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Shannon Downey
@badasscrossstitch.bsky.social
Art activist. Craftivist. Chicagoan. Educator. President of the Joyful Menace Society. My book, Let’s Move The Needle, is out now. 🖖🏼. Big fan of libraries and dogs. Super 🏳️‍🌈. Gen X
Community isn’t something you show up to consume. It requires you to contribute, collaborate, and commit-create.

If you want community, you have to be community.

#craftivism
November 22, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Watch it if you can stomach it.
November 21, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Just a reminder that if you want some help figuring out what to do right now, I wrote a book for you. It’s basically organizing 101 with a creative twist!

www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/shann...
November 17, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Timeline cleanse for you.
November 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Hanging out at Colgate University today with the gender studies department talking #craftivism. This campus is beautiful and the humans are a delight!
October 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The glamorous life of an author on a mini book tour.

Grab your copy now! So I can pay for the mechanic 😂

www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/shann...
October 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Once a year my favorite cemetery hosts a nighttime 5k and it gives me an excuse to wear a costume and slowly meander through it at night. It’s my favorite night of the year!
October 19, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Put a little tutorial and downloadable stencil options on my website for you.

www.badasscrossstitch.com/communitypro...

#craftivism
October 13, 2025 at 8:07 PM
An evening of embroidery and craftivism. Tell me again about my war torn lawless city. 😂😂😂
October 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I am most intrigued by the work that veterans are doing right now to reinvigorate the GI resistance movement.

Find ways to support About Face in your region.

www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
October 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
My baby turns 1 today! If you need some hope, a laugh, and all the tools to level up your art activism #craftivism then this is a must read.

www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/shann...
October 1, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Had the honor of bopping over to nyc for this amazing event at Hachette headquarters with her agenda: Women changing publishing and the media. Here’s my adventure in under a minute. :)
September 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Hmmmm going to need a hand massage after this. 😁
September 25, 2025 at 8:04 PM
NYC I’m here!
September 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
If you haven’t taken an ICE watch training yet, ICIRR is offering weekly trainings. Join a community defense group in your neighborhood, cover the city in signs and symbols that show them we resist, use your privilege to waste their time, throw shade and shame, get creative.
September 6, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Tuesday night. Come to Pecha Kucha night in Chicago. It’s always a blast. I’ll be taking the stage to share a staggering 6 minutes and 6 seconds of genius.

martyrslive.com/cart
September 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Sweet Home Chicago.
August 31, 2025 at 6:16 PM
A little something for the rapist in chief.
August 29, 2025 at 1:39 PM
And again…
August 27, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Division is distraction and that’s the point.
August 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Come see us at the Glenview Arts Fest when the rain passes!
August 16, 2025 at 10:36 PM
New York! Let’s hang out! I’m thrilled and super honored to be a part of this amazing lineup of Badasses.

heragenda.com/p/her-agenda...
August 15, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Just a reminder that I wrote you a whole book about how to take action, build community, and stay hopeful in times like these. (And it’s really pretty)

www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/shann...
August 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Not mad at that.
August 7, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Welp my next job is to write tour guide scripts that aren’t classist, misogynistic, or racist. Anyway, the view is lovely.
August 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM