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Walden, A Game
Read more: Walden, A GameIt’s certainly a long way from Grand Theft Auto. Henry David Thoreau’s classic “Walden” is the inspiration for what Smithsonian Magazine is calling “the world’s most improbable video game”: Walden, a Game. Instead of offering the thrills of stealing, violence…
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Periplus
Read more: PeriplusPERIPLUS is a transoceanic route through community arts (music, performing arts and interdisciplinary projects) across five continents. It aims to disseminate knowledge and enhance the visibility of education, social and artistic initiatives by critically analysing the synergies which arise from…
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Rainbow Crossing
Read more: Rainbow CrossingSwedish lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights advocates offered their colorful stance on Russia’s controversial anti-gay legislation over the weekend. As The Local is reporting, activists gave a pedestrian crossing outside of the Russian embassy in Stockholm a rainbow…
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The Trials of Spring
Read more: The Trials of SpringThe Trials of Spring is a major documentary event that chronicles the stories of nine women who played central roles in the Arab Spring uprisings and their aftermaths in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Syria, Bahrain and Yemen. It includes a feature-length…
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“Anime Gaze”
Read more: “Anime Gaze”A unique piece captured significant attention at the Central Academy of Fine Arts undergraduate graduation exhibition in June. The work featured an “anime-style” girl’s skull linked to a human skeleton and internal organs, all encased within a thin film. As…
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The City: Pedestrian and Cyclist Cemetery
Read more: The City: Pedestrian and Cyclist CemeteryThe City: Pedestrian and Cyclist Cemetery (Ciudad cementerio de peatones y ciclistas) A project by Bicicleta Blanca Guadalajara Since we perceive the world at the size of a human being and not a car, this is an inherently more comfortable…
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A Vote for the Future
Read more: A Vote for the FutureThe 15M movement in Spain grew out of a desire for liberation and greater access to social and political rights for marginalized groups. At its core the activists of 15M were visionaries and used voting for a utopian society as…
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“The Future Of the Revolt”
Read more: “The Future Of the Revolt”This work addresses inequalities and disparities experienced specifically by LGTBIQ peoples in Spain. In the heart of this picture are six individuals dressed in queer fashion walking and linking arms. This is a powerful depiction. Usually, especially in a global…
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Female Voice Head’s funeral party
Read more: Female Voice Head’s funeral partyOn March 9, 2018, China’s largest feminist platform “Voice of Women’s Rights”‘s Weibo account and WeChat official account were permanently suspended. Before being blocked, its Weibo account had 180,000 fans and the Wechat account had 70,000 fans. In order to…
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Lebanon rape law: Wedding dresses hang in Beirut sea front protest
Read more: Lebanon rape law: Wedding dresses hang in Beirut sea front protestActivists campaigning to change Lebanon’s law on rape have staged a macabre protest on Beirut’s famous sea front. What appeared to be more than 30 white wedding dresses were hung from nooses, strung up between the palm trees. Lebanese law…
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NIU requirement of insurance on-campus
Read more: NIU requirement of insurance on-campusFor a class project at Northern Illinois University, we were tasked with performing an act of artistic activism on campus. We choose to raise awareness about the student health insurance policy. The policy at NIU states that if you do…
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Phone Story
Read more: Phone StoryPhone Story is an educational game about the hidden social costs of smartphone manufacturing. Follow your phone’s journey from the Coltan mines of the Congo to the electronic waste dumps in Pakistan through four colorful mini-games. Compete with market forces…