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We have to get beyond the shame’: Women of the World launches festival against sexual violence

Practitioner:
in partnership with Birkbeck, international and grassroots organisations and charities join forces with local artists and leading voices to address the global crisis of violence against women and sexual assault., University of London, will see national

Date:
Nov 27 2021

Gender equality charity Women of the World (WOW) is launching a one-day festival of activism that invites people from all generations, genders and backgrounds to take part in conversations around sexual violence. The festival, created in partnership with Birkbeck, University…

We have to get beyond the shame’: Women of the World launches festival against sexual violence

Practitioner:
in partnership with Birkbeck, international and grassroots organisations and charities join forces with local artists and leading voices to address the global crisis of violence against women and sexual assault., University of London, will see national

Date:
Nov 27 2021

Gender equality charity Women of the World (WOW) is launching a one-day festival of activism that invites people from all generations, genders and backgrounds to take part in conversations around sexual violence. The festival, created in partnership with Birkbeck, University…

Negro Matapacos

Practitioner:
Maldito Perrito

Date:
Nov 27 2021

The streets of Santiago are once again alive with the spirit of revolution. For weeks now, working-class Chileans have occupied national monuments and blocked major intersections in protest of widespread inequality. They desire full reform — a request so long…

Fashion in Action

Practitioner:
Michaela Angela Davis

Date:
Nov 27 2021

On the opening day of the Spring/Summer 2011’s season of Mercedes Benz’s New York Fashion Week, former fashion editor, speaker, and fashion activist Michaela Angela Davis led a protest of approximately 20 black women, dressed in black suits, carrying signs…

Here Are Some Ways the Art World Has Come Together to Support Earthquake Relief in Turkey and Syria

Practitioner:
Artnet News

Date:
Nov 27 2021

With people in Turkey and Syria still reeling from Monday’s devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake, many in the art world have united in support of the relief efforts for the disaster. The death toll has now surpassed 22,000, with close to…

BLOOD. by Kendrick Lamar

Practitioner:
Kendrick Lamar

Date:
Nov 27 2021

Kendick Lamar is known as one of the most prolific, and socially conscious, rappers of our time. ‘BLOOD.’ is the second track off of Lamar’s iconic album ‘DAMN.’ from 2017. What makes this song stand out is the sample used…

As the Taliban Curbs Women’s Rights, Advocates Demand Action

Practitioner:
2022., Afghan women walk along a road in Kandahar, on July 29

Date:
Nov 27 2021

In December – as many around the globe were preparing for the holidays – Sama, a former attorney, remained hunkered down in her house in Kabul, Afghanistan, trying to comprehend how her world had changed. The Taliban had just released…

Tyre Nichols Murder Draws Social Justice Activists to Irvington Rally

Practitioner:
Black Lives Matter

Date:
Nov 27 2021

Some 70 or 80 local activists, politicians and other concerned citizens gathered outside Irvington Village Hall Sunday evening, two days after the release of gut-wrenching video of the murder of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols at the hands of policemen in Memphis.…

“Don’t Call Me Chief”: Native Artists Protest Racist NFL Mascots

Practitioner:
No More Native Mascots

Date:
Nov 27 2021

PHOENIX — As Super Bowl LVII was getting underway in Glendale, Arizona, on February 12, artist and Apache Skateboards founder Douglas Miles (San Carlos Apache, Akimel O’odham) was protesting racist mascots in the NFL by painting a mural-style portrait of…

‘They’ve taken away my freedom’: the truth about the UK state’s crackdown on protesters

Practitioner:
Natasha Walter

Date:
Nov 27 2021

Melissa is a down-to-earth, friendly woman in her 50s, and it seems that she has always met life with a certain amount of courage. She grew up on another continent, and after early motherhood, then divorce and a first career…