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Peacmaker
Read more: PeacmakerThe following description is taken from Wikipedia.com: PeaceMaker is a video game developed by ImpactGames, and published in February 2007 for Windows and Mac OS. It is a government simulation game which simulates the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Labelled as a serious…
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What Kind of Man are You?
Read more: What Kind of Man are You?In a dark nod to International Women’s Day, artist aleXsandro Palombo has turned to the world of cartoon characters to shed light on the horrors of domestic violence. His series, “No Violence Against Women,” transforms iconic animated women into victims…
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NYPD Drones
Read more: NYPD DronesOn Sunday, September 16th at around 1am, a white van—labelled with “Van Wagner’s” blue logo and topped by a yellow strobe light—circled through permanently lit Times Square. Inside the vehicle, the driver and passenger, both dressed as construction workers, were…
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Fear Eats the Soul
Read more: Fear Eats the SoulIf the way to one’s heart really is through the stomach, Rirkrit Tiravanija must have more than his share of admirers. Now at GAVIN BROWN, the Buenos Aires-born artist with a history of dishing out tasty edibles in his exhibitions…
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Protests and Posters in Kafranbel, Syria
Read more: Protests and Posters in Kafranbel, SyriaA town in northwestern Syria has become the creative center of the revolt against President Bashar al-Assad. Since the beginning of the uprising, the residents of Kafr Anbel have drawn signs that skewer the Assad regime and express outrage that…
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Just Be – Challenging perceptions & changing attitudes on forced migration
Read more: Just Be – Challenging perceptions & changing attitudes on forced migrationThe participants are taking part in a one week empathy to action training in Cork. As a part of this training we were asked to plan a campaign around “Empathy to action”. Our theme was global forced migration. We wanted…
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Florida Modern Slavery Museum
Read more: Florida Modern Slavery MuseumIn December 2008, farm labor contractors Cesar and Geovanni Navarrete were each sentenced to twelve years in prison for their part in what U.S. Attorney Doug Molloy called “slavery, plain and simple.” According to the Justice Department, the employers “pleaded…
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Hansel and Gretel (Have Guns)
Read more: Hansel and Gretel (Have Guns)The N.R.A. Reimagines Classic Fairy Tales, With Guns. The world of make-believe can be a scary place, but never fear: Thanks to a series of reimagined fairy tales published online by the National Rifle Association, classic characters like Hansel and…
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Nick Cave Scavenges From a Shameful History: “Made for Whites by Whites”
Read more: Nick Cave Scavenges From a Shameful History: “Made for Whites by Whites”Marcel Duchamp, father of the readymade, forced the world to consider mundane things as significant objects, worthy of greater-than-average contemplation — yet his bicycle wheel, shovel, and urinal didn’t come freighted with all that much history. For Nick Cave, the…
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Iaioflautas
Read more: IaioflautasLos iaioflautas son un grupo heterogéneo y variable de personas mayores. Surgen al calor de las Acampadas que proliferearon en el Estado español en mayo del 2011. En su manifiesto se definen así: “Somos la generación que luchó y consiguió…
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My vagina says, “I want freedom.”
Read more: My vagina says, “I want freedom.”In November 2013, a group of 17 female students at Beijing Foreign Studies University sparked national debate when they staged a bold social media campaign in support of an upcoming performance of The Vagina Monologues, a feminist play by Eve…
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Bread and Puppet Theater Founder Peter Schumann on 50 Years of Art and Resistance
Read more: Bread and Puppet Theater Founder Peter Schumann on 50 Years of Art and ResistanceThis year marks the 50th anniversary of one of this country’s most beloved theater companies. Founded in New York City in 1963, the Bread and Puppet Theater’s first productions ranged from puppet shows for children to pieces opposing poor housing…