Projects tagged
Civil Liberties
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When I Walk
Read more: When I WalkI love New York. When I was younger, the city was my playground. You could find me on any given weekend catching brunch with a friend at a café, going to an East Village restaurant for dinner, and then hopping…
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AXS Lab
Read more: AXS LabPeople with disabilities often suffer a ‘civil death’ due to exclusion primarily related to physical barriers of the built environment. AXS Map is building a social movement around inclusion for people with physical disabilities. AXS Map is a crowd-sourced platform…
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The Procession of the Holy Cunt: Feminist Activism during Holy Week in Spain
Read more: The Procession of the Holy Cunt: Feminist Activism during Holy Week in SpainEven though Spain is constitutionally defined as a non-confessional nation, the Catholic Church still holds great power. For example, the Catholic Church is exempt from paying certain taxes, and can reclaim certain buildings as their property. This often creates frictions…
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This Is Not Your Body
Read more: This Is Not Your BodyTwo reflective stickers in a bathroom stall. When you sit down you can see your face in the bottom one. When you stand you can see your face in the top one, your groin in the bottom one. The top…
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Multiple perspectives of protest turning violent, into riots
Read more: Multiple perspectives of protest turning violent, into riotsThe two sources linked in this post are separate reviews of the incident currently occurring in Baltimore. It illustrates the factor of hindsight…. what supposedly began as a peaceful protest, in one article, is portrayed as clearly intended to fight…
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Edward Snowden Hologram
Read more: Edward Snowden HologramNEW YORK — Hours after police removed an illicit bust of Edward Snowden from its perch in a Brooklyn park on Monday, artists replaced it with a hologram. The group of artists — who collectively call themselves “The Illuminator” and…
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Hologram Protest
Read more: Hologram ProtestLate last year the Spanish government passed a law that set extreme fines for protesters convening outside of government buildings. In response to the controversial Citizen Safety Law, which will take effect on July 1, Spanish activists have staged the…
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A Straight Journey: days and nights in their kingdom
Read more: A Straight Journey: days and nights in their kingdomA Straight Journey is a documentary of Chinese homosexual people. It is the first time for Chinese gays and lesbians to make their debut and speak out via one of the largest Chinese Internet service providers. Two Chinese photographers Masa…
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The Yayoflautas (or Iaioflautas): Seniors against the system
Read more: The Yayoflautas (or Iaioflautas): Seniors against the systemThe Yayoflautas, or Iaioflautas is an organized group of senior citizens from different cities and regions of Spain. Like many others, the movement started during the first months of life of the 15-M movement, in Barcelona. Their name derives from…
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First Hologram Protest in Spain against Gag Law
Read more: First Hologram Protest in Spain against Gag LawSpanish citizens held the first hologram protest in history in order to protest without violating the new draconian guidelines of the National Security Act, the new amendments to the Penal Code and the Anti-terror law. Thousands of people marched past…