Projects tagged
Violence & War
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Mexican Activists Protest Drug War Through Public Art
Read more: Mexican Activists Protest Drug War Through Public ArtHuff Post Latino Politics The Huffington Post While drug-related deaths continue to escalate as the Mexican drug war wages on, Mexican youth have resorted to peaceful and artistic forms of protest against the violence. Last Sunday, activists met on Mexico…
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Sudanese Activist Artist Breaks Down Borders
Read more: Sudanese Activist Artist Breaks Down BordersVOA NEWS March 29, 2012 By Nico Colombant WASHINGTON–A Sudanese artist from the restive Blue Nile region is using art and activism to promote the plight of people caught between borders and conflict. In an audio montage of memories…
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Angered by Unsafe City, Gurgaon Women Call for a ‘Girlcott’
Read more: Angered by Unsafe City, Gurgaon Women Call for a ‘Girlcott’India Ink [Blog] The New York Times Global Edition April 4, 2012 By Neha Thirani The women of Gurgaon, angered by the recent incidents of violent crimes against women in the outsourcing boom town, are calling for a “Girlcott.” From…
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Theater for Incarcerated Women
Read more: Theater for Incarcerated WomenCreative Time, Social Practice Archive: In 1989 actress/writer Rhodessa Jones was conducting classes at the San Francisco County Jail. Working with female inmates, she developed material for a performance piece called Big Butt Girls, Hard-Headed Women based on their lives…