How did handsewn crafts help desperate women fight back against a dictatorship? How did communal creative groups empower one another? And what can we learn from the arpilleras from Chile about how to make art as resistance, today and tomorrow?

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This episode is presented by another podcast I think you’ll love. Art Against Empire dives into the radical history of craft. Host Ian Danger Capstick, a delightful person with an even better name, talks to artists, craftspeople, and activists who use making as a form of resistance. From textile workers' strikes to guerrilla street art, from Indigenous craft sovereignty to anti-capitalist maker spaces—the show explores how human creativity has always been a tool for liberation. Listen to Art Against Empire wherever you get your podcasts.