green in our #craftivism hearts to symbolise the environment and green/purple together to symbolise the effects of climate change on women and girls 💚 #climateconversations

An embroidery hoop with pink textile, stitched with beads and buttons added

Having a brilliant time at the #nec #embroidery show today in #birmingham 💚 I spotted this workshop where we created embroidery hearts 💜 Obviously mine is in our Hearts colours 💚 Let's see if I can finish this by myself! #craftivism #stitching #happysundayeveryone

Just realised it was Staffordshire not Derbyshire 🤭 Apologies to all the Staffs people out there! Gorgeous place it was 😊

A green and purple crocheted heart on a stone wall. Old stone church in the background.

Daffodils

Pink flowers in woodlands

Red fungi on a mossy trunk

Beautiful spring day to be hiking and hiding hearts in Ipstones #derbyshire 💚 We hide and gift hearts to raise awareness of the disproportionate impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss on women and girls 💜 #crochet #craftivism #climateconversations

📣The Feminists for Climate-Environment Alternatives (FACE) invites you to a webinar on Women, climate and the environment, How can we finally turn commitments into reality?
📆Wed 19 March 2025 at 2:30 pm (Paris time)
🔗Register : zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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This land is your land: leaf portraits of Ecuador’s female farmers – in pictures Photographer Yinna Higuera uses chlorophyll printing to celebrate women who have a profound bond with their environment

Stunning art work depicting the bonds between women and land in Ecuador 💚 by Yinna Figuera 💜 Full story here: www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Our website build continues...here's a new page with some of the projects and collaborations we've done 💜 More to come! 💚 Keep popping by our site as we add more 💜 #climateconversations #craftivism heartsonoursleeves.net/projects-and...

‘Positive, hopeful, lovely places’: how Britain’s repair shops are cutting waste and giving devices a new lease of life Boom in fixing rather than throwing away items creates jobs and cuts waste, emissions and costs

Lovely positive story about the growth of repair cafes 💚 Less waste, more skills 💜 ClimateConversations www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Uma bola de lã roxa com linhas de tricô enfiadas em x. Do lado, há um coração de tricô da mesma cor. Estão em cima de uma mesa branca.

#vocêsabia que 80% dos que trabalham na manufatura de roupas do #fastfashion são #mulheres? Elas também lideram campanhas para melhorar suas condições de trabalho e pagamento. Aprendi isso com @heartsonoursleeves.bsky.social. 💜

Please watch this full reel about a fracking project 💚💜
www.instagram.com/reel/DG6YmWU...

Das Bild zeigt eine schwangere Frau, die auf einem grünen Fahrrad über einen Zebrastreifen fährt. Sie trägt eine gemusterte, eng anliegende Bluse und eine schwarze Hose. Ihre Haare sind zu einem lockeren Dutt gebunden, und sie trägt eine Sonnenbrille. Sie hält eine weiße Papiertüte mit bunten Blumen in der rechten Hand, während sich auf ihrem Rücken ein roter Rucksack mit weißen Punkten befindet. Im Fahrradkorb hinten sind weitere Blumen und Einkäufe verstaut. Der Hintergrund zeigt eine graue Gebäudefassade mit großen Fenstern, vor denen kleine Blumenkästen mit Pflanzen befestigt sind. Die Straße wirkt sauber und gepflegt. Die gesamte Szene vermittelt eine entspannte, urbane Atmosphäre.

"I think the bicycle has done more to emancipate women than any one thing in the world. I rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a bike. It gives her a feeling of self-reliance and independence the moment she takes her seat..."
Susan B Anthony
#WorldWomensDay @kidicalmassk.bsky.social

Excellent night out celebrating #iwd2025 with the Frida Violeta Band in Handsworth, Birmingham 💚

A green and purple crocheted heart on a green fence. Beach in the background.

Celebrating #iwd2025 by hiding #craftivism hearts in Erdek, Türkiye 💜💚

So glad it arrived safely 💚 Thank you for your advocacy and activism 💜

IWD badges

#InternationalWomensDay - wearing my hearts on my sleeve (or rather scarf) for today's #IWD debate

@heartsonoursleeves.bsky.social @girlguide.bsky.social

New website up and running 🎉🎊 It's under construction but we've made the #iwd2025 card template accessible for this week's project 💜 Any last downloads to send cards, help yourselves 💚 🔗 in bio as always. #craftivism #climateconversations heartsonoursleeves.net

More cards of #gratitude and #encouragement ready for #iwd2025 💚 Thank you to everyone who's sending these! If you can't access the template on our website (we're mid-move) then just drop us a message 💜

It's been a(nother) fraught week. Take time away to breathe and recharge #sundayselfcare #climateconversations #craftivism

Every small action counts 💚 Every tiny choice helps to normalise empathy for others and care for our environment 💜 Hidden hearts in Sheffield winter gardens and the theatres 💚 #craftivism #crochet #climateconversations

Ask your MP to attend my Water Bill debate After years of bill hikes, shareholder pay-outs, and pollution, it couldn't be clearer that privatisation has created a crisis in our water system. We can't leave the future of this critical natio...

Great news! @labourlewis.bsky.social's Water Bill will have its first debate on 28th March.

This is our unmissable chance to put public ownership of water back on the table.

Ask your MP to be there and back the Bill: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
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A green and purple crocheted heart on a white greetings card

More thank-you cards for #iwd2025 💚 We've personalised them with messages, sometimes bilingually as with this Turkish/English one, ready for sending 💜 Find all details and the card template on our 'projects' page (🔗 in bio) #womensactivism #gratitude #encouragement

A greetings card with handwritten message

This International Women's Day, we're sending thank-you cards to women who lead for the environment 💚 Print the card (from our Projects page, 🔗 in bio), personalise it, add a craftivist heart 💜 and send 💌 Let's share our gratitude and encouragement ☺️#gratitude #womensleadership #craftivism #crochet

Fast Fashion and the Gendered Reality of Exploitation

Did you know 80% of fastfashion manufacturing workers are women? 💚 That 80% have witnessed or experienced sexual violence or harassment? 💜 That these women also lead campaigns to reform working conditions and pay? 💚 🪡🧶 www.fabricofchange.ie/articles/fas....