Projects tagged
Demonstration & Protest
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Gandhi Begins Fast in Protest of Caste Separation
Read more: Gandhi Begins Fast in Protest of Caste SeparationOn September 16, 1932, in his cell at Yerwada Jail in Pune, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi begins a hunger strike in protest of the British government’s decision to separate India’s electoral system by caste. A leader in the Indian campaign for…
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Spotify removes Neil Young’s music after he objects to Joe Rogan’s podcast
Read more: Spotify removes Neil Young’s music after he objects to Joe Rogan’s podcastSpotify has removed famed singer-songwriter Neil Young’s recordings from its streaming platform. On Monday, Young had briefly posted an open letter on his own website, asking his management and record label to remove his music from the streaming giant, as…
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César Chávez and the Migrants
Read more: César Chávez and the MigrantsThe play celebrates the life and legacy of the Mexican-American labor activist César Chávez. His early life as well as his partnership with Dolores Huerta, activism with the National Farm Workers Association, the 1968 grape boycott, and his ongoing commitment…
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Art activist group Led by Donkeys paints Ukrainian flag in front of Russian embassy
Read more: Art activist group Led by Donkeys paints Ukrainian flag in front of Russian embassyWheelbarrows full of washable paint were poured along the Kensington road to mark a year since Russia launched its invasion. Four people have been arrested for the protest. Yesterday morning (23 February), Led by Donkeys staged a protest in front…
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Art activists decorate bandanas to protest violence against women farmworkers
Read more: Art activists decorate bandanas to protest violence against women farmworkersSitting at a folding table in the basement of Trinity Episcopal Church in downtown Columbus, Monica Jacobo used a felt tip marker to write the words “No means no!” on a white bandana. Jacobo, 57, was among nearly a dozen…
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Three months after the tragedy in Uvalde, families cope with art, activism and aspirations
Read more: Three months after the tragedy in Uvalde, families cope with art, activism and aspirationsAlexandria “Lexi” Aniyah Rubio was looking forward to playing volleyball when she got to junior high. She dreamed of going to law school one day, and she loved astrology, butterflies, and the color yellow. These elements of Lexi’s personality now…
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Anatomic Explosion
Read more: Anatomic ExplosionOBLITERATE WALL STREET MEN WITH POLKA DOTS In the mid-to-late 1960s, Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama staged a series of happenings. Situated someplace between the physically participatory (be-in) space of protest culture and an Art Brut magick ceremony, Kusama’s polka-dot drenched…
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Dirty Money in Art & Big Pharma
Read more: Dirty Money in Art & Big PharmaBetween 1995 and 2017 the highly addictive painkiller OxyContin brought in $35 billion USD in revenue for Purdue Pharma, most of which went directly into the hands of the Sackler family. The Sackler family, a dynasty of philanthropists have given…
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The Baltic Way – the longest unbroken human chain in history
Read more: The Baltic Way – the longest unbroken human chain in historyAt 7:00 PM on 23 August 1989, approximately two million people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania joined hands, forming a human chain from Tallinn through Riga to Vilnius, spanning 675 kilometres, or 420 miles. It was a peaceful protest against…
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The Harlem Festival of Culture
Read more: The Harlem Festival of CultureThe Harlem Festival of Culture not only pays homage to the past but also envisions a brighter future. It serves as a platform to showcase the rich diversity and dynamism of Harlem’s artistic community, while also acting as a catalyst…