Projects tagged
Violence & War
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Grammys 2015: Abuse Survivor Brooke Axtell
Read more: Grammys 2015: Abuse Survivor Brooke AxtellGrammys 2015: Abuse survivor Brooke Axtell talks Katy Perry, advocacy by Nardine Saad Domestic abuse survivor and advocate Brooke Axtell captivated audiences watching the Grammy Awards on Sunday with a stirring spoken-word piece before Katy Perry’s performance of her ballad…
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Toy Soldiers
Read more: Toy SoldiersStudents of the Experimental Art University dress as plastic soldiers in a protest at a metro station in Caracas, Venezuela External sources: http://guff.com/some-of-the-most-clever-approaches-to-protesting/protest-until-y… http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/americas/article4061384.ece
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The Bread Tank
Read more: The Bread TankAt Rio+20 we present a bread tank with a garden inside to underline the realistic possibility of eradicating hunger and extreme poverty by redirecting military spending. In 2011 global military spending amounted to $1.74 trillion – despite the fact that…
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#YesAllWomen
Read more: #YesAllWomenIn May, the horrific mass shooting in Isla Vista, CA, triggered national conversations about violent misogyny. After some Twitter users began using the hashtag #NotAllMen to defensively derail the conversation, the hugely popular hashtag #YesAllWomen emerged, getting tweeted over 1…
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German Town Tricks Neo-Nazis Into Marching Against Themselves
Read more: German Town Tricks Neo-Nazis Into Marching Against ThemselvesThe tiny German town of Wunsiedel has for decades seen crowds of neo-Nazis pass through its streets in annual demonstrations, but this year something was different. While the extremists received a frigid welcome in past years, they were met with…
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Napalming a Dog!?
Read more: Napalming a Dog!?In 1968, with the US war against Vietnam raging, anti-war veterans and the anti-war movement as a whole in the US increasingly put the spotlight on the US use of napalm. Napalm is burning jellied gasoline dropped on humans engineered…
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In Drones We Trust
Read more: In Drones We TrustIn Drones We Trust, 2014 – Joseph DeLappe Crowd Sourced, Participatory Rubber Stamp Currency Intervention FOR FULL PROJECT DOCUMENTATION VISIT: http://indroneswetrust.tumblr.com/ A participatory project inviting volunteers across the United States to rubber stamp a tiny image of an MQ1 Predator…
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Inflatable Cobblestones
Read more: Inflatable CobblestonesOn the 25th revolutionary 1st of May demonstration in Berlin-Kreuzberg, protesters were throwing huge inflatable cobblestones, made of silver-reflective foil and tape. The creative intervention was initiated by the former art-activist collective “eclectic electric collective” (e.e.c.) and was meant as…
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The Monument Quilt
Read more: The Monument QuiltThe Monument Quilt is an on-going collection of stories of survivors of rape and abuse. By stitching our stories together, we are creating and demanding public space to heal. We are building a new culture where survivors are publicly supported…
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What Kind of Man are You?
Read more: What Kind of Man are You?In a dark nod to International Women’s Day, artist aleXsandro Palombo has turned to the world of cartoon characters to shed light on the horrors of domestic violence. His series, “No Violence Against Women,” transforms iconic animated women into victims…