"Knitting for climate" is dedicated to fight climate change with a goal of 1.5°C. Through grassroots efforts and innovative projects like Knitting, we demand climate justice.
Knit, crochet or create a scarf with the measurements 15 cm width and 1,5 m length in red tones. Send it or hand it in to your local knitting coordinator. (for contact use our contact info at bottom of page)
Our next action is to go to Brussels, to the European Parliament September 25 2024, to manifest and demand political action to respect the Paris Agreement and the threshold goal 1,5°C . We will also hand over scarves to newly installed MEP:s as a gift and warm gesture. We say to MEP:s
"Remember the planet is heating you can do something about it! Vote carefully"
Read our Manifesto with groups that signed.
In Portugal thousands have already knitted Red Lines and stopped fossil fuel extraction. Norway and Sweden have also knitted their lines within the grassroot movement Mothers*Rebellion and encircled their parliaments on respective Overshoot Day, now we join forces with more countries in Europe to push our demands to the EU-parliament since our governments don't answer the call to action.
Are you an introvert but willing to discuss knitting? Are you deeply concerned about the lack of strong policies that help us citizens to make a green transition? Do you feel that you lack confidence in the green transition that is being displayed and don't want to be part of a new wave of green colonialism? Are you upset about the subsidies to fossil fuels?
Well, you are not alone. We are a movement of people who wonders where the brave politicians are that actually dare to tell the truth about the climate crisis. You might ask yourself; how can I effect my community and the policymakers in EU to think of future generations? As well as the youngsters and children living now? By knitting a red 1,5 m scarf long you can make your voice heard and be connected. Write an e-mail to knittingforclimate.com and get in contact with knitters in your country.
Write an e-mail or letter to your MEP (member of European parliament). Addresses to MEP:s can be found at europarl.europa.eu.
Knit a red scarf and put on a local statue. Add a small tag with a QR-code and hang or wrap your knitted line around the statue.
This is something you can organise when the big red line is done.
You can also participate by writing to your national MEP, member of European parliament, we have a prepaired e-mail for you as a template and you can add your contact in the end.
Addresses to MEP:s can be found at europarl.europa.eu.
Use #knittingforclimate when you post. Start up a knitting account on Instagram so you can get followers and also encourage each other. You can also start a Facebook-group or WhatsApp, Signal-group to gather interested people.
Set up goals for the knitting and organise coordinators that can collect the scarves that will form a long red line.
News
Here you can read about updates and interesting facts about craft and resistance
Knitting, embroderies and crochet have been used as a tool of resistance and even spying through history. Learn about som cool examples through history where women has used yarn, needles and textile as a tool for conveying messages both openly and in secrecy.
Since we are writing history while knitting our resistance there might be an interest from your local museums and art institutions. In Sweden we have started some collaborations.
August 24 2024 some of the Swedish roses will be part of a workshop at Modern Museum of Art in Malmö at the finish of Ecofeminist and artist Monica Sjöö's retrospective exhibition "The Big Cosmic Mother"
This line of resistance will have a great symbolical value for the campaign but also for every community or country that participate. Let the line work in local actions or create exhibitions....once you have the line and established its symbolical value you can come up with any idea. Maybe we will go outside Europe next time.....it is up to us because we are committed to do everything we can to push our governments to respect the Paris Agreement.
Experience empowering community building actions by using your hands. Create in any way you want in preferably red tones, use leftover yarns and express yourself, or just knit or crochet in the most simple way possible. Knit 1,5 m to keep the goal of a world staying within the 1,5°C target as it is proposed in the Paris Agreement. Unleash your passion for the environment, join hands with us for a sustainable future.
We have coordinators for the following countries:
Belgium: Instagram @knittingforclimatebelgium or write to knittingforclimate@proton.me
Denmark: Instagram @knittingforclimatedenmark
England: Instagram @knittingforclimatehertsuk
Finland: Instagram @knittingforclimatefinland
Italy: Instagram @mothersrebellionit
Netherlands: Instagram: @klimaatbreien
Norway: Instagram: @mammaopproret_rebelmoms
Portugal: Instagram: @campanhalineavermelha
Scotland: Instagram: @Northseaknitters
Sweden: Instagram: @Stickaforklimatet
Please contact us by our contact link below or by e-mail.
Contact
Join Knittingforclimate in our fight for a sustainable future. Reach out today to be part of the change! Use the form or send an email to: