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Party #CierraBankia (Shut down Bankia)
Read more: Party #CierraBankia (Shut down Bankia)First cut the banks! In 2012 Bankia declared itself bankrupt and, almost immediately, asked the Government of Spain for €23 billion. The Government accepted, yet that very same week ordered €20,000 million worth of cuts in health and education. It…
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Truisms
Read more: TruismsHolzer’s Truisms have become part of the public domain, displayed in storefronts, on outdoor walls and billboards, and in digital displays in museums, galleries, and other public places, such as Times Square in New York. Multitudes of people have seen…
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activists culture jam anti-Muslim ads in NYC subways
Read more: activists culture jam anti-Muslim ads in NYC subwaysNew York activists responded to a recent anti-Muslim subway campaign by plastering stickers over ads depicting the World Trade Center in flames, juxtaposed with text quoting the Koran. The day-glow orange and yellow stickers warn “Caution: This is war propaganda.…
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Angel Action
Read more: Angel ActionMatthew Shepard was attacked by Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson on October 7, 1998, the victim of an anti-gay hate crime. He was pronounced dead on October 12th. Shepard’s funeral was protested by Fred Phelps, notorious leader of the Westboro…
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Abou Naddara
Read more: Abou NaddaraAbounaddara is a collective of self-taught and volunteer filmmakers involved in emergency cinema. Abou Naddara is the nickname for a man with glasses. It was chosen based on its use in Arab cities where ordinary people are identified by their…
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The Uni Project
Read more: The Uni Project“The Uni Project aims to do one thing and do it well: temporarily transform almost any available urban space into a public reading room and venue for learning. We start with the conviction that books and learning should be prominent,…
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Europe’s First Underwater Museum Offers A Stark Reminder of the Refugee Crisis
Read more: Europe’s First Underwater Museum Offers A Stark Reminder of the Refugee CrisisStrap into your scuba gear — this museum is worth it. Installation began on Museo Atlantico — the latest project of underwater sculptor James deCaires Taylor — this week, 14 meters underwater in Lanzarote, one of the Spain’s Canary Islands…
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September 12th: A Toy World
Read more: September 12th: A Toy WorldIn September 12th: A Toy World, the designer Gonzalo Frasca seeks to explore the use of games as a form of interactive op-ed. In the game the player is asked to engage in a simple action of dropping bombs to “take…
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Activists make a dramatic statement about the slaughter of dolphins
Read more: Activists make a dramatic statement about the slaughter of dolphinsAn Israeli member of the Taiji Dolphin Action Group, with a red body painting to evoke blood, is curled up on a sheet depicting the Japanese flag, during a January 30, 2014 protest against the killing of dolphins, notably in…
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Staten Island Saves Pouch Camp for Preservation
Read more: Staten Island Saves Pouch Camp for PreservationAfter decades of fighting to preserve many of the old woods of Staten Island and years of fighting for the preservation of Pouch Camp, the Boy Scout camp and 100 wooded acres in the middle of the Greenbelt is officially…
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“RE.ACTIVIUM SILVESTRE”
Read more: “RE.ACTIVIUM SILVESTRE”COLLABORATIVE LABORATORY FOR ANALYZE PASSIVE ATTITUDES AND CREATIVE STRATEGIES OF ACTIVATION. 14-15-16 February 2014 Meeting to discuss experiences and reflect on the concept of creativity as a tool for transformation. Wanting to lead meetings, spread and sharing different routes of…
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Climate activists target Emily Carr painting at Vancouver Art Gallery with maple syrup
Read more: Climate activists target Emily Carr painting at Vancouver Art Gallery with maple syrupTwo climate change activists targeted an Emily Carr painting at the Vancouver Art Gallery, Saturday. In a social media post by the account Stop Fracking Around on Twitter, a video shows two activists dousing a painting with an unknown liquid…