Mapping networks of social justice and mutual care.
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Drag and drop stamps to begin creating a map.
PersonCollectiveOrganisation
Right click on any map image to add needs and offers.
Double click to change label.
Add stamps to denote economic situation.
PaidUnpaidBetween
Add triangle stamp to denote Common Needs and Offers
Commons
Add star for connections made/needs addressed
Addressed
Switch on the Drawing Tool to mark relationships.
Drawing Tool
Use the buttons below to save a local copy of the map, load a previous map from your computer, or reset and start afresh.
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String Figures
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String Figures is a project developed by Ailie Rutherford and Bettina Nissen
to allow activist, feminist and creative groups working for social justice to support and strengthen each other’s work through
de-centralised open-source networks centred on a principle of mutual care.
This mapping process can be used with local and translocal collectives looking to further support each other in anti-capitalist work.
The mapping process and symbols are the work of artist Ailie Rutherford
https://ailierutherford.com/work/string-figures.
If you are interested in developing or mapping your own network in a facilitated workshop, please contact either
Ailie or
Bettina.
Aim and Ethics - collectively devised by String Figures workshop participants.
String Figures is funded by Creative Scotland and Creative Informatics small research grant.
This is a time limited demo version of String Figures that allows you to:
Add Person, Collective and Organisation stamps
Add Needs and Offers to these stamps by right clicking and choosing an option from the context menu (ctl click if you're using a Mac)
Connect needs and offers
Add additional stamps and use the drawing tool
This demo has limited functionality and you will not be able to work collaboratively, change labels or delete items.
Please see the about section for further information and details of how to get in touch if you would like to use the full version.
N.B. String Figures is still in early development and will not work on smaller screens and mobile devices. Please vist this page from a laptop or desktop computer to try the demo or log in.
