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This Historic Marian Anderson Performance Made Her an Icon of the Civil Rights Movement

Date:
Apr 9 1939

Marian Anderson, the legendary African American contralto, sang at the Lincoln Memorial on Easter Sunday in 1939 after she was refused a performance at Washington’s Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution because she was black. Over 75,000…

Pro-Palestine Subway Art

Practitioner:
Anonymous Artists

Date:
Apr 9 1939

“Late last night, an autonomous group of activists placed posters throughout the subway system, blocking out advertisements with their own materials protesting Israel’s bombing campaign in Gaza. One group of about a dozen gathered deep in the Bronx, obscuring their…

‘Can You Hear the Screams?’ Physician Says Western Leaders Complicit in Israeli Attacks on Gaza Hospitals

Practitioner:
Dr. Mads Gilbert

Date:
Apr 9 1939

A Norwegian physician who has volunteered in Gaza for decades said Friday that Western leaders, including U.S. President Joe Biden, are complicit in Israel’s intensifying assault on the Palestinian enclave’s hospitals, which are overwhelmed with airstrike victims and displaced people…

“Citizen K”/“Občan K”: Idendity Swap

Practitioner:
Ztohoven

Date:
Apr 9 1939

On 17 June 2007, a horrific vision was offered to the viewers of the Czech morning program Panorama: instead of idyllic hills, the image of a mushroom cloud was broadcast by a weather camera installed in the Krkonoše mountains, which…

Hundreds of Pro-Palestine Protestors Stage Events at MoMA and Brooklyn Museum

Practitioner:
new yorkers

Date:
Apr 9 1939

As the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, hundreds of people gathered inside the Museum of Modern Art and outside of the Brooklyn Museum on Saturday for protests. Images and videos posted on Instagram show several banners unfurled inside MoMA’s…

Art, Advocacy, and Action: Luke Ching’s Crusade for Labor Rights in Hong Kong

Practitioner:
Luke Ching Chin Wai

Date:
Apr 9 1939

Luke Ching Chin Wai is a conceptual artist and labour-artivist in Hong Kong. Since 2013, he has worked undercover in different low-paid jobs in the city, including as a security guard, supermarket cashier worker, and metro cleaner to learn about…

I’ve Got Nothing To Say

Practitioner:
Anonymous Girl in China

Date:
Apr 9 1939

Feb 23 2024, on the streets in Henan, China, a girl holds a big sign with the black text “I’ve got nothing to say” on a white background, walking around in city center and malls. She live-streamed her walk and…

Drawing the line: meet the Romanian artist-activist tackling world crises one cartoon at a time

Practitioner:
Dan Perjovschi

Date:
Apr 9 1939

Dan Perjovschi is one of Romania’s foremost artistic voices. Although known as a talented multi-disciplinary artist in his home country, particularly for his early performance work, he is most widely known internationally for his massive drawing installations. Executed directly onto…

“Trading With The Enemy”: Duke Riley’s Pigeon Cuban Cigar Smugglers

Practitioner:
Duke Riley

Date:
Apr 9 1939

The smuggling of illicit cargo and people has played a significant role in shaping the culture as well as the economy of the southernmost american city of Key West since its foundation in 1821. Previous to the embargo, a myriad…

On Abortion

Practitioner:
Laia Abril

Date:
Apr 9 1939

On 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.…