Projects tagged
Civil Liberties
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Beware the Russian dolls, says Amnesty ad
Read more: Beware the Russian dolls, says Amnesty adFollowing last week’s powerful death-penalty spot with the melting wax figures, Amnesty International in France moves on to Russian dolls to symbolize the hidden political repression and social terror in that country. “We must not let Russia’s charm hide its…
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Above’s Blood Diamond
Read more: Above’s Blood DiamondAfrica has had a devastating history of blood diamond wars. Blood diamond refers to a diamond mined in a war zone and then sold to finance an invading army’s war efforts, usually in Africa where more than two-thirds of the…
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Egypt’s Hip Hop Revolution Continues: New Videos From The Narcicyst & MC Amin
Read more: Egypt’s Hip Hop Revolution Continues: New Videos From The Narcicyst & MC AminA year after the revolution, Egypt is still in conflict, still grasping for a catalyst to solidify its society and bring unity and peace to the people. Violence, poverty and unemployement are still rampant, and the voiceless still seek a…
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Animal activists celebrate as Lawrence blocks chicken art project
Read more: Animal activists celebrate as Lawrence blocks chicken art projectFebruary 29, 2012 The Kansas City Star By Jessica Blakeborough The chickens have been granted a stay of execution. City codes prevent Amber Hansen, a Lawrence artist, from displaying and then butchering chickens for an art project, a city official…
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“White Square” Activists Gather in Red Square
Read more: “White Square” Activists Gather in Red SquareCare2.com April 9, 2012 By Sarah Vrba There have been regular protests in Moscow in the wake of Vladimir Putin’s re-election to the presidential seat in March. Early last month, thousands of protesters gathered in downtown Moscow in response to…
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Myanmar’s Young Artists and Activists
Read more: Myanmar’s Young Artists and ActivistsIn the country formerly known as Burma, these free thinkers are a force in the struggle for democracy. By Joshua Hammer Photographs by Adam Dean Smithsonian Magazine, March 2011 Editor’s Note, April 3, 2012: The election of Daw Aung San…
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China’s censors tested by microbloggers who keep one step ahead of state media
Read more: China’s censors tested by microbloggers who keep one step ahead of state mediaThe Guardian By Tania Branigan In the opaque world of Chinese censorship, a few red lines shine through the murk. One of the clearest is: no gossip about top political leaders, their families or internal party affairs. But just as…
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Brinco
Read more: BrincoCreative Time, Social Practice Archive: Brinco is an art project, product, and intervention created by the Argentinean artist Judith Werthein for the 2005 inSITE Biennial held on the border of Tijuana and San Diego. Brinco—Spanish for “jump”—is a specially designed…
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Russian Feminist Punk Rock
Read more: Russian Feminist Punk RockAnti-government protests in Russia are taking many different forms, from mass rallies and marches to defiant street art and music. Just recently, members of a feminist punk group were arrested in Moscow’s Red Square after they performed a song ridiculing…