Projects tagged
Health
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“Dying to Survive”: A Movie on Generic Drugs
Read more: “Dying to Survive”: A Movie on Generic DrugsThe screen portrayal of a cancer sufferer whose illegal import of foreign medicines into China spurred national policy changes has become a box-office smash as audiences flock to a rare Chinese film on a hot-button issue. Dying To Survive is…
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On Abortion
Read more: On AbortionOn Abortion documents and conceptualises the dangers and damages caused by women’s lack of legal, safe and free access to abortion Under “natural” circumstances, the average woman would fall pregnant about 15 times in her life, resulting in ten births.…
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STICK IT TO ‘EM!
Read more: STICK IT TO ‘EM!#stickit2em is an all-inclusive, anti-capitalist, & pro-planet justice movement, using the clever medium of stickers! “America is segregated and so is pollution. Race and class still matter and map closely with pollution, unequal protection, and vulnerability. Today, zip code is…
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“Untitled” (Portrait of Ross in L.A.)
Read more: “Untitled” (Portrait of Ross in L.A.)Artist: Félix González-Torres Media: Candies in variously coloured wrappers, endless supply, ideal weight of 175 lb Date & Location: 1991 Where can I find this item?: Art Institute of Chicago, Contemporary Art, Gallery 293 Source: Wikimedia Commons (Creative Commons) Significance…
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Up Against the Wall: Art, Activism and the AIDS Poster
Read more: Up Against the Wall: Art, Activism and the AIDS PosterUp Against the Wall: Art, Activism, and the AIDS Poster is the traveling version of the first major exhibition devoted to the University of Rochester’s collection of HIV/AIDS-related posters. It illustrates to a broad audience that “AIDS affects everyone” and…
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WHAT THE SUICIDE OF AUTHOR LIN YI HAN CAN TEACH US ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH
Read more: WHAT THE SUICIDE OF AUTHOR LIN YI HAN CAN TEACH US ABOUT MENTAL HEALTHThe author behind ‘The First Paradise of Fang Siqi,’ a novel that Han described as ‘a young girl falling in love with her rapist,’ has sent shockwaves through Taiwanese society. On April 27, aspiring Taiwanese author Lin Yi Han committed…
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‘Stand by Her’: a compaign fight period poverty in China
Read more: ‘Stand by Her’: a compaign fight period poverty in ChinaHONG KONG — It started when a single box of free sanitary pads appeared in a middle school classroom in October. Then a plastic container with pads was attached to the walls of four bathrooms in a university in Shanghai.…
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Princess Diana’s 1997 landmine walk: ‘I come with my heart’
Read more: Princess Diana’s 1997 landmine walk: ‘I come with my heart’It’s an evocative image — and it was intended to be: Diana, Princess of Wales, wearing a protective visor and flak jacket, walking through a live minefield in Huambo, Angola. The image of the princess, at the time one of…
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New Work – New Women
Read more: New Work – New WomenAfter the inauguration of Donald Trump in 2017, misogynistic sentiments were amplified due to Trump’s policy positions and rhetoric. One position Trump made clear was against Planned Parenthood, which largely threatened women’s reproductive rights and access to healthcare. This project…
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Chinese AIDS activist Gao Yaojie
Read more: Chinese AIDS activist Gao YaojieGao Yaojie (Chinese: 高耀潔, Gao Yaojie; 19 December 1927 – 10 December 2023) was a Chinese gynecologist, academic, and AIDS activist based in Zhengzhou, Henan, China. Gao was honoured for her work by the United Nations and Western organizations whilst…