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Women's History + Craftivism

D.I.Y. your own protest rosettes
2026-03-30 18:00:00 2026-03-30 20:00:00 America/Chicago Women's History + Craftivism Create your own Protest Rosette from recycled materials with local Artist, Abbie Deville, from Dog Eat Dog vintage, while learning about Arkansas Women's History with Community Outreach Archivist, Danielle Afsordeh Dee Brown Library - Programming Room

Monday, March 30
6:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-03-30 18:00:00 2026-03-30 20:00:00 America/Chicago Women's History + Craftivism Create your own Protest Rosette from recycled materials with local Artist, Abbie Deville, from Dog Eat Dog vintage, while learning about Arkansas Women's History with Community Outreach Archivist, Danielle Afsordeh Dee Brown Library - Programming Room

Dee Brown Library

Programming Room

Create your own Protest Rosette from recycled materials with local Artist, Abbie Deville, from Dog Eat Dog vintage, while learning about Arkansas Women's History with Community Outreach Archivist, Danielle Afsordeh

Craftivism is a form of activism that uses craft as a tool for social, political and collective expression and action. In this hands-on workshop, learn and make symbolic ribbon badges, or rosettes, notably used by women's voting rights activists and other historical uses of craft in protesting and patriotism acts across Arkansas and these history making Arkansans fighting for their communities using everyday domestic arts. 

"Craftivism is a way of looking at life where voicing opinions through creativity makes your voice stronger, your compassion deeper & your quest for justice more infinite"

- Betsy Greer, 2003

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | History & Genealogy | Arts/Crafts |

TAGS: | WomensHistoryMonth | RobertsLibrary | DEEBROWN |

Dee Brown Library
Phone: 501.568.7494
Branch manager
Brian Martin
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Dee Brown Library

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We're open 9:00AM to 6:00PM

Branch manager
Brian Martin
Address
6325 Baseline Road
Little Rock, AR 72209
Tel: 501.568.7494
About the branch

Dee Brown Library is nestled in the heart of southwest Little Rock and offers patrons a wide variety of adult and children’s books as well as CDs and DVDs. The 13,500-square-feet library, which opened in 2002, provides access to public study rooms, a meeting room, and an outside deck and boardwalk that lead from Baseline Road to the library.

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Women's History + Craftivism - D.I.Y. your own protest rosettes
Mon, Mar 30, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Programming Room
Create your own Protest Rosette from recycled materials with local Artist, Abbie Deville, from Dog Eat Dog vintage, while learning about Arkansas Women's History with Community Outreach Archivist, Danielle Afsordeh
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