Projects tagged
Sustains (change)
Support and celebrate change that has already been won and needs to be sustained.
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I Wish this Was
Read more: I Wish this WasI Wish This Was began in New Orleans in November 2010. It was inspired by vacant storefronts. There are a lot of them where Candy lives in New Orleans. There are also a lot of people who need and want…
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Toilet Strike: Matt Damon (Water.org)
Read more: Toilet Strike: Matt Damon (Water.org)For the launch of a new organization fighting to end the water crisis, Matt Damon, Co-founder of Water.org, has produced a video using humor to shed light on the issue of access to clean water. In the spoof, he holds…
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Fear Eats the Soul
Read more: Fear Eats the SoulIf the way to one’s heart really is through the stomach, Rirkrit Tiravanija must have more than his share of admirers. Now at GAVIN BROWN, the Buenos Aires-born artist with a history of dishing out tasty edibles in his exhibitions…
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Waiting for Godot
Read more: Waiting for Godot“IN an instant all will vanish and we’ll be alone once more, in the midst of nothingness.” When the actor Wendell Pierce spoke these words in performances of “Waiting for Godot” here last month, he really was in the middle…
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Palas Por Pistolas
Read more: Palas Por PistolasPalas por Pistolas initiated in the city of Culiacán, a city in western Mexico with a high rate of deaths by gunshot. The botanical garden of Culiacán has been comissioning artist to do interventions in the park and my proposal…
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Deep Listening Post
Read more: Deep Listening PostThe Deep Listening Post is a place where people can come to be heard about what’s important to them in a safe and respectful environment. Empathetic volunteers lend an ear so that people can share about what’s happening in their…
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One Billion Rising
Read more: One Billion RisingThe One Billion Rising campaign is a global movement that’s using dance to combat gender violence worldwide. Initiated by “Vagina Monologues” creator and women’s activist Eve Ensler, the campaign will see cities across the world hold dance parties on Valentine’s…
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Just Fashion: Critical Cases on Social Justice and Fashion
Read more: Just Fashion: Critical Cases on Social Justice and FashionOver the course of a semester, fashion hactivist and fashion social justice scholar, Otto Von Busch, facilitated a course on “Critical Fashion and Social Justice,” where graduate fashion students at Parsons design school researched, contextualized and at times critiqued case…
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Park(ing) DAY
Read more: Park(ing) DAYPark(ing) day is a community of artists, activist, students and everyday people who, on September 21, every year and across the world, collaborate to transform parking spaces into green and friendly spaces. They invite reflections and discussions on the significance…
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Abbie Hoffman and Yippies shower money on the NYSE
Read more: Abbie Hoffman and Yippies shower money on the NYSEOne interesting thing about this stunt is that there is no record of it other than the Yippies’ wonderful testimony. We believe that it actually happened, but it shows that storytelling is the most important part of any action of…
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Building Images
Read more: Building ImagesIsabelle Wenzel’s series of photographs entitled ‘Building Images’ is a striking view on the idea of the office/ workplace. Not only do her images ironically translate the uncomfortable positions office workers endure sitting in a single position for 8 hours…
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Human Cost, Tate Britain Performance – First anniversary of the Gulf of Mexico disaster
Read more: Human Cost, Tate Britain Performance – First anniversary of the Gulf of Mexico disaster“Human Cost, Tate Britain Performance (87 minutes), charcoal and sunflower oil 20 April 2011 – First anniversary of the Gulf of Mexico disaster. On the same day, 166 people who work in the arts published a letter in the Guardian…