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Flower Power
Read more: Flower PowerFlower power was a slogan used during the late 1960s and early 1970s as a symbol of passive resistance and nonviolence. It is rooted in the opposition movement to the Vietnam War. The expression was coined by the American Beat…
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Marriage to Peace
Read more: Marriage to PeaceAt 12:00 noon (New York time) on November 19, 2016, Chinese artist Ning Kong, wearing a wedding dress with hundred dove, appeared at the 911 site in New York. Even though the theme of performance art is calling for peace,…
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Between the World and Me
Read more: Between the World and MeBetween the World and Me by Richard Wright And one morning while in the woods I stumbled suddenly upon the thing, Stumbled upon it in a grassy clearing guarded by scaly oaks and elms And the sooty details of the…
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Noname’s “Song 33” Calls Attention to Violence Against Black Trans Women
Read more: Noname’s “Song 33” Calls Attention to Violence Against Black Trans WomenIn 2020 Noname, a Chicago rapper, activist, and poet, released the single titled “Song 33” to address racism in America and the Black Lives Matter movement. She specifically raps about the killings of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter activist…
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No Poisonous Pigs
Read more: No Poisonous PigsPresident of Taiwan, leader of the Democratic Progressive Party（DDP）, Tsai Ing-wen, at a press conference with no early forecast on August 28, 2020, announcing that from January 1, 2021, American pigs containing ractopamine (Ractopamine) will be opened for those over…
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Fashion label Vaqar is dispelling conservative perceptions of what Iranian fashion looks like
Read more: Fashion label Vaqar is dispelling conservative perceptions of what Iranian fashion looks likeIran is a nation with a fine art tradition that stretches back thousands of years; its reputation for contemporary fashion design less so. Writing that from an external, Western perspective may read unduly dismissive, but it’s a statement that holds…
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Retirement dinner turned into hilarious protest
Read more: Retirement dinner turned into hilarious protestActivists gate-crashed a retirement dinner for outgoing HMRC boss Dave Hartnett in Oxford, presenting him with flowers and a fake award for allowing large companies to avoid paying tax. The protesters, who accuse Hartnett of allowing corporations such as Vodafone…
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Carlos Slim Laugh Machine
Read more: Carlos Slim Laugh MachineInspired by the Laughing Farmers of Karnataka, protesters in New York make Carlos Slim’s visit to New York uncomfortable while he appears on a “Live From NYPL” program. This excellent video summarizes the action. As Salon wrote: An event at…
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Fanism – Tallahassee Native John Gertomo’s Flock
Read more: Fanism – Tallahassee Native John Gertomo’s FlockOn a now defunct MMO, users rallied together under a fake religion to protest religious groups proselytizing on the messageboards. The fake religion was said to be an offshoot of Christianity, the founder John Gertomo, a former Baptist in Tallahassee…
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Stella Nyanzi’s Birthday Poem “Yoweri, they say it was your birthday yesterday.”
Read more: Stella Nyanzi’s Birthday Poem “Yoweri, they say it was your birthday yesterday.”Dr. Stella Nyanzi, a Ugandan medical anthropologist, activist, and writer, was convicted after writing and posting a poem online, in which she criticized Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and his mother. In November 2018, Ugandan authorities charged Dr. Nyanzi with “cyber…
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Teeter-Totter Wall
Read more: Teeter-Totter WallAn installation by architecture studio Rael San Fratello, which connected children in the US and Mexico via a trio of seesaws slotted into the countries’ border wall, has been crowned the Design of the Year. Dubbed the Teeter-Totter Wall, the…
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How Snowden Canceled the 4th of July Diplomatic Reception in Bolivia
Read more: How Snowden Canceled the 4th of July Diplomatic Reception in BoliviaOn July 2nd, 2013, after attending the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) conference, Bolivian President Evo Morales departed Russia from Vnukovo Airport in Moscow aboard his presidential plane. However, a “leak” suggested that Edward Snowden was aboard, which led Spain,…