Projects tagged
Amplifies (issue or campaign)
Brings public and political attention to an issue or campaign. Can include prefigurative action, making the invisible visible.
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Women Series: IUD 2014
Read more: Women Series: IUD 2014According to the World Health Organization, China is home to two-thirds of the world’s women who wear IUD devices. This is a form of contraception that was developed after World War II, and in essence, comes from discrimination against women.…
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Calling Big Brands of Soda
Read more: Calling Big Brands of Soda“This is the video that Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Nestlé don’t want you to see. The big brands want you to believe they are taking steps to reduce single-use plastic BUT they are actually working hand in hand with the fossil…
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The Mirror Casket Project
Read more: The Mirror Casket ProjectThe Mirror Casket project is a sculpture, performance, and visual call to action designed and orchestrated by a collaborative of St. Louis community artists in response to the shooting death of Michael Brown on August 9, 2014 in Ferguson, MO.…
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The Courtroom Sketch
Read more: The Courtroom SketchCourtoom sketches were, for many cases, the only glimpses into high profile trails that captivated the nation. Now, over 200 of these sketches by artists will be in the Library of Congress, ranging from cases such as The Rodney King…
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The Strangers Project
Read more: The Strangers ProjectThe Strangers Project is a celebration of the stories we’re surrounded with every day—both from the strangers we share our space with every day, and our own stories we carry. It’s about a connection with ourselves, with people around us,…
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Coded Bias – How did AI become racist?
Read more: Coded Bias – How did AI become racist?In 2015, MIT researcher Joy Buolamwini was developing a device called the Aspire Mirror. Onlookers would stare into a webcam and then see a reflection on their face of something that inspires them. At least, that was the plan. But…
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Hatsune Miku
Read more: Hatsune MikuMiku is a Japanese virtual idol. She is 16 years old. Miku is created in 2007 and has been heavily promoted since 2008 and was originally aimed at professional musicians. On September 12, 2007, Amazon.co.jp reported sales of Hatsune Miku…
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Demonstrators hold “flower strikes” across the restive country
Read more: Demonstrators hold “flower strikes” across the restive countryOpponents of military rule in Myanmar have marched, observed “flower strikes” and sought alternative ways to communicate after most users were cut off from the internet, undaunted by the bloody suppression of protests during the past two months. The authorities,…
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Jay-Z Addresses the War on Drugs with a New York Times Op-Ed
Read more: Jay-Z Addresses the War on Drugs with a New York Times Op-EdIn 2016, The New York Times enlisted Jay-Z to voice a video about the War on Drugs. Aside from his recognizable cadence, Jay-Z has his own history with drugs; the now music mogul is open about his past of selling…
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“Cops and Robbers” on Netflix
Read more: “Cops and Robbers” on NetflixFollowing the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, corporations jumped on the opportunity to commodify the Black Lives Matter movement. In June of 2020, Netflix launched a Black Lives Matter collection, and by December, they had released Cops and…
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Watch This $1.4 Million Banksy Painting Shred Itself As Soon As It’s Sold
Read more: Watch This $1.4 Million Banksy Painting Shred Itself As Soon As It’s SoldOn Friday night, a painting by the anonymous street artist known as Banksy sold at Sotheby’s auction house in London for $1.4 million. But as soon as the auctioneer dropped the gavel, something unexpected happened: a beeping alarm went off…
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The powerful images of Hong Kong’s protests
Read more: The powerful images of Hong Kong’s protestsThe face of Hong Kong’s chief executive Carrie Lam is falling apart: an eyeball has fallen out of its socket and the flesh of her left chin has been ripped off. Black-clad protesters in yellow hard hats are standing on…