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Murales Imborrables

In March this year, less than 100 days since he took office again, Luis Castañeda Lossio, Mayor of Lima, announced that the Municipality would remove the street art murals painted on the walls of downtown Lima’s historical city streets. “Lima…

This Photograph Put a Face on the Epidemic of Domestic Violence

Practitioner:
Donna Ferrato

Photographer Donna Ferrato helped bring awareness to the epidemic of domestic violence in the United States through her raw and often graphic portraits of survivors of violence. But she fell into the work by accident after witnessing domestic violence firsthand.…

Every Single Word Spoken

Practitioner:
Dylan Marron

Dylan Marron is a Venezualan-American actor, writer, and director who noticed something about the film industry: in most of the major films, people like him (and other non-white groups) were not being well represented. Taking to Youtube, he started the…

Brown Ballerinas for Change

Practitioner:
Ava Holloway, Kennedy George

During the Black Lives Matter protests in Richmond, VA, the two fourteen-year-olds posed in a powerful photo in front of Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s statue. Ava had originally arranged an appointment with photographer Marcus Ingram, but as she and…

Work Ideology

Practitioner:
Madison Liao

Work ideology centers around sustainable work. Through fifteen interviews, workers and prospective workers were interviewed about their experiences with work and the job search. Those interviews are analyzed and compiled on work ideology. However, work ideology goes further than showcasing…

Washed Up: Transforming a Trashed Landscape

Practitioner:
Alejandro Durán

Sian Ka’an is an extraordinary UNESCO tropical nature reserve along Mexico’s Carribean coastline, but the currents that pass by this area bring garbage from all over the world to the shores of this paradise. Alejandro Duran, an artist working in…

First Hologram Protest in Spain against Gag Law

Practitioner:
Holograms for Freedom

Spanish citizens held the first hologram protest in history in order to protest without violating the new draconian guidelines of the National Security Act, the new amendments to the Penal Code and the Anti-terror law. Thousands of people marched past…

In/on The Way: Story Time

Practitioner:
SKART

“Story Time” emphasizes the significance of knowing the cultural histories of various nations and milieus, for it is precisely this knowledge that represents the first common point on the way towards understanding other cultures arriving in Europe with migratory flows.…

Building an Ark for the big climate rally

Practitioner:
Auburn Seminary

Four months ago, I was in a multifaith brainstorm for the People’s Climate March when someone said, “What if we had a giant ark?” I think we all had the same reaction: Great … but how do you build an…

What Is Obscenity? The Story Of A Good For Nothing Artist And Her Pussy.

Practitioner:
Rokudenashiko

Rokudenashiko is on a mission to free the vagina. In her native country of Japan, the vaginal slang word “manko” is considered taboo while the penis equivalent, “chinko,” is used freely. Rokudenashiko (the pseudonym of artist Megumi Igarashi) uses her…

Auli’i Cravalho Makes Powerful Statement in Support of Missing Indigenous Women with Lipstick Handprint

Practitioner:
Auli’i Cravalho

For Auli’i Cravalho, actions speak louder than words. On Thursday night, the Moana voice actress stepped out for the premiere of Prime Video show The Power. There, the 22-year-old decided to raise awareness on missing indigenous women and girls by…

Bicycles As a Vehicle For Protest in Guatemala

Practitioner:
Guatemalan Girls

Non-profit organizations and a multitude of Guatemalan girls protested together demanding justice and security from the government. Guatemala’s insecurity and cases of girls’ disappearances have increased over the years. The protest started outside the Government Ministery (Ministerio de Gobernación) early…