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TIME OF THE POET:Second Name of Earth is PEACE.

Date:
Jan 16 0020

MOTHER EARTH is broken from incessant decadent wars carelessly perpetuated by mindless ,vicious political imbeciles. Our natural wealth plundered by greedy ,gluttonous economic dare-devils, imbibing crude oil and fresh blood . Warlord-ism set the suns of our freedom, our earth…

Anti-Abortion ‘Magical Birth Canal’ Videos

Practitioner:
CHOICE42, Laura Klassen

Date:
Jan 16 0020

This Anti-Abortion Influencer Is Using ‘Magical Birth Canal’ Videos to Supercharge the Movement Laura Klassen is using props, satire, and a pink wig to pioneer a young and edgy approach to anti-abortion messaging in Canada. By Valerie Kipnis and Elizabeth…

In music video, seminarian at Belen Jesuit Prep uses rap to tackle coronavirus, global concerns

Practitioner:
Brother Michael Martinez

Date:
Jan 16 0020

WEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) – A seminarian and faculty member at a South Florida school is taking a creative approach to engaging with students about challenging issues during this time of uncertainty, including the coronavirus pandemic. He made a rap…

Gandhi’s Salt March to the Sea

Practitioner:
Mahatma Gandhi

Date:
Jan 16 0020

In 1930, the Indian National Congress adopted satyagraha (essentially, nonviolent protest) as their main tactic in their campaign for independence. Mahatma Gandhi was appointed to develop a plan of action; he proposed marching to the sea to make salt in…

The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster

Practitioner:
Prophet Bobby Henderson

Date:
Jan 16 0020

In the mid early 2000s, religious advocates tried a new strategy: promoting the theory of “intelligent design” to be taught in schools. As the Kansas School Board considered the argument, Prophet Bobby Henderson saw an opportunity. His now famous, “Open…

Not Your Honor

Practitioner:
ABAAD

Date:
Jan 16 0020

To honor their battle, Lebanese women’s rights organization ABAAD launched a powerful song and music video titled Not Your Honor. The clip was launched on the occasion of the “16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence” initiative which took off…

COUNTERSPACE

Practitioner:
Cristina Morales

Date:
Jan 16 0020

Counterspace is an independent curatorial platform functioning as the first decolonial thinktank mapping cultural activism worldwide. It shapes collectively decolonial toolkits with common tools and resources, and a global directory browsable by continent, praxis, and social construct, as a Beuys-inspired…

Daniel Defoe’s “The Shortest Way with Dissenters”

Practitioner:
Daniel Defoe

Date:
Jan 16 0020

“The Shortest Way with the Dissenters;” Or, “Proposals for the Establishment of the Church” is a pamphlet by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1702. Defoe was prompted to write the pamphlet by the increased hostility towards Dissenters in the wake…

Underrepresentation of Marginalized Women in Spain

Practitioner:
Cristina Gracia Rodero

Date:
Jan 16 0020

The artist I chose to focus on personally is the photographer Cristina Garcia Rodero. I used photos from her photography essay España Oculta, in which Rodero traveled to small villages in Spain to document the resident’s lives. Our group’s main…

Fenced-In Nativity Scene

Practitioner:
Rev. Chris Moore

Date:
Jan 16 0020

The nativity scene at Fellowship Congregational Church in Tulsa, Okla., looks a little different this year: There is a chain-link fence surrounding Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus. The display has been up since the beginning of December, but it…