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Operndorf Afrika Village

Date:
Apr 1 2003

Not far from the Burkina Faso capital of Ouagadougou, approximately 30 kilometers, lies Operndorf Afrika, a village that’s governed by art and a global exchange of culture. An ambitious vision of the late German artist and filmmaker Christoph Schlingensief, the…

Lament of the Images

Practitioner:
Alfredo Jaar

Date:
Apr 1 2003

You enter a narrow corridor where backlit Plexiglas panels offer three compelling narratives about whiteness and blindness: Nelson Mandela’s imprisonment and hard labor in Robben Island’s limestone quarry under a blinding sun; Bill Gates’ purchase of the Bettmann and United…

“Fuck Tha Police”: N.W.A.’s Most Courageous Song is Still Relevant As Ever

Practitioner:
N.W.A.

Date:
Apr 1 2003

Upon its original release on N.W.A.’s Straight Outta Compton LP in 1988, the song was safely titled “_ _ _ _ Tha Police (Fill in the Blanks),” and the album cover was among the first to feature the infamous “Parental…

Chance the Rapper Hosts Open Mic Night

Practitioner:
Chance the Rapper

Date:
Apr 1 2003

Before Chance the Rapper performed at sold-out concert venues, he practiced his rhymes in front of an intimate crowd of roughly a dozen people at Harold Washington Library. Now the rapper is trying to return the favor, one open mic at…

“Say No to Pig Hand”: Anti Public Transport Sexual Harassment

Practitioner:
Leilei Zhang, Miss Hu, Miss Shi, Xie Shuang

Date:
Apr 1 2003

Leilei Zhang was harassed on a public bus when a man gripped her hand, glared at her and refused to let go. With the determination to raise public awareness, Leilei began a crowd-funding campaign to raise money for what could…

Activista Shepard Fairey traz “Printed Matters” a Lisboa

Practitioner:
Shepard Fairey

Date:
Apr 1 2003

O artista norte-americano Shepard Fairey inaugura esta sexta-feira, em Lisboa, “Printed Matters”, exposição que mostra sobretudo peças impressas, técnica que crê “não ter os dias contados”, e cujo conteúdo activista gostava de ver mais vezes nas Artes Visuais. “Printed Matters”…

Decolonize this Museum: Anti-Columbus Day Tour Attended by Hundreds at the American Museum of Natural History

Practitioner:
Decolonize This Place

Date:
Apr 1 2003

About: Hundreds of people came out to attend a decolonization tour of one of New York’s most popular museums. Written by Elena Goukassian on October 10, 2017 Protesters try to encircle the Roosevelt statue in front of the American Museum…

Teatro x la identidad

Practitioner:
Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo

Date:
Apr 1 2003

The Search for Identity in a Country of ‘Disappeared’ By Marcela Valente ‘Theatre for Identity’ is the theme of a novel undertaking in the Argentine capital, where 41 plays are being put on every Monday in 14 theatres. The project…

Monopoly Man

Practitioner:
Amanda Werner

Date:
Apr 1 2003

During Wednesday’s Senate hearing on the Equifax data breach, a protester dressed as the “Monopoly Man” from the board game photobombed Equifax CEO Richard Smith’s testimony. While the CEO discussed his company’s breach that affected 145.5 million people, the protester…

Migratón México

Practitioner:
Hemispheric Institute

Date:
Apr 1 2003

Migratón México es un proyecto satírico que se creó colaborativamente en 2017 a partir de un Laboratorio de Artivismo y Humor que organizó el Hemi en San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, México, con un un grupo de más de…

March Against Death

Practitioner:
New Mobilization Committee to End the War in Viet Nam

Date:
Apr 1 2003

On the night of Thursday, Nov. 13, 1969, the “March Against Death” began. By the time that weekend was over, Washington, D.C., had seen more protesters than any single event in its history had drawn. Attendance was higher, by tens…

Ferdinand the Bull

Practitioner:
Munro Leaf & Robert Lawson

Date:
Apr 1 2003

On a damp and rainy Sunday in October of 1935, Munro Leaf sat down to write a story. He had been eager to work with his friend – the illustrator Robert Lawson – for some time and so he decided…