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Hearts on our Sleeves
@heartsonoursleeves.bsky.social
Make a heart, write a letter, raise awareness of the impact of environmental destruction and climate change on women and girls 💚💜 www.heartsonoursleeves.net
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Hi 💚 We're Hearts on our Sleeves, a small craftivist group dedicated to raising awareness of the disproportionate impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss on women and girls 💜 We believe in gentle activism as a way of starting #climateconversations and we love to welcome new members 💚
We're streamlining our social media presence for the moment, due to capacity 💚 Please find us on Instagram www.instagram.com/heartsonours...
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April 12, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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...
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
www.theguardian.com
April 3, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Birdsong and blossom and craftivism 💚 Raising awareness of the disproportionate impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss on women and girls 💜 #crochet #womensactivism #craftivism
March 31, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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
March 19, 2025 at 7:22 AM
What a fantastic list of actions 💚 So many good ideas here on how to be gentle and persistent in resistance 👏👏👏
March 17, 2025 at 8:52 PM
This looks like a fab event for anyone who wants to become better at climate conversations 💚
We are so excited to host activist and author Katharine Hayhoe in a virtual event on how to talk about the climate crises with anyone - believer or not.

Join us on April 30th at 8pm Eastern/ 5pm Pacific!

www.climatepsychology.us/cpa-workshop...
March 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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
March 17, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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
March 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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
March 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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📣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...
#CSW
March 13, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Stunning art work depicting the bonds between women and land in Ecuador 💚 by Yinna Figuera 💜 Full story here: www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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
www.theguardian.com
March 13, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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...
Projects and collaborations – Hearts on our Sleeves
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March 12, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Lovely positive story about the growth of repair cafes 💚 Less waste, more skills 💜 ClimateConversations www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘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
www.theguardian.com
March 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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#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. 💜
March 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Please watch this full reel about a fracking project 💚💜
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March 10, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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"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
March 8, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Excellent night out celebrating #iwd2025 with the Frida Violeta Band in Handsworth, Birmingham 💚
March 8, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Celebrating #iwd2025 by hiding #craftivism hearts in Erdek, Türkiye 💜💚
March 8, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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#InternationalWomensDay - wearing my hearts on my sleeve (or rather scarf) for today's #IWD debate

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March 6, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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
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March 5, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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 💜
March 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
It's been a(nother) fraught week. Take time away to breathe and recharge #sundayselfcare #climateconversations #craftivism
March 2, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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
March 1, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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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-...
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...
actionnetwork.org
February 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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
February 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM