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Tracking Transience
Read more: Tracking TransienceAn erroneous tip called into law enforcement authorities in 2002 subjected Hasan Elahi to an intensive investigation by the FBI and after undergoing months of interrogations, he was finally cleared of suspicions. After this harrowing experience, Elahi conceived “Tracking Transience”…
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Santiago Sierra will soak British flag in blood of colonised peoples
Read more: Santiago Sierra will soak British flag in blood of colonised peoplesThe Spanish artist Santiago Sierra is planning to immerse a British flag in blood donated by indigenous peoples from countries colonised by the British Empire. The resulting artwork, titled Union Flag, is intended to be an “acknowledgement of the pain…
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The Utopia of 20 Minutes Embrace
Read more: The Utopia of 20 Minutes EmbraceOn the afternoon of September 11th, nearly a hundred people hugged each other to feel the beauty of the hug on the Paris Square in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, under the leadership of the Chinese artist Gao…
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Nail Transphobia
Read more: Nail TransphobiaOver the past few years, the public’s understanding of the issues that transgender people face has grown exponentially, but many people have never actually spoken to a transgender person. To help dispel common myths and preconceptions, 23-year-old trans activist Charlie…
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Polycom Development Project
Read more: Polycom Development ProjectIn a lively room in Kibera, Nairobi’s largest slum, a group of women have gathered to discuss how to keep the upcoming Kenyan election free from violence. The women are not politicians, election officials or campaigners – they are grassroots…
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Ai, Rebel: The Art and Activism of Ai Weiwei
Read more: Ai, Rebel: The Art and Activism of Ai Weiwei“Everything is art. Everything is politics.” Globally renowned artist Ai Weiwei (Chinese, b. 1957) is celebrated as a disruptor of artistic canons and a champion of free expression. In his work—ranging across performance, photography, sculpture, video, and installation—he deploys humor…
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Kiss of Love
Read more: Kiss of LoveThe Kiss of Love campaign in India is a non violent protest against moral policing. It started out as a Facebook page but gained momentum across India when a mob of conservative, right-wing party members attacked and demolished a coffee…
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Suffragettes Dress as Famous Women in History
Read more: Suffragettes Dress as Famous Women in HistoryOn June 17, 1911, a week before the coronation of King George V, women from diverse backgrounds united in costume and with installations over a shared political view – that of rallying the right for women to vote. Known as…
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Slammed in the Butt by My Hugo Award Nomination
Read more: Slammed in the Butt by My Hugo Award NominationChuck Tingle is the Internet’s most beloved author of bizarre niche erotica, perhaps best known for his masterwork Pounded in the Butt by My Own Butt. The Hugo Awards are a formerly prestigious sci-fi honor, hijacked in recent years by…
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16 Activists and Organisations Working Online To Stop Violence Against Women
Read more: 16 Activists and Organisations Working Online To Stop Violence Against WomenWith the 21st century in full swing, the internet has become an integral part of everyday life for much for the world. From shopping to social lives, we have become increasingly reliant on the internet to get things done, as…
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ItCouldHappenToAnyone.com
Read more: ItCouldHappenToAnyone.comThe Battle for Healthcare Agitpop joined Dawn Smith and MoveOn.org in taking on Dawn’s insurer to get the care she needs and reform our broken health care system. They traveled from Atlanta to Philidelphia to share her story and bring…
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The State of Things
Read more: The State of ThingsThe State of Things was first performed in the spring of 2006 on the 3rd anniversary of the Iraq war. On September 1st, 2008 in collaboration with Northern Lights as part of the UnConvention, Ligorano/Reese recreated The State of Thing’s…