Projects tagged
Demonstration & Protest
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Dismaland
Read more: DismalandIn August 2015, Weston-Super-Mare – a sleepy seaside town in Somerset, England – suddenly became the top destination for the metropolitan elite, welcoming celebrity guests like Brad Pitt, Jack Black and Mark Ronson. Overnight this quaint town, just 18 miles…
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Michael Moore demands nationwide boycott of Walgreens for not selling abortion pill: ‘Bigotry and misogyny’
Read more: Michael Moore demands nationwide boycott of Walgreens for not selling abortion pill: ‘Bigotry and misogyny’Filmmaker Michael Moore has called for a nationwide boycott of Walgreens after the pharmacy chain announced it would not sell abortion pills in 20 states. n February, 20 Republican state attorneys general wrote to Walgreens Corp. threatening legal action if…
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Project Black Mask HK
Read more: Project Black Mask HK“Project Black Mask HK (PBMHK) was founded by a (then) 18-year-old, Joyce Ho, who is an American-born Hong Konger. On May 28, 2020, during a peak of the Coronavirus Pandemic, many people expressed frustration with their inability to protest on…
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The Story of Let Hair Down and her confrontations with the NYPD
Read more: The Story of Let Hair Down and her confrontations with the NYPDKanami Kusakima, also known as the woman who dances in Washington Square Park with the long black hair and the paint, was happy to allow the Mayor’s Office of NYC use her image as a promotional tool for a “post-coivd”…
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Climate Activists Deface Constitutional Monument in Germany with Black Paint, Posters
Read more: Climate Activists Deface Constitutional Monument in Germany with Black Paint, PostersClimate activists defaced a work of art near Germany’s Parliament Saturday in the latest act of vandalism by protestors concerned with environmental policy. Members of The Last Generation threw black liquid over a series of glass plates displaying 19 articles…
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Occupy Museums Hosts a Faux Graduation Ceremony at the Whitney Museum
Read more: Occupy Museums Hosts a Faux Graduation Ceremony at the Whitney MuseumThe Whitney Museum of American Art’s pay-what-you-wish Fridays are typically busy. For two-and-a-half hours out of the 53 the museum is open each week, visitors can enter without paying the usual $25 admission fee, a brief and temporary, but recurrent,…
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52 School Buses to Ted Cruz’s Home – Carrying Items from School Shooting Victims
Read more: 52 School Buses to Ted Cruz’s Home – Carrying Items from School Shooting VictimsA mile-long convoy of empty school buses drove through Texas on Thursday, on a mission to get to Sen. Ted Cruz’s home. Each empty seat of this mobile art installation by Change The Ref founder Manuel Oliver represents over four…
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The Point is to Change It
Read more: The Point is to Change ItWhen President Trump announced the US departure from the Paris Climate Accord on 1 June 2017, his enjoyment at walking over the efforts of national delegations and hundreds of pressure groups across the world who fought for that deal was…
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Bicycles As a Vehicle For Protest in Guatemala
Read more: Bicycles As a Vehicle For Protest in GuatemalaNon-profit organizations and a multitude of Guatemalan girls protested together demanding justice and security from the government. Guatemala’s insecurity and cases of girls’ disappearances have increased over the years. The protest started outside the Government Ministery (Ministerio de Gobernación) early…
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A Story Like Mine
Read more: A Story Like MineHalsey Delivers Emotional Speech About Sexual Abuse, Rape at New York Women’s March: Here Is Her Full Poem Halsey penned a powerful, heart-wrenching poem about her own experiences with sexual assault and rape for the 2018 Women’s March in New…