365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog 246 – Nudity, HANDS and Knitting – Three Groovy ‘Must-Read’ Articles From April 2010
Ok, it must be done. We’ve had so many amazing articles through these web-pages over the past twelve months that they must be re-visited and re-appreciated. Honestly, they rocked! Let’s start with these three:
Get Your Kit Off: The Natural Way to Protest!
On Saturday March 13th one of the most beautiful stretches of coastline hosted over one hundred people taking part in the World Naked Bike Ride, the longest running global protest where clothing is optional. The three kilometre section of road between Tarakohe Wharf and Pohara Beach, in Takaka, Golden Bay, boasted boobs, bums, costumes and painted slogans, all in the name of raising awareness of cyclists as legitimate road users … read more of Hannah Campbell’s masterpiece.
The World of HANDS – New Zealand’s Most Successful Complementary Currency – by Rebecca Reider
My decrepit old laptop turned into a wide variety of locally grown vegetables. And new hems and mended holes on my favourite corduroy pants. And a month’s supply of firewood from a neighbour’s woodlot. Interesting alchemy. How do I know? By reading my account statement and looking at what I’ve traded over HANDS, Golden Bay’s alternative currency network. When I first read, some years ago, about community currency systems, sometimes known as LETS (Local Exchange Trading Systems), my first thought was, “Well? How revolutionary is that? I mean, you can create your own local money system if you want to, but it’s still money, isn’t it? Even though you’re calling it something else.” Isn’t a HAND just a dollar in more colourful clothing? Read more …
Guerilla Knitting – Get Your Needles Out!
This is another one from Hannah Campbell. It was one of our most commented upon stories: There are many crafty types out there who will happily sit at home/ in a café/ in the Doctor’s waiting room with their needles and yarns at the ready; creating delightful, often functional and highly colourful pieces like tea cosies, socks and cross-stitch tigers for the bedroom wall. But there are some who are into more subversive creations, using the same foundations but creating something entirely new. Enter Guerilla Knitting – also known as Yarnbombing or Yarnstorming. This street art or graffiti is the practice of turning normal, humdrum boring parts of the landscape and cityscape into something more colourful and more beautiful, using the crafts of knitting or crocheting. Read more …
It feels really good to look back through a year’s worth of Happyzine articles. Reminds me how much work I did! And I marvel at the astounding array and quality of work that was published. We have a brilliant team of Happyzine writers – they write from the heart, and with great skill.
Today’s rating: 9/10
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