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Big street barbecue for the distinct people

In São Paulo, just like in many other metropolitan regions, public transport is not as effective as it could be. Buses and trains usually run overcrowded, late and on limited hours, so that owning a car increases a lot one’s…

Beethoven’s 200-Year-Old ‘Fidelio’ Enters Today’s Prisons

Practitioner:
Daniel Schlosberg, Ethan Heard, Heartbeat Opera

Few opera choruses are as moving as the one a group of prisoners sings in Act I of Beethoven’s “Fidelio.” Released temporarily from their cells, the inmates almost whisper a hymnlike paean to liberty: “Oh, what a joy to breathe…

Italian climate change protesters turn Venice’s Grand Canal green

Practitioner:
Extinction Rebellion group

Italian environmentalists used a dye to turn Venice’s Grand Canal green on Saturday in protest at what they said was a lack of progress at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai. The protesters from the Extinction Rebellion group, dangling from…

Lawmaker Arrives at Parliament on Donkey

Practitioner:
Republican Turks Party

Turks Party (CTP) deputy Arif Albayrak arrived at the Parliament of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) on a donkey on Monday in protest of rising oil prices and a recent government decision to purchase new cars. Addressing the…

Camp Frack

Practitioner:
Frack Off

Camp Frack was a protest festival in Lancashire, UK, an area near industrial energy plants that produce shale gas. Around 150 activists from both Frack Off and Campaign against Climate Control (CCC) set up the festival, featuring food, music and…

RAPtivism

Practitioner:
Aisha Fukushima

AISHA FUKUSHIMA is a Singer, Speaker, Educator, and ‘RAPtivist’ (rap activist). Fukushima founded RAPtivism (Rap Activism), a hip hop project spanning 20 countries and four continents, amplifying universal efforts for freedom and justice. She is a multilingual, multiracial African American…

Bald is Beautiful Doll Project

Practitioner:
Raquel & Maria

Beating Cancer is a hard task. Cancer patients spend endless days in the hospital receiving a multitude of tolling treatments that we understand are necessary to save our lives. However, when you’re a kid, it isn’t always so easy to…

Wesleyan Alum Poses As Dominatrix At Fraternity Where She Was Raped

Practitioner:
Karmenife Paulino

Today’s Bad Bitch Award goes to Karmenife Paulino, a 22-year-old graduate of Wesleyan University. Raped at a fraternity during her freshman year, she reasserted her sexual agency in a photoshoot entitled “Reclamation,” where she poses as a dominatrix on fraternity…

Most Likely Safe

Practitioner:
Food and Water Watch, Yes Lab

In April, 2011, Food and Water Watch partnered with Yes Lab to raise questions regarding drinking water around New York City. Yes Lab, an organization that collaborates with activist groups, aims to create successful media-related creative actions that help raise…

Fem Queen: The Evolution, The Revolution, The Celebration!

Practitioner:
Dominique Jackson, NYU Steinhardt

For the completion of her residency as the NYU Steinhardt 2023-24 Scholar-in-Residence, Dominique Jackson collaborated with NYU students to honor the fem queen (trans women) and their historical meaning to not only ballroom but popular culture at large. The event…

Women In the Making (WIM)

Practitioner:
Desi K. Robinson

Desi is giving all she has to the project Women In the Making (WIM). From rooftop farming and summer education, to her radio show and online presence. She is an advocate for better health, food, and policy in Brooklyn, and…

Russell Brand Mocks MSNBC News Anchors and the Mainstream Media on Live Television and in Print

Practitioner:
Russell Brand

On June 17, 2013, Russell Brand (a stand-up comedian and actor) visited MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ news show to promote his international stand-up tour, ‘The Messiah Complex’, but he also managed to mock the ‘Morning Joe’ news anchors, as well as…