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Haircuts By Children
Read more: Haircuts By ChildrenHaircuts by Children is a whimsical relational performance that playfully engages with the enfranchisement of children, with trust in the younger generation, and the thrills and chills of vanity. Haircuts By Children involves children between the ages of 8-12 are…
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Balls Across America
Read more: Balls Across AmericaThe Survivaball made its first appearance in 2006, when “Halliburton representatives” attended a conference on catastrophic climate change and demonstrated the functionality of the large inflatable suits (“a gated community for one”), which keep corporate managers safe from global warming.…
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Mind Over Media
Read more: Mind Over MediaMind Over Media is a crowdsourced educational platform that contains diverse examples of contemporary propaganda on a wide range of social, political, economic and environmental topics. 1. ACCESS AND SHARE EXAMPLES. Timely resources for classroom discussion are important. By using…
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Angry Asian Girls United
Read more: Angry Asian Girls UnitedAngry Asian Girls United was created in 2012 by a then-17 year old girl who was frustrated with feeling like there was no place for her to talk about issues of racism and othering. This community has since grown in…
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The Last Billboard
Read more: The Last BillboardThe Last Billboard is a 36-foot art installation located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Created in 2013, it features a steel frame and removable wooden letters that must be arranged by hand. Each month a different artist, activist or individual is invited…
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8-Year-Old Creates ‘Buddy Bench’ For His Classmates Who Don’t Have Playmates
Read more: 8-Year-Old Creates ‘Buddy Bench’ For His Classmates Who Don’t Have Playmates“Eight-year-old Christian Bucks from Roundtown Elementary School noticed that some of his classmates did not have any friends to play with during recess. His solution was to introduce a “Buddy Bench”, where lonely classmates could choose to sit if they…
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An Eternal Optimist: The Positive Message of Yoko Ono’s New MoMA Retrospective
Read more: An Eternal Optimist: The Positive Message of Yoko Ono’s New MoMA RetrospectiveAn Eternal Optimist: The Positive Message of Yoko Ono’s New MoMA Retrospective by Steff Yotka How did they ever make a Yoko Ono exhibit? The pop cultural icon is a figure either so beloved or so reviled that an individual’s…
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Carlos Slim Laugh Machine
Read more: Carlos Slim Laugh MachineInspired by the Laughing Farmers of Karnataka, protesters in New York make Carlos Slim’s visit to New York uncomfortable while he appears on a “Live From NYPL” program. This excellent video summarizes the action. As Salon wrote: An event at…
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Female Frequency
Read more: Female FrequencyFemale Frequency is a collective dedicated to empowering women & girls through the creation of music that is entirely female generated. “We are making an album created entirely by females, start to finish — this means that all writing, instrumentation,…
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Rhythm 0
Read more: Rhythm 0This is Marina Abramović’s first attempt to interact with the audience on the spot, allowing the audience to become part of her work. Guns, bullets, kitchen knives, whips and other dangerous items), the audience can use any item to do…
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Embody the Message: Occupy the Mind
Read more: Embody the Message: Occupy the MindEmbody the Message: Occupy the Mind This t-shirt / language project began in March 2006, when a small group of artists and activists decided to embody the historic words “WE WILL NOT BE SILENT” while doing a public action in…
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LUSH Launches Massive Campaign to End Shark Slaughter on World Oceans Day
Read more: LUSH Launches Massive Campaign to End Shark Slaughter on World Oceans DayVegan-friendly cosmetics brand LUSH is launching the “Shark Attack” campaign to save sharks from slaughter on World Oceans Day (June 8). Starting today, LUSH will re-launch its popular vegan Shark Fin Soap online (available in-store starting June 8) and donate…