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A New Kind of Barbie

Date:
Apr 1 2003

“Many people have criticized Barbie dolls for their unrealistic proportions, claiming that they give young girls a warped idea of what beauty should be. To tackle this problem, Nikolay Lamm created digital visualizations of a regular-sized “Barbie” doll, hoping to…

For ‘Equal Pay Day’, An ATM That Gives Less Money To Men

Practitioner:
International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF), Publicis Zurich

Date:
Apr 1 2003

As we’ve already found out, gender inequality exists in all parts of the world, but besides discriminative attitudes, women also suffer from wage discrimination. According to statistics, women’s earnings in the US “were 77% of men’s in 2011”, while in…

Here Comes the Sun’ in Madrid Unemployment Office

Practitioner:
Unemployed Workers

Date:
Apr 1 2003

Flash Mob. The Beatles 1969 song is a counterpoint to Spain’s soaring unemployment rate (over half of Spanish youth are out of work). External sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoBMJAEOvPA https://portside.org/2013-10-12/here-comes-sun-madrid-unemployment-office

Walmart Worker Flash Mob

Practitioner:
Walmart Employees

Date:
Apr 1 2003

September 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

52 weeks in Abu Dhabi

Practitioner:
international artists

Date:
Apr 1 2003

A coalition of international artists has begun a year-long protest against the mistreatment and exploitation of migrant workers building Abu Dhabi’s £17bn cultural hub, including the world’s largest Guggenheim and a branch of the Louvre. Every week for the next…

Insane PR Circus Rocks Holland—But It’s Not that Polar Bear Thing

Practitioner:
Greenpeace, The Yes Men

Date:
Apr 1 2003

What seemed to be a cruel and bizarre PR campaign took over Amsterdam yesterday as a barge with an apparently drugged polar bear, a Russian child superstar, and a colorful marching band wound through Amsterdam’s canals to the city zoo.…

Why the Music of Protest Is Still Worth Defending

Practitioner:
Dar Williams

Date:
Apr 1 2003

It’s become fashionable to say that political music is either dead or irrelevant. “Because of the ’60s, part and parcel of being a `serious music fan’ is lamenting that music isn’t political enough,” wrote communications scholar Michael Barthel in Salon…

Contest Backfires on Social Security Privatizer

Practitioner:
Social Security Works – WA & The Economic Opportunity Institute

Date:
Apr 1 2003

Oh, the sweet irony. Pete Peterson is the conservative billionaire who is a major financier in the effort to dismantle, cut and privatize Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Recently he and his foundation held a contest asking folks to submit…

WWE Keeps Pressure On Glenn Beck

Practitioner:
WWE

Date:
Apr 1 2003

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) issued a statement on Monday detailing the latest chapter in its public feud with Glenn Beck, claiming that the conservative commentator has ducked the professional wrestling organization. Conservatives have been up in arms lately over a…

Occupy Ikea: A great tactic behind a questionable cause.

Practitioner:
Unnamed

Date:
Apr 1 2003

Woman Spent 15 Days And Nights Occupying IKEA A woman, with the help of Portuguese creative agency TBWA Lisboa, went on ‘protest’ at an IKEA store in Portugal. Called ‘Occupy IKEA’, the movement was to urge IKEA to set up…

Israeli Protest Song Banned from Army Radio

Practitioner:
Alona Kimche, Izhar Ashdot

Date:
Apr 1 2003

There was once a time when Israeli songs like A Matter of Habit were routinely written, aired and became hits. These were songs of political commentary or protest, songs of hope and idealism. They represented the aspirations of Israel’s secular…

Documentary on art and activism in the streets of Buenos Aires

Practitioner:
Graffitimundo

Date:
Apr 1 2003

‘White Walls Say Nothing’ is the first feature-length film of its kind to explore art and activism in the streets of Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires is a complex, chaotic city. It has European style and a Latin American heart. It…