Projects tagged
Sex & Gender
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Sex at the Specs
Read more: Sex at the SpecsThe “Perceiving Freedom” glasses sculpture on Cape Town’s Sea Point promenade looking towards Robben Island, commemorates late President Nelson Mandela and the values of freedom and equality. On April 2nd 2015, as part of a Center for Artistic Activism School…
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artist flashes museum-goers
Read more: artist flashes museum-goers… is this for protest? Perhaps. As is described online, it mentions that there was an attempt taken to challenge power relations, specifically between men and women; however, what I find most fascinating about this ‘action’ is that it ‘demonstrates’…
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In China, a Young Feminist Battles Sexual Violence Step by Step
Read more: In China, a Young Feminist Battles Sexual Violence Step by StepA hundred days. That’s how long it took Xiao Meili to walk from Beijing, in the arid north, to the humid, central city of Changsha. Since September, the 24-year-old has been trekking south and west across the Chinese heartland, along…
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Las Vulpes: Me gusta ser una zorra (I like being a whore)
Read more: Las Vulpes: Me gusta ser una zorra (I like being a whore)Las Vulpes was the first spanish punk rock band formed only by women. It was founded in Baracaldo (Vizcaya, Basque Country) in the summer of 1982, as a result of the guitarist´s desire on creating an all women punk band.…
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Cats Against Cat Calling
Read more: Cats Against Cat Calling“Cats Against Cat Calling” began online as a movement under same slogan, powered through Hollaback! Hollaback! is an activist collective seeking to end street harassment. Working through a network of activists in various locations, Hollaback! encourages individuals to stand up…
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If I Don’t Get Pants Nobody Gets Pants
Read more: If I Don’t Get Pants Nobody Gets PantsSubmission for The Line is Drawn, theme “Male superheroes see how the other side lives”. Wonder Woman makes the rest of the JLA wear various costumes she’s had over the years. External sources: http://theamat.deviantart.com/art/If-I-don-t-get-pants-nobody-gets-pants-2880251…
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#DearMe
Read more: #DearMeFrom Variety: YouTube launched a campaign with the hashtag #DearMe — encouraging users to upload “video letters” with advice to their younger selves, aimed at helping girls deal with problems — and within an hour it became the No. 1…
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Dharavi Biennale
Read more: Dharavi BiennaleDharavi Biennale For the last two weeks, residents of Dharavi have been visiting an open exhibition that seeks to raise awareness of health issues. The 22 installations on display have been created entirely by the residents of Dharavi. They can…
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Turkish men don mini skirts to campaign for women’s rights
Read more: Turkish men don mini skirts to campaign for women’s rightsHow did men in miniskirts become a protest meme on social media? Turkish men aren’t known for wearing skirts. But hundreds turned out in large numbers in Istanbul to protest about violence against women in Turkey on 21 February. They…
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Contra-Tiempo Urban Latin Dance Theater in “Full Still Hungry”
Read more: Contra-Tiempo Urban Latin Dance Theater in “Full Still Hungry”Contra-Tiempo’s first Miami dance performance will bring Ana Maria Alvarez back to her roots. Her father’s family settled in Miami after leaving Cuba in the early ’60s. Most of them, including his four siblings and their spouses and children, still…