10:00 - 17:00
Friedrichplatz
Swing your knitting needles and do good at the same time!
This is what the Viva Vittoria project wants, which is committed to raising awareness against violence against women. 2015 were that 1. Once in Italy, places were covered with home-knitted blankets, Later the works were sold for a good cause.
Now the campaign is coming to Kassel.
Am 08. and 09. March 2025 The entire Friedrichsplatz should be covered with knitted and crocheted squares.
To do that, it takes a lot of knitting and crocheting hands.
should be manufactured
squares of 50 x 50 cm.
These can be handed in directly at the Viva Vittoria stand at the Kassel Wool Festival, among other places.
Until mid-February 2025 Such squares will be created in various actions, collected centrally, sorted by color by volunteers and four squares each sewn together to form a blanket with a red thread.
After Friedrichsplatz in March 2025 was covered with the individual works of art, The blankets will be the subject of a fundraising campaign for the Kassel Autonomous Women's Shelter.
background
The action has its origins in the northern Italian city of Brescia. On the occasion of the International Day against Violence against women was there in November 2015 the Piazza Vittoria covered with knitted and crocheted squares. Since then, the initiators have taken the project for this important topic to many cities.
Please send your square to:
Strickwerk34
Katja Stein
Kirchgasse 2
34295 Edermunde