Hosted by Gladwyne Free Library!

Join award-winning author Ali Terese in a craftivism workshop and book discussion about her work, FREE PERIOD. In FREE PERIOD, 8th grade besties Helen and Gracie decorate t-shirts, bake punny sweets, and crochet uteruses with their friends to advocate for maxi-pads in all school bathrooms for all students who menstruate. A major theme of the book is that advocacy doesn’t have to be fancy or formal; it can be fun, and we can use whatever we already love to do in life to create change. In this workshop, we’ll discuss these themes within FREE PERIOD as well as some fun examples of craftivism in history, how art can help people connect to issues beyond facts and figures, chat about how the young readers in attendance can tap into their own interests, and finally MAKE SOME ART to get their messages into the world! The first 20 registrants will receive a FREE copy of Ali's book, FREE PERIOD. Additional books will be for sale after the presentation.

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