Have been busy this morning making my new little granddaughter Martha a Christmas stocking. One of the things I have discovered since my retirement is an absolute joy in sewing. Although I make the occasional useful object (christmas stocking, cushion cover, bag), my real pleasure lies in patchwork and quilting. I also absolutely love choosing and buying fabric..........and therein lies the problem - I now have the fabric for 13 different projects!! I'm not completely out of control, however, several of these projects use fabric given to me as presents by thoughtful friends and relatives.
Back to more sewing later.
Monday, 12 November 2012
At the Cinema again
We seem to go through patches of going to the cinema and we went again on Saturday to see Argo , which was a marvellous film based on the true story which surrounded the Americans kept as hostages in Iran between 1979 and '81 - only not all of them were. Six had escaped and taken shelter with the Canadian ambassador and a whole plan was put together to get them out of Iran. Cannot recommend this film highly enough. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/argo_2012/
I was delighted to receive an email from the Tate Modern following up on my application to be part of an installation called Grey Haired Action. I heard about it on Woman's Hour and sent in an email so I could participate. I have copied the part of the email that explains the project a bit - lots of jargon but basically interesting I think.
Grey Hair Action is a temporary installation/performance that re-imagines the past in terms of contemporary political movements as hundreds of older women converge on the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern.
In this project, older UK women are positioned within the context of local and national histories of key activist movements of the 1950’s, 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. Actions such as the Greenham Common encampment, the Ford Machinists Strike, the formation of the Housewives Register, and the Grunwick Dispute attempted to transform the contemporary landscape and the relationship between government, corporations, and people. The issues confronted during the last half of the 20th century are with us today, but we face the future with new knowledge nurtured by those who brought important issues forward and shaped public opinion with their words, actions, and bodies.
Grey Hair Action brings together current themes in social and political discourse: aging, activism, social media and the role of personal commitment in the public agenda. As this project articulates activist histories of British women, many of whom are now in, or entering, the territory of old age and facing a new set of challenges, it offers a hopeful metaphor of inclusion and social relevance.
During a strand of workshops produced by the Tate Learning Department, a diverse group of 1000 older women will contemplate the role of women in past, current and future activisms and the role of art is public life. The women will ask each other: What do you believe in? What are you willing to take action on? What are women’s words worth? What is a woman’s role in public life? How could you make the world a better place?
On Saturday, February 2, 2013 the project will culminate in a temporary installation/performance, as participants rally to consider differences, strategize, and advocate. In doing so they symbolise new ways of seeing the aging experience and the role of women in social transformation.
I was delighted to receive an email from the Tate Modern following up on my application to be part of an installation called Grey Haired Action. I heard about it on Woman's Hour and sent in an email so I could participate. I have copied the part of the email that explains the project a bit - lots of jargon but basically interesting I think.
In this project, older UK women are positioned within the context of local and national histories of key activist movements of the 1950’s, 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. Actions such as the Greenham Common encampment, the Ford Machinists Strike, the formation of the Housewives Register, and the Grunwick Dispute attempted to transform the contemporary landscape and the relationship between government, corporations, and people. The issues confronted during the last half of the 20th century are with us today, but we face the future with new knowledge nurtured by those who brought important issues forward and shaped public opinion with their words, actions, and bodies.
Grey Hair Action brings together current themes in social and political discourse: aging, activism, social media and the role of personal commitment in the public agenda. As this project articulates activist histories of British women, many of whom are now in, or entering, the territory of old age and facing a new set of challenges, it offers a hopeful metaphor of inclusion and social relevance.
During a strand of workshops produced by the Tate Learning Department, a diverse group of 1000 older women will contemplate the role of women in past, current and future activisms and the role of art is public life. The women will ask each other: What do you believe in? What are you willing to take action on? What are women’s words worth? What is a woman’s role in public life? How could you make the world a better place?
On Saturday, February 2, 2013 the project will culminate in a temporary installation/performance, as participants rally to consider differences, strategize, and advocate. In doing so they symbolise new ways of seeing the aging experience and the role of women in social transformation.
Thursday, 8 November 2012
An unexpectedly good evening out
We went to a James Bond film for the first time since Goldfinger. After years of avoiding Bond like the plague we went to Skyfall last week and absolutely loved it. Check out the link - http://www.skyfall-movie.com/site/. What we enjoyed was that it made a bit of fun of itself, relied very little on high tech gismos, though with great chase scenes and an engaging story. Also, I think Daniel Craig is the best ever Bond.
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