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The Laundromat Project
Read more: The Laundromat ProjectWASH CLOTHES :: MAKE ART :: BUILD COMMUNITY The Laundromat Project brings engaging, community-responsive art and artists into local coinops across Greater New York City. By helping turn imaginations into creative fuel, we empower communities of color living on modest…
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‘It brings out the best in humanity’: the rescuers saving pets from LA’s wildfires
Read more: ‘It brings out the best in humanity’: the rescuers saving pets from LA’s wildfiresRescue workers have swung into action to board, feed and treat displaced animals – and find those who may be trapped. As the wildfires besieged Los Angeles, marauding through hillside suburbs at an impossibly fast and ferocious pace, 500 miles…
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Extravaganja
Read more: ExtravaganjaRooted in decades of grassroots organizing, the cannabis reform activism at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is one of the longest-running student-led efforts for marijuana legalization in the United States. Led by the Cannabis Education Coalition (CEC), founded in 1991,…
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The Fight Against AIDS, La Radical Gai in 1994
Read more: The Fight Against AIDS, La Radical Gai in 1994This act of art and activism displayed in the photograph was created in 1994 by the group La Radical Gai at the height of the HIV and AIDS epidemic that decimated many communities in Madrid. The first case of AIDS…
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Art, Activism and the Age of AIDS
Read more: Art, Activism and the Age of AIDSDavid Wojnarowicz was born on September 14, 1954, and died on July 22, 1992, at the age of 37 due to AIDS-related complications. Before he became an artist, he attended a Performing Arts high school from which he dropped out…
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‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ inspires real-life billboards
Read more: ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ inspires real-life billboardsA pair of activist groups have taken a tactic straight from the Oscar front-runner “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” The movie centers on a grieving mother, angry that the man who raped and killed her daughter still hasn’t been found…
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ALT/Space: Teaching Artists Stories from the Field
Read more: ALT/Space: Teaching Artists Stories from the FieldIn this space, Teaching Artist contributors from around the U.S. and the world bring you stories of their work at the crossroads of art and learning. The stories that our bloggers bring to ALT/space are born inside the practice of…
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Looking For Love Again
Read more: Looking For Love AgainAbandoned buildings have become such a common sight that they often slip quietly into the backdrop of our cities like an accepted part of our landscape. Looking for Love Again is a participatory public installation that renews attention to an…
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25 Years Ago, Rage Against the Machine Whipped Their Dicks Out in Protest
Read more: 25 Years Ago, Rage Against the Machine Whipped Their Dicks Out in ProtestWhen Rage Against the Machine arrived in Philadelphia to play their 15-minute set as part of Lollapalooza ’93, the Los Angeles band knew they had a problem. Zack de la Rocha, the band’s incendiary frontman who was as outspoken on…
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Hundreds of anti-bull fighting protestors stage a dramatic rally in Mexico City
Read more: Hundreds of anti-bull fighting protestors stage a dramatic rally in Mexico CityBy Jill Reilly, The Daily Mail, UK Hundreds of animals rights protestors covered themselves in fake blood and lay on the ground in a demonstration against bull fighting in Mexico City. An estimated 250 people took part in Saturday’s protest,…
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Street Art Critiques Car Culture
Read more: Street Art Critiques Car CultureIn 2001, Peter Gibson, a street artist, began by painting bike additional bike lanes onto the streets in Montreal because he was tired of how cars dominated the road. This transferred into more works criticizing car culture in general. Some…
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Between A Rock and A Hard Place
Read more: Between A Rock and A Hard PlaceBetween A Rock And A Hard Place is a project consisting of a cleaning performance, a film and a big event on August 18, 2012. From the material recorded on this day, a film and a vinyl record will be…