Projects tagged
Politics & Government
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Dancing in Syria
Read more: Dancing in SyriaIn Protests, Syrians Find the Spark of Creativity By NEIL MacFARQUHAR, New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — You could call it the dance-athon to dislodge a despot. Among protesters across the Arab world, Syrians —particularly the restive residents of Homs…
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Silent vigil at Saudi Embassy to Free Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja
Read more: Silent vigil at Saudi Embassy to Free Abdulhadi Al-KhawajaFormer colleagues of Abdulhadi Al Khawaja from Front Line Defenders today held a silent vigil at the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Dublin to urge the King of Saudi Arabia to use his influence with Bahrain to enable Abdulhadi to…
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Beware the Russian dolls, says Amnesty ad
Read more: Beware the Russian dolls, says Amnesty adFollowing last week’s powerful death-penalty spot with the melting wax figures, Amnesty International in France moves on to Russian dolls to symbolize the hidden political repression and social terror in that country. “We must not let Russia’s charm hide its…
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Dubai Man Aims to Enable Filmmaking Skills Among West Bank Youngsters
Read more: Dubai Man Aims to Enable Filmmaking Skills Among West Bank YoungstersYoungsters on the West Bank will have the chance to benefit creatively from a new project this summer. From the beginning of July, Handheld Stories plans to teach filmmaking skills to groups between eight and 16 years old from youth…
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Egypt’s Hip Hop Revolution Continues: New Videos From The Narcicyst & MC Amin
Read more: Egypt’s Hip Hop Revolution Continues: New Videos From The Narcicyst & MC AminA year after the revolution, Egypt is still in conflict, still grasping for a catalyst to solidify its society and bring unity and peace to the people. Violence, poverty and unemployement are still rampant, and the voiceless still seek a…
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Embody the Message: Occupy the Mind
Read more: Embody the Message: Occupy the MindEmbody the Message: Occupy the Mind This t-shirt / language project began in March 2006, when a small group of artists and activists decided to embody the historic words “WE WILL NOT BE SILENT” while doing a public action in…
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Gowanus Art Collective Is The Epicenter of ‘Occupy’ Art
Read more: Gowanus Art Collective Is The Epicenter of ‘Occupy’ ArtThe Brooklyn Paper March 26, 2012 BY ELI ROSENBERG Occupy Wall Street wants to occupy your wall space. A collective of poster printers in Gowanus is attempting to help reignite the social movement’s flames for a May 1 “General Strike,”…
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“White Square” Activists Gather in Red Square
Read more: “White Square” Activists Gather in Red SquareCare2.com April 9, 2012 By Sarah Vrba There have been regular protests in Moscow in the wake of Vladimir Putin’s re-election to the presidential seat in March. Early last month, thousands of protesters gathered in downtown Moscow in response to…
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Anonymous fights Arizona censorship bill with ‘butthurt form’
Read more: Anonymous fights Arizona censorship bill with ‘butthurt form’There’s a fine line between offensive and hilarious, and Arizona lawmakers aim to make that boundary legally protected. If House Bill 2549 passes, online harassment could become a criminal offense – but some hacktivists are there to help you rejoice.…
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China’s censors tested by microbloggers who keep one step ahead of state media
Read more: China’s censors tested by microbloggers who keep one step ahead of state mediaThe Guardian By Tania Branigan In the opaque world of Chinese censorship, a few red lines shine through the murk. One of the clearest is: no gossip about top political leaders, their families or internal party affairs. But just as…