Projects tagged
Violence & War
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Lysistrata
Read more: LysistrataLysistrata, by Aristophanes, was first performed in Athens in 411 BC. The play, while fictional, can be read as an early example of creative activism. It is about Lysistrata’s quest to end the war between Athens and Sparta. She gathers…
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Walk in Their Shoes
Read more: Walk in Their Shoes“Hundreds of children’s shoes create stunning memorial of Iraqi children dead through war. NEW YORK — A small manila card, tied to a tiny pair of dirty white shoes, reads “Son of woman killed in Al-Dawr. Age six months.” These…
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Stretch The Strangle Hold
Read more: Stretch The Strangle HoldAmerican Painter, Joe Lovett completes painting of historic magnitude, Stretch the Strangle Hold is a painting that captures an emotional response to the lie of war. After witnessing daily news reports exposing the political lies and the senseless death of…
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Disarm the Gallery: Protests end National Gallery’s arms trade links
Read more: Disarm the Gallery: Protests end National Gallery’s arms trade linksThe National Gallery’s long-standing sponsorship arrangement with weapons manufacturer Finmeccanica has ended, following a campaign by Campaign Against Arms Trade to ‘Disarm the Gallery.’ The arrangement has been terminated one year early and just weeks before the next protest event…
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A Map of Error
Read more: A Map of ErrorBuenos Aires in Argentina is the only city in the world where streets named Palestine and Israel intersect on the city grid. Taking advantage of this situation, The Errorist Movement decided to protest against the conflict in Gaza in that…
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Running for Peace
Read more: Running for Peace“He’s been running all his life, running for freedom, running for peace.It started when he ran away from home at the age of eight. Later he ran away from his homeland, Iran, and spent seven years on a bicycle, pedaling…
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Conflict Kitchen sponsors live Skype Meal between Pittsburgh and Tehran, Iran
Read more: Conflict Kitchen sponsors live Skype Meal between Pittsburgh and Tehran, Iran“A few months ago artists John Peña, Jon Rubin, and Dawn Weleski opened Conflict Kitchen, a take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries that the United States is in conflict with. Nowadays the Iranian food is served at the…
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Stop Frisk Tourist T- Shirts
Read more: Stop Frisk Tourist T- ShirtsAt Souvenir Stands, Selling Tourists on Ending Stop-and-Search By COREY KILGANNON New York Times, City Blog, August 27, 2012 Last week, a 37-year-old artist from Oakland, Calif., named Aaron Gach joined the crowds of tourists swarming the sidewalk souvenir stands…
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No Hate Crimes (Reported)
Read more: No Hate Crimes (Reported)For widespread distribution, each billboard would carry information relevant to its geographical location. Modeled on the “No Traffic Fatalities in ____ Days” signs seen in some communities. The information is communicated through the conflict of emotions these signs elicit: as…
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Mother’s Day Eve Noise Demo Against the Prison Industrial Complex
Read more: Mother’s Day Eve Noise Demo Against the Prison Industrial ComplexWHAT: Noise Demo WHEN: 8:00pm, Saturday, May 12th WHERE: Bayview Correctional Facility – West 20th Street & 11th Avenue New York, New York COST: Free As the Global Class War continues to heat up, the state continues its ongoing use…