Episode #60: Poverty Unpacked Celebrates – November 26

A special celebratory episode with full of treats!

First, a beautiful new 10th anniversary hardback edition of How To Be A Craftivist by Sarah Corbett, founder of the Craftivist Collective.

As discussed in the episode, Poverty Unpacked listeners can get an exclusive 15% discount! Make your way to the Craftivist Collective shop and preorder directly with the code SOLIDARITY. Offer ends 24 December 2026; order by second week of December to get your hands on a copy before Christmas!

And as mentioned, Sarah was on Poverty Unpacked, episode 39, Crafting for Social Justice – do listen if you haven’t already!

Second, a new book for young readers by Diana Skelton and Joel Ross entitled ‘The Key to Garbage Court‘. Uplifting yet honest about the realities of growing up in poverty, this book shares the story of Mason who is trying to keep it all together in ‘Garbage Court’ and what happens when curiosity and trust enter the scene. Hardbacks and e-books available in the US and UK respectively from spring 27 onwards.

Diana was our very first guest on Poverty Unpacked for Episode #1 – it’s worth going back to!

Third, a full-length conversation between four incredible women in Asheville, North Carolina in the US about ‘everyday bitchiness’, the romanticisation of resilience and the retreat of ‘othering’ in the wake of storm Helene in 2024. The conversation was recorded in June 2026 at an event to celebrate Diana Skelton’s book Joyful Revolution: Poverty, Social Justice, and the Story of Mary Rabagliati.

For this hour-long conversation, Diana was joined by Shelley McKechnie, editor of Stronger Than the Storm; Mae Mims, the Education and Advocacy Coordinator at the Asheville Poverty Initiative; and Kristen, a woman with lived experience of poverty who works with Mae in the role of Poverty Educator. It’s a free-flowing conversation with wonderful insight from all four women – enjoy!