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Antoine Hunter is Deaf and Hard of hearing! Express

Date:
Apr 28 1991

I met Antoine in 2012, when I first found out I was going deaf, and attended my first ASL Meetup in San Francisco. At that time I was only moderately hard of hearing (HOH), and had no idea what was…

Nihilist subway performances

Practitioner:
Kalan Sherrard

Date:
Apr 28 1991

The latest episode in Nicolas Heller’s documentary web series “No Your City,” as published by Gothamist, features the arguably pretentious, inarguably earnest street performer Kalan Sherrard, who was recently arrested during his peaceful anarchist puppet show. Functioning as a video…

Tunisian Human Rights Activists Take to the Streets with Art

Practitioner:
Fanni Raghman Anni

Date:
Apr 28 1991

Post revolution Tunisia is all too familiar with protest – usually through demonstrations – but one group of activists are using the power of street art to get their message across. Calling themselves “Fanni Raghman Anni” (Arabic for “My Art…

Chinese Contemporary Artist Liao Guohe’s “Bad Paintings” on Exhibition in Nanjing

Practitioner:
Liao Guohe

Date:
Apr 28 1991

Liao Guohe’s solo exhibition —-“Satisfaction Guaranteed”, the first-time all-round summary of his paintings in last 10 years, is held from November 14, 2014 to March 14, 2015 at Sifang Art Museum in Nanjing, China. As the only one of his…

Ms. Marvel Bus Ad Defacement

Date:
Apr 28 1991

Racist adverts promoting hatred against Muslims are currently being run on buses in San Francisco – but someone has started covering them up with anti-hatred messages from Marvel’s première Muslim superhero, Ms. Marvel. The adverts were purchased by the American…

ButActually | The Hashtag Activist Dictionary

Practitioner:
ButActually, NYU Gallatin

Date:
Apr 28 1991

Butactually.com is a new kind of online dictionary created by a team of students at NYU Gallatin who seek to document, organize, and provide a platform for anyone to share new activist hashtags. Since 2009 hashtags have been used to…

Kelmti Horra (My Word is Free)

Practitioner:
Emel Mathlouthi

Date:
Apr 28 1991

Emel Mathlouthi (Arabic: آمال المثلوثي) is a Tunisian singer-songwriter best known for her protest songs “Ya Tounes Ya Meskina” (Poor Tunisia) and “Kelmti Horra” (My Word is Free) which became anthems for the Tunisian revolution and the 2011 Egyptian revolution.…

Women Circles for Development in Uganda

Practitioner:
Women And Children’s Empowerment Network in Africa

Date:
Apr 28 1991

WACENA, was established in the year 2008 by a number of concerned mothers together with women students from Makerere University Kampala with a purpose of addressing and alleviating the acute and long-term consequences of violence against the women and children…

A Picture is Worth

Practitioner:
Threshold Collaborative

Date:
Apr 28 1991

a picture is worth… provides youth with the opportunity to find their voice, surface their values and connect with others in creative and affirming ways. The project integrates academic skills such as literacy, the development of critical thinking, communications, community…

Art+Feminsim Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

Practitioner:
Art+Feminism

Date:
Apr 28 1991

On February 1st, 2014, approximately 600 participants, convened in 31 locations in six countries to edit Wikipedia articles on women and the arts. During this day, at least 101 new articles were created, and at least 90 articles improved. The…

#NOSFALTAN43

Practitioner:
Lavinia Raccanello

Date:
Apr 28 1991

On December 2014 I’ve been artist in residence at MANY MINI RESIDENCY a short-term residency program organized by Sarrita Hunn and Ryan Thayer and hosted by GYB BYG in Mexico City. During my 12 hour residency I’ve worked on the…

#FUEELESTADO

Practitioner:
Lavinia Raccanello

Date:
Apr 28 1991

“Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.” Mahatma Gandhi #FUEELESTADO is a project about the lack of social justice and the gross human rights violations in Mexico. It examines the conflict between state power…