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Namo Nazi

Practitioner:
Namo Nazi

Date:
Oct 12 2013

Namo Nazi Namo Nazi is a group which is dedicated to the cause of spreading awareness about fascism. They create anti-fascist T-Shirts and say this about themselves: “One AntiFascist T-shirt is Worth a Thousand Votes. Please Buy Two. We design…

Turkish men don mini skirts to campaign for women’s rights

Practitioner:
Turkish men

Date:
Oct 12 2013

How 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…

#LaLigaArcoIris: Rainbow Shoelaces Against Homophobia

Practitioner:
Federación de Lesbianas, Gais, Transexuales y Bisexuales (FELGTB)

Date:
Oct 12 2013

Spanish soccer has witnessed and engaged in a variety of conversations in the last few years: Racism, politics, xenophobia, territorial issues, corruption, inmigration. However, there is an issue that remains untouched, and this issue is homophobia. Soccer is still a…

Bogota smiles: canned Sardines

Practitioner:
Daniel Sanchez

Date:
Oct 12 2013

A Colombian college student created this idea to improve Bogotas citizens experience when using the public transportation. According to one scientific study, the worst problem Bogota citizens had to deal within the public space was public transportation; this problem represented…

Pink Chaddi Campaign

Practitioner:
and Forward Women, Consortium of Pub-going, Loose

Date:
Oct 12 2013

In late January 2009, a group of 40 members of right-wing Hindu group Sri Ram Sena attacked women and men in a pub in the Indian city of Mangalore. They were upset with the women for engaging in behavior they…

Suffragettes Dress as Famous Women in History

Practitioner:
suffragettes, The Women’s Social and Political Union

Date:
Oct 12 2013

On June 17, 1911, a week before the coronation of King George V, women from diverse backgrounds united in costume and with installations over a shared political view – that of rallying the right for women to vote. Known as…

Tunisian Human Rights Activists Take to the Streets with Art

Practitioner:
Fanni Raghman Anni

Date:
Oct 12 2013

Post revolution Tunisia is all too familiar with protest – usually through demonstrations – but one group of activists are using the power of street art to get their message across. Calling themselves “Fanni Raghman Anni” (Arabic for “My Art…

Toy Soldiers

Practitioner:
Caracas Art Students

Date:
Oct 12 2013

Students 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

Do Not Pass Go: Monopolize Bank of America

Practitioner:
MicCheckWallSt

Date:
Oct 12 2013

(Taken from Group’s Event Statement): “The big banks have been playing monopoly with our money & our homes. On Saturday July 14th, as part of #J20 Bring the Fight Back to the Banks Week, let’s return the favor…” “While drawing…

Billionaires for Bush

Practitioner:
Billionaires for Bush

Date:
Oct 12 2013

“Some people call you the elite,” George W. Bush joked to his wealthy funders, “I call you my base.” Whether candidate Bush meant it as a joke or not, the Billionaires for Bush (B4B) campaign used humor, street theater and…