Projects tagged
Civil Liberties
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A Piece of Red Cloth – Rock n’ Roll Performed in 1989
Read more: A Piece of Red Cloth – Rock n’ Roll Performed in 1989“I performed at Tiananmen Square in 1989, 15 days before the crackdown. I sang A Piece of Red Cloth (一块红布), a tune about alienation. I covered my eyes with a red cloth to symbolize my feelings. The students were heroes.…
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Sister Activism: The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
Read more: Sister Activism: The Sisters of Perpetual IndulgenceIf you’ve been to a Bay Area protest or community event, you’ve probably seen — or even met those nuns in whiteface — The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. Devoted to human rights globally and locally, AIDS education, and respect for…
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PORTRAIT OF A GENERATION
Read more: PORTRAIT OF A GENERATIONAfter a first illegal exhibition on the walls of the Cité des Bosquets, JR settles in the heart of this neighborhood and the neighboring projects of La Forestière, in Clichy-sous-Bois, where the 2005 riots started in the French suburbs. The…
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The Sacred Art of Ori
Read more: The Sacred Art of OriThe story of an artist. Laolu Senbanjo grew up surrounded by the culture and mythology of the Yoruba, an ethnic group from the southwest of Nigeria, but he never imagined how it would influence the artist he is today. After…
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Activists lay thousands of shoes outside Capitol for children killed by gun violence
Read more: Activists lay thousands of shoes outside Capitol for children killed by gun violenceWASHINGTON — Thousands of shoes were laid outside the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to represent children who have been killed by gun violence. Avaaz, an international advocacy group, planned the demonstration to honor victims killed since the massacre…
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“We Have Our Ways,” a short film directed by Portland filmmaker Dawn Jones Redstone shows ‘activism is a form of love
Read more: “We Have Our Ways,” a short film directed by Portland filmmaker Dawn Jones Redstone shows ‘activism is a form of loveDawn Jones Redstone’s short film about reproductive justice features women of color leading the resistance. The year is 2023. Health care of any kind is highly inaccessible and in some cases outlawed. Public utilities such as water are privatized and…
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Reporter’s viral eye roll causes trouble with Chinese censors
Read more: Reporter’s viral eye roll causes trouble with Chinese censorsBy Steven Jiang, CNN https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/14/asia/china-viral-eye-roll-intl/index.html (CNN)It was the eye roll that resonated with millions — and broke the internet in China. On the sidelines of the country’s annual parliament session, a Chinese journalist on Tuesday morning showed her contempt for…
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Tsinghua students use Women’s Day to joke about ending presidential term limits
Read more: Tsinghua students use Women’s Day to joke about ending presidential term limitsStudents at China’s prestigious Tsinghua University are celebrating International Women’s Day with banners making light of a proposed constitutional amendment to scrap term limits for the country’s president. One banner joked that a boyfriend’s term should also have no limits,…
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Capitol Lawn Covered in 7,000 Pairs of Shoes
Read more: Capitol Lawn Covered in 7,000 Pairs of ShoesProtesters left 7,000 pairs of shoes in front of the Capitol building Tuesday to symbolize the number of children killed by gun violence in the United States since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in December 2012. From 8:30 am…
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Avy Search and Rescue Drone
Read more: Avy Search and Rescue DroneA rescue drone for refugees in danger whilst traveling across the Mediterranean Sea. Last year alone, 3,500 refugees perished attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea. The Avy Search and Rescue Drone is specifically designed to help refugee boats. The drone…