S’up Cuz
Sammy and Denny at S’up Cuz ( purveyors of superfine Tshirts ) have been long time pals of OSM. I first connected with this dynamic duo at Mondo Bazaar in 2009, their awesome t-shirt designs caught my eye and their friendly nature and sassy sense of humour captured my heart. They share a similar bizness philosophy , entrepreneurial spirit and retail strategy with OSM and have made...
Read MoreCrafting Hope for Texas
Our friends at Craft Hope in Austin, Texas are putting craftivism to work locally to spread some joy to communities devastated by wildfire this summer. Over 1,600 homes were lost due to the fires; crops devastated, livestock killed and hundreds of famillies now face winter’s arrival with nowhere to live. Jade Sims is the facilitator of the Craft Hope project and is collecting sock...
Read MoreOSM @ Woza Moya
In November 2009, OSM visited Woza Moya, an HIV/AIDs resource centre in rural South Africa. Underemployed women were invited to learn the craft of sock monkey, with the long-term goal of creating an alternative source of income. OSM sponsorship dollars and the generous fund-raising contributions of Operatives like Georgia Dietz and Sandra Reford help to buy the supplies, transportation and...
Read MoreZombie Sock Monkey !
With 3 weeks til Halloween, the kind folks at Halloweencostumes.com have signed up to sponsor a whole whack of sock monkeys with a donation of $100 to the OSM Sponsorship program. Clearly sock monkey enthusiasts, this online shop has a variety of sock monkey costumes for all ages and tastes with options for the whole monkey family- tween funky monkey, couples monkey costume and baby and toddler...
Read MoreReturn of the Trickster Effect
Our partner organization Exeko has returned from a summer of residencies in the northern communities of Waswanipi and Natashquan. Exkeo’s Trickster Effect program was invited to participate in Chiiwetaau. Chiiwetaau is an annual event organized by the community, a return to traditions where all generations come together. Over 70 youth and seniors participated in activities, sharing stories...
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