March 21. 2007 is the official Knit for Peace day. [tag]Randy[/tag], an American knitter living in Sweden, has a list of ways this was done in 2006. Also at this website is a list of groups that knit to keep people warm.
[tag]Full Thread Ahead[/tag] in Los Altos, CA is having a Knit-in and knit for peace. This year they be spending the day, from 11am to 6pm working on warm woolies projects and projecting peace (no specific political statements, just a general agreement that a peaceful world is a better one). If you stop by, please provide your own needles and wool for the project.
[tag]Peace Fleece[/tag] is is a yarn company run by [tag]Peter Hagerty[/tag] and his wife Marty Tracy who started buying [tag]wool[/tag] from the Soviet Union back in 1985 in hopes that through trade they could help diffuse the threat of nuclear war. Since then they have worked with shepherds in Russia, Kyrgyzia, Israel and the West Bank, as well as in Montana, Ohio, Texas and Maine. By working with people who tend livestock every day, they hope to find a common ground that slowly leads to mutual understanding and economic interdependence. After twenty-one years, their goals remain the same. They have a page dedicated to [tag]Knitting for Social Change[/tag]. On this page you will find information and links provided by Peace Fleece that they hope to directly introduce you to the people with whom they work that are using woolens and yarns as a tool for social change.
