The Team

Finally! Half a proper picture of those who have made this project possible. Thank you all!

Credits and article here

Part of history

Thank you everyone for your basket making magic and creativity. In less than a month, we have made hundreds of baskets and saved thousands of plastic bags from landfill and the sea.

Each one is a unique little beauty!

We will have the baskets on exhibition at The Sydney Opera House, as part of over 5,200 actions in more than 180 countries around the world.

October 24th is the 350.org international day of climate action, where people all over the world make their voices heard, calling on leaders to reduce carbon levels in the atmosphere to a safe level of 350 parts per million, and calling for a safe future.

It is the largest collective display of action to fight climate change the world has ever seen.

Find out more here http://www.350.org/ and follow some of the amazing actions here on Twitter http://twitter.com/350

Here's a picture of the baskets taken at Bondi Beach.

Thank you gritters Julie, Rena, Floria, Liane, Bea, Sue, Kylie, Annie, Paula, Yumi, Taka, Tobhi, Sam, Bridget, Bev, Melanie, Petrina, Vanessa, Finn, Lana, Scarlet, Sam, Pepe, Joe, Maya, Di, Harvey, Jackie, Sabrina, Sue, Jessika, Tom, Rachel, Dave, Phillip, Alison, Stefanie, Janos, Sacha, Kirsty, Martha, Sarah, Melanie, Roman, Lola, Piper, Jane, Jenny, Trish, Rowena, Nikki, Daniel, Trudi, Sam, Jett, Jo, Lola, Tess, Joan, Lorelle, Marton, Luke, Simone, Joe, Jack, Ryan, Mel, Michele, Judge, Sally, Imogen, Felix, Felicity, Kitty, Marti, Luke, Bambi, Melissa, Susie, Andre, Kate, Kaye, Trudy, Marty, Alice and all the other brilliant Gritters.

We will let you know about where the exhibition will be going after the Opera House.

Knitty Gritty and Loopy for 350.

350.org is a great organization started by Bill McKibben. For the last 600,00 years, there have been about 280 parts per million of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, but since the industrial revolution, we have been polluting the atmosphere, and it is now about 390 parts per million.

We are on track to be at 450 ppm, which would mean a temperature rise of at least 2 degrees, which basically wipes out The Great Barrier Reef amongst many other things, and who knows what else will happen to the planet? We could only imagine (or try not to!)

350 parts per million is the number that top scientists, such as NASA's Jim Hansen recommend would keep the planet living safely.

On October 24th, there are worldwide events being organized to highlight and inform people about 350, so we can all act to reduce emissions before the numbers get too high.

http://www.350.org/about

As a group of friends, we have started up an arting/crafting group called Knitty Gritty and Loopy, and for the 350 project, we are making 350 baskets from plastic bags. Knitting, crocheting, weaving, fusing. We would love you to join us if you can. Have a look and please join up at our Facebook group to see how to make 'plarn' - plastic yarn from the bags, and other crafting, reusing, recycling, reinventing and repurposing ideas.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=151602005199

At the moment, the Australian government has basically committed to killing off the Great Barrier Reef, with targets of 450 ppm. Surely we can do better than this!

http://bluelivingideas.com/topics/marine-ocean-sea-life/australian-government-world-killing-great-barrier-reef/