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A Night Of Philosophy And Ideas
Read more: A Night Of Philosophy And Ideas“A Night of Philosophy and Ideas is a thinker’s lollapalooza. The free, 12-hour weekend lyceum at the Brooklyn Public Library includes spirited debate, live music, theater, performance art pieces, and film screenings. At any given hour, five or six different…
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Red Paint Splashed on Roosevelt Statue after second “Anti-Columbus Day Tour”
Read more: Red Paint Splashed on Roosevelt Statue after second “Anti-Columbus Day Tour”Just weeks after activists staged an alternative tour of the American Museum of Natural History to call for its removal, among other things, the equestrian statue of Teddy Roosevelt was vandalized early Thursday morning. The base of the statue, which…
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ESTUDIANTE MILITANTE: University of Puerto Rico Student Movement and campus occupation.
Read more: ESTUDIANTE MILITANTE: University of Puerto Rico Student Movement and campus occupation.El Estudiante Militante is a giant puppet built by the members of Papel Machete and students of the University of Puerto Rico during the first three days of the 2010 student strike at a cultural camp established by the theater…
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Chance the Rapper Hosts Open Mic Night
Read more: Chance the Rapper Hosts Open Mic NightBefore Chance the Rapper performed at sold-out concert venues, he practiced his rhymes in front of an intimate crowd of roughly a dozen people at Harold Washington Library. Now the rapper is trying to return the favor, one open mic at…
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Decolonize this Museum: Anti-Columbus Day Tour Attended by Hundreds at the American Museum of Natural History
Read more: Decolonize this Museum: Anti-Columbus Day Tour Attended by Hundreds at the American Museum of Natural HistoryAbout: Hundreds of people came out to attend a decolonization tour of one of New York’s most popular museums. Written by Elena Goukassian on October 10, 2017 Protesters try to encircle the Roosevelt statue in front of the American Museum…
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Teatro x la identidad
Read more: Teatro x la identidadThe Search for Identity in a Country of ‘Disappeared’ By Marcela Valente ‘Theatre for Identity’ is the theme of a novel undertaking in the Argentine capital, where 41 plays are being put on every Monday in 14 theatres. The project…
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GLOBAL PEACE WALKWAY VR PEACE MUSEUM PROJECT
Read more: GLOBAL PEACE WALKWAY VR PEACE MUSEUM PROJECTImagine affecting the global cultural Landscape through art and technology use. Imagine one-mile long installation in 100 city locations worldwide, each mile-long install is of 250 bronze plaques of different Peacemakers. Then imagine its own App that when any smartphone…
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Found Futures: Postcards From The Future (2007)
Read more: Found Futures: Postcards From The Future (2007)Postcards from four different versions of Hawaii circa 2030 were mailed out serially to the homes of over 100 community leaders. “On Monday, it was an official (non-diplomatic) invitation from the sovereign “Commonwealth of Hawai’i”. On Tuesday came a promotional…
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Activsm, Artivism and Beyond; inspiring initiatives of civic power.
Read more: Activsm, Artivism and Beyond; inspiring initiatives of civic power.‘Activism, Artivism and Beyond; Inspiring Initiatives of Civic Power’ Around the world people are responding to forces that threaten their rights and freedoms in creative and inspiring ways. Every year CIVICUS publishes the ‘State of Civil Society’ report, which maps…
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Monopoly
Read more: MonopolyMonopoly was invented to demonstrate the evils of capitalism Buy land – they aren’t making it any more,’ quipped Mark Twain. It’s a maxim that would certainly serve you well in a game of Monopoly, the bestselling board game that…