Hooks & Needles: A Community Craft Fundraiser 🧶🧶
Date: 9th of August 2026
Time: 12-4pm
📍 The Liberation Centre, 2 Beehive Pl, London SW9 7QR
Come along for a relaxed afternoon of yarn crafts, music, snacks and worldly discussion as we raise funds for two small nations in the Caribbean and West Asia whose healthcare systems need urgent support from the international community.
We welcome crafty people of any expertise, even those who have never held needles or a hook before! Come to learn a new skill and help raise money for an important cause.
We’ll be running beginner-friendly tutorials on how to knit and crochet two iconic flag designs, as well as how to crochet a watermelon (keychain attachments will be provided!). If you've already got a work-in-progress, feel free to bring it along and craft with us.
Maybe you have a yarn stash that's getting out of hand, or yarn you have no plans for? Bring any spare yarn you’d like to swap— someone else might have something that inspires you!
Needles and crochet hooks will be provided, but you're welcome to bring your own too (just make sure they're labelled so they don't get lost).
Alongside our crafting session, we'll be hosting a short talk exploring how women have been at the forefront of liberation struggles, and how textiles— traditionally associated with women’s labour— have been used to organise resistance discretely and preserve cultural identity.
Most importantly, this event is about showing solidarity in whatever way we can, even in our creative projects. Every ticket sold helps raise vital funds to support healthcare initiatives and building efforts for communities facing extreme oppression. By coming along, you'll be making a meaningful contribution to an international fundraising effort.
Show solidarity and join us on August 9th!