Projects tagged
Politics & Government
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Flower People
Read more: Flower People“As a Black woman, I can grow absolutely anywhere,” Aiyanna explains. “I can adapt to any storm, any weather, any changes. In the Black community, that’s something that we’re really good at.” So when Aiyanna, 25, was asked to contribute…
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Protest in Inner Mongolia against CCP’s Mandarin-only Education
Read more: Protest in Inner Mongolia against CCP’s Mandarin-only EducationThousands of ethnic Mongolians have protested across northern China in opposition to Beijing plans to replace the Mongolian language with Chinese in some school subjects. Tuesday marked the first day of a policy revealed in June, to gradually transition the…
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Chinese artist speaks out against zero-Covid policy by wearing 27 hazmat suits in Times Square
Read more: Chinese artist speaks out against zero-Covid policy by wearing 27 hazmat suits in Times SquareOn Sunday morning, a puffy, Michelin Man-like figure trudged through Times Square in New York, panting from the exertion of trying to move while wearing 27 hazmat suits. Inside the white cocoon was Zhisheng Wu, a Chinese artist who staged…
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Beijing Sitong Bridge protest
Read more: Beijing Sitong Bridge protestThe Beijing Sitong Bridge protest was a protest in China during the prelude to the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). On the morning of October 13, 2022, a protester demonstrated against CCP general secretary Xi Jinping’s…
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Fighting Violence with Art
Read more: Fighting Violence with ArtOne of the oldest forms of human expression is art, so it’s no surprise that art is constantly used to critique another of humanity’s oldest practices, violence and war. In the world of art activism, the power of creativity and…
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Voices from the Conflict
Read more: Voices from the ConflictOur NGO “Voices from the Conflict” seeks to open a conversation about the Israel-Palestine conflict through the lens of activist art. The history of the conflict dates back to the UN partition plan in 1947, followed by Israel’s independence in…
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“Printing Lost Culture of Ukraine” and “The Man Who Flew Into Space From His Brooklyn Apartment”
Read more: “Printing Lost Culture of Ukraine” and “The Man Who Flew Into Space From His Brooklyn Apartment”Both shows are supported by funds from New York State Council on the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and Materials for the Arts (MFTA). “Printing Lost Culture of Ukraine” November 13…
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Reagan has died of AIDS
Read more: Reagan has died of AIDSRonald Reagan was elected President of the United States on November 4, 1980. In less than a year, in the Summer of 1981, AIDS was first identified in medical journals. However, it took until 1987 before he would give his…
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Rave Against the Right
Read more: Rave Against the RightAt first glance, it seemed like any other Monday evening in Görlitz, the most eastern town in Germany — where Poland sits just across the river. It was July 31, and a couple hundred people had gathered as part of…
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Luxury and Degradation in the Town of Gelendzhik
Read more: Luxury and Degradation in the Town of GelendzhikRACC Satellite Space in Garden City 1205 Franklin Avenue, 3rd Floor, Garden City, NY 11530 June 26, 10 am – July 28, 7 pm Monday – Friday, 10 am – 7 pm, free admission Please write to racc.ny@mail.ru or call…