Bread and Roses Books

Join us for a Beehive Design Collective workshop at Reimagine Co on August 8th at 7pm. The event is also supported by Council of Canadians, London, Ontario, Bread and Roses Books, and Forest City Food Not Bombs

The Beehive Design Collective is a widely motivated, all-volunteer, activist art collective dedicated to “cross-pollinating the grass-roots” by creating collaborative, anti-copyright images for use as educational and organization tools. They work as word-to-image translators of complex global stories, shared with them through conversations with affected communities. Gathering stories from extensive listening projects, from spending time in refugee camps in Latin America to visiting coal fields of the Central Appalachian Mountains. the Beehive Design Collective partners with communities and organizations who are seeking creative ways to amplify their voices and struggles for social and environmental Justice. In their presentations, they use giant, portable murals of intricate pen and ink drawings to deconstruct complex issues of globalization, climate change, colonization, and resource extraction. They strive to provoke discussion, raise hard questions, and share hopeful stories about actions big and small we can take to build a better world.