2015: A Reflection

Minneapolis Genesis The Minneapolis Chapter of The Yarn Mission began in August 2015 after I moved. I was devastated to leave my St. Louis folks. The Article I almost immediately felt out of place in Minneapolis. My Missouri demeanor with Southern roots seemed…unwanted. On August 8th, Sarah Kendzior (http://sarahkendzior.com/) wrote an amazing article (http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/aug/06/ferguson-radical-knitters-talk-justice-race-issues) about The Yarn Mission and its … Read More

Part One: On why knitting can be part of the struggle for Black Liberation

This entry will provide a summary of topics that I (and others if willing) will elaborate on over the course of several entries. It will act as a sort of outline and is less than an introduction because each topic has not yet been thoroughly researched. The struggle for Black Liberation is not a struggle for comfort though that would … Read More