Crafty Ranters: We Are Wonderfully Made

Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum, Weston, Crewe, United Kingdom

Using clay we will explore what we feel about ourselves and our bodies and what we need to do to keep well. We’ll look at how women’s and men’s health needs and treatments are wrongly regarded as the same, and also think about cultures where women’s and girl’s bodies are mutilated and degraded. These are […]

Crafty Ranters: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum, Weston, Crewe, United Kingdom

Yes we do, but we also want girls to have access to education that enables them to reach their potential. Together we will make a banner with words that express the hopes and desires of girls and young women both in the UK and globally and think about how they can be resourced to stand […]

Crafty Ranters: Who We Are Can Be Our Gift

Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum, Weston, Crewe, United Kingdom

This session focusses on neurodiversity and mental health. Many people are unable to be truly themselves because of a lack of understanding about neurodiverse conditions such as autism and ADHD. Women in particular find themselves ‘masking’ in order to fit in with society which can result in poor mental health. We will make masks and […]

Crafty Ranters: Being In Power Or Empowering?

Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum, Weston, Crewe, United Kingdom

In this session we will explore the models of power that women have embraced – or rejected. What might be an authentic female model of power? Is there such a thing? Have women in power simply assumed the role that men have presented? As we reflect on these issues we will make enormous paper flowers! […]