Projects tagged
Politics & Government
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You don’t like me? I’m gonna throw a party in front of your office window
Read more: You don’t like me? I’m gonna throw a party in front of your office windowOn Monday, May 22nd, trans children and teenagers from across the country threw a prom on the National Mall, a youth-led public celebration of trans joy at a time when more and more states are adopting viciously anti-trans legislation. The…
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@muchachafanzine
Read more: @muchachafanzineThe user muchachafanzine on instagram is an activist who writes a “decolonial native xicana feminist fanzine”. They are an online activist and they spread their message through their page, the zine, and through merchandise. Daisy Salinas began Muchacha Fanzine as…
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Ballerina uses art to express solidarity with Iran protests
Read more: Ballerina uses art to express solidarity with Iran protestsAMNA NAWAZ: Since anti-government protests erupted in Iran last year, people around the world have taken to social media to show their support. That includes an Iranian American ballerina who’s tapping into her own heritage and her art, in solidarity…
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West Palm Beach arts community, drag queens protest against Clematis Street permit denial
Read more: West Palm Beach arts community, drag queens protest against Clematis Street permit denialWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Supporters of the LGBTQ+ and arts communities in West Palm Beach are protesting the closure of two popular spots for creatives in the city. Subculture Group’s permit to operate Artist Alley was revoked earlier this…
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How Protest Art Is Helping Fuel the Historic Demonstrations Erupting Across China
Read more: How Protest Art Is Helping Fuel the Historic Demonstrations Erupting Across ChinaStudents at art colleges across China are taking a strong stance in the midst of the largest wave of protests to have gripped the country since 1989. As demonstrations against the government’s strict Covid-19 policies erupted across the country over…
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Local artist stages demonstration inspired by protesters in China
Read more: Local artist stages demonstration inspired by protesters in ChinaLate last month, Chinese citizens took up a creative means of protest over the nation’s strict “zero-COVID” policy. In a place with little tolerance for large public demonstrations, protesters have been holding up blank pieces of paper. Their ingenuity inspired…
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Barack Obama “Hope” Poster
Read more: Barack Obama “Hope” PosterStreet artist, graphic designer, and activist Shepard Fairey created this visionary portrait of then Senator Barack Obama in 2008 as a form of grassroots activism to support Obama’s first presidential campaign. Fairey based the work on an Associated Press photograph…
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Day of Disruption
Read more: Day of DisruptionText by Jerusalem Post Staff – The “Day of Disruption” kicked off earlier than planned early on Thursday morning when dozens of Israeli artists painted a red line on the road to Israel’s High Court of Justice in Jerusalem. Launching…
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Green Day’s “American Idiot”
Read more: Green Day’s “American Idiot”Mass media using propaganda to brainwash citizens. Confusion and ignorance causing a divide. People rising up against an oppressive government. Humans being torn between rage and love. These are the themes of Green Day’s widely successful 2004 album, “American Idiot.”…
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Thousands protest in South Korea in support for truckers
Read more: Thousands protest in South Korea in support for truckersIn Seoul, thousands of protestors who represent organized labor marched in Seoul on Saturday denouncing the governments attempt to force thousands of striking truckers back to work after they all walked out over a dispute in the price of freight.…