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Abbie Hoffman and Yippies shower money on the NYSE
Read more: Abbie Hoffman and Yippies shower money on the NYSEOne interesting thing about this stunt is that there is no record of it other than the Yippies’ wonderful testimony. We believe that it actually happened, but it shows that storytelling is the most important part of any action of…
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Powerful photos of the lives of young Syrian refugees through their eyes
Read more: Powerful photos of the lives of young Syrian refugees through their eyesThis month marks ten years since the start of the Syrian Civil War, an ongoing conflict that has cruelly cut the lives of hundreds of thousands short, and irrevocably changed the course of millions more. An estimated 5.6 million have…
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“Rice Bunny” (米兔) #MeToo Code on Chinese Social Media
Read more: “Rice Bunny” (米兔) #MeToo Code on Chinese Social MediaWomen in China are covertly resisting government crackdowns on discussions over their Me Too movement with a clever workaround. The phrase “rice bunny” (米兔), pronounced as “mi tu,” has popped up on social media networks after censors removed posts that…
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“Describe Yourself Like a Male Author Would”
Read more: “Describe Yourself Like a Male Author Would”On an unnamed part of the internet, young adult author Gwen C. Katz found a delightfully deluded male author claiming that his facility with writing natural women characters constituted an unassailable rebuke to the idea that we need diverse authors…
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“Goo Phone” Chinese Company Used Leaked iPhone 5 Specs to Build Knockoff, Hopes to Sue Apple for Patent Infringement
Read more: “Goo Phone” Chinese Company Used Leaked iPhone 5 Specs to Build Knockoff, Hopes to Sue Apple for Patent InfringementJust the other day, we were hearing about Samsung getting in legal trouble over patent violations with Apple. A federal court decision ruled that Samsung owes Apple more than $1 billion in restitution. Samsung plans to appeal the decision, saying it never…
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Syrian Artists Set Guinness Record By Building World’s Largest Mural Out Of Recycled Goods
Read more: Syrian Artists Set Guinness Record By Building World’s Largest Mural Out Of Recycled GoodsA group of Syrian artists in Damascus has created the world’s biggest mural made of recycled materials, a rare work aimed at brightening public space in a city sapped by war and sanctions. The brightly coloured, 720-sq metre work was…
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Prank Call to Governor Scott Walker
Read more: Prank Call to Governor Scott WalkerA New York blogger impersonating David Koch successfully prank called Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. David Koch is one of the two wealthy brothers who were big donors to his political campaign and GOP efforts generally. While Walker doesn’t say anything…
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Walmart Worker Flash Mob
Read more: Walmart Worker Flash MobSeptember 5th, 2013, Raleigh, NC – As Walmart workers petition managers to reinstate employees who have been unfairly treated, a flash mob breaks out. SEE VIDEO. External sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuCNH7dqZxg&feature=youtu.be
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CFA San Francisco Member Brings Black Art and Activism to Students
Read more: CFA San Francisco Member Brings Black Art and Activism to Students“As an educator, I want people to have a sense of empowerment. I want them to have ownership of their own creative experience. It’s a very humane thing knowing we are inherently creative.” CFA member Mark Allan Davis’s “artivism” is…
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Pimp My Carroça
Read more: Pimp My CarroçaWith the intention of recognizing the work of the Latin American carreteros (garbage pickers) that collect recyclable materials in wheel carts, and increase environmental consciousness, artist Mundano created “Pimp My Carroça” The brazilian graffiti artist started pimping carrocas years ago…
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Anti-Capitalism Art on the Louvre’s Glass Pyramid
Read more: Anti-Capitalism Art on the Louvre’s Glass PyramidFor the first time since its controversial installation in 1989, the I.M. Pei-designed Louvre Pyramid has been decorated in a museum-sanctioned act of anti-capitalist activism. Italian conceptual artist Michelangelo Pistoletto has imposed a three-looped infinity symbol on the pyramid’s western…
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All of Us or None – Responses and Resistance to Militarism
Read more: All of Us or None – Responses and Resistance to MilitarismA CALL TO ARTISTS: The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) has created a new, nationally touring poster exhibit called All of Us or None: Responses and Resistance to Militarism. The exhibit will launch in June and is already scheduled to…