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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Russians Launch Mass Virtual Protests Using SatNav Application
Read more: Russians Launch Mass Virtual Protests Using SatNav ApplicationRussia is the midst of a strict COVID-19 lockdown. Although protesters cannot take to the streets, they are still holding mass demonstrations — digitally. Today, residents of the southern city of Rostov-on-Don gathered outside the local government building to protest…
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COVID-19 RELIEF FUND TO GIVE $10 MILLION TO ARTISTS
Read more: COVID-19 RELIEF FUND TO GIVE $10 MILLION TO ARTISTSA coalition of more than twenty national arts funders has launched an emergency relief fund that will provide millions of dollars to artists struggling financially in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States, which has more than…
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Trump Death Clock seeks to bring ‘accountability for reckless leadership’
Read more: Trump Death Clock seeks to bring ‘accountability for reckless leadership’Donald Trump has been accused of personally causing the deaths of 40,000 Americans through his “reckless” handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, in a new website launched on Wednesday under the provocative title Trump Death Clock. The website, created by independent…
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‘Reopen NY’ protesters busted outside New York City Hall
Read more: ‘Reopen NY’ protesters busted outside New York City HallNine protesters pushing for the Empire State to reopen from its coronavirus lockdown were busted Saturday afternoon outside City Hall, for not obeying social distancing guidelines, sources told The Post. The nine were among about 20 who rallied at Park…
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How Serbian activists started a nationwide anti-authoritarian protest during COVID-19 lockdown
Read more: How Serbian activists started a nationwide anti-authoritarian protest during COVID-19 lockdownFor the past few years around election time in Serbia, people have taken to the streets to protest government corruption, attacks on free press and voter suppression. This Spring, despite a nationwide lock-down to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, activists are…
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“That’s not art it’s Victorian porn!” – how one small Barbie doll took on the art world
Read more: “That’s not art it’s Victorian porn!” – how one small Barbie doll took on the art worldMuseums and art galleries are not usually the sites of feminist political protest. Yet over the past couple of years, before the lockdown, gallery visitors all over the UK had noticed a small, determined activist whose modus operandi is “Small…
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Unprisoned: Stories From The System
Read more: Unprisoned: Stories From The SystemIndependent producer and longtime WWNO collaborator Eve Abrams brings us Unprisoned: Stories From The System. From New Orleans and Louisiana, the world’s incarceration capital, we meet those serving time inside and outside the criminal justice system. Unprisoned shares stories to…
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Those Without Names
Read more: Those Without NamesIn an art fair in Manila in March last year, one installation caught everybody’s eye. A blue single-seater armchair sits in the middle of a darkened room. It is surrounded by lamps hanging from the ceiling and rotating; another lamp…
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Nats Never Die/The Zombies are Coming!
Read more: Nats Never Die/The Zombies are Coming!The Yes Men join Reclaim the City in their fight against unjust housing policy. On September 30, 2019, a horde of zombies attended a “#natsneverdie rally” at the Cape Town Civic Centre in order to celebrate Mayor Dan Plato and…
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Amazon May Day Strike
Read more: Amazon May Day StrikeEssential workers at major companies like Amazon, Instacart, and Target across the United States on Friday protested for better safety protections, working conditions, and pay during the coronavirus pandemic. The event attracted considerable media attention and political support, pushing companies…
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Anti-Abortion ‘Magical Birth Canal’ Videos
Read more: Anti-Abortion ‘Magical Birth Canal’ VideosThis Anti-Abortion Influencer Is Using ‘Magical Birth Canal’ Videos to Supercharge the Movement Laura Klassen is using props, satire, and a pink wig to pioneer a young and edgy approach to anti-abortion messaging in Canada. By Valerie Kipnis and Elizabeth…
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Tanzanian Cartoonist Has a Stick for Every Powerful Eye
Read more: Tanzanian Cartoonist Has a Stick for Every Powerful EyeGodfrey Mwampembwa, popularly known as Gado, has been holding politicians accountable for nearly 30 years. Now, his concern has shifted to the coronavirus. In a quiet office on the third floor of a building in Nairobi’s central business district, the…