Projects tagged
Digital & Technology
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LEGOVC
Read more: LEGOVCLEGOVC is a fictional, made up, 100% fake, plastic, ‘pantomime villain’ Vice Chancellor of a fake British University struggling as his utter managerial brilliance crumbles in the face of sustained strike action by his staff after their pension scheme is…
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Google Features 12 Female Artists To Celebrate International Women’s Day
Read more: Google Features 12 Female Artists To Celebrate International Women’s DayGoogle is honoring female artists and their stories this International Women’s Day. On Thursday, the tech company will feature 12 interactive illustrations or “Google Doodles” on the search platform’s homepage. The artists are from 12 countries, including the U.S., Japan,…
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Avy Search and Rescue Drone
Read more: Avy Search and Rescue DroneA rescue drone for refugees in danger whilst traveling across the Mediterranean Sea. Last year alone, 3,500 refugees perished attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea. The Avy Search and Rescue Drone is specifically designed to help refugee boats. The drone…
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Cruelty Cutter App
Read more: Cruelty Cutter AppCruelty-Cutter is cruelty-free shopping made simple! Cast away any doubts when purchasing items by using Cruelty-Cutter to scan an item and have an immediate response about its animal testing status. Share your results with friends on social media and also…
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Fotokonbit (Putting Cameras in Haitian Hands) – ONGOING working organization
Read more: Fotokonbit (Putting Cameras in Haitian Hands) – ONGOING working organizationThe Haitian Creole word “konbit” denotes the idea of similar talents joining together to work towards a common goal. The founders — a group of photographers, educators, and artists — came up with the idea for Fotokonbit a few years…
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Fan Activism: Trans Interventions in Fandom and Beyond
Read more: Fan Activism: Trans Interventions in Fandom and BeyondFanfiction is political, subversive, radical. Writing Harry Potter as a girl, Hermione as black, or Ron as transgender exposes people to narratives written from the perspective of marginalized communities. But is writing fanfiction a type of activism? Fan activism refers…
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‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ inspires real-life billboards
Read more: ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ inspires real-life billboardsA pair of activist groups have taken a tactic straight from the Oscar front-runner “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” The movie centers on a grieving mother, angry that the man who raped and killed her daughter still hasn’t been found…
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Actor Jim Carrey has emerged as an unlikely political artist and activist
Read more: Actor Jim Carrey has emerged as an unlikely political artist and activistActor and comedian Jim Carrey has always been known for his slapstick silliness. You know the films — “Dumb and Dumber,” “The Mask,” “Liar Liar,” “Ace Ventura,” just to name a few. But he also always managed to peel back…
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A Period Coloring Book Now Exists And It’s Bloody Delightful
Read more: A Period Coloring Book Now Exists And It’s Bloody DelightfulA new coloring book is making menstruation easier to talk about, one sex-positive illustration at a time. Created by Toronto-native Andrea Yip, the Period Coloring Book is a sex-positive coloring book that aims to normalize menstruation. Yip, a public health…
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FOKAL
Read more: FOKALARTS/CULTURE FOKAL is the hub in Haiti where locals and international visitors from all walks of life — artists, writers, citizens, activists– come together to discuss the most pressing nation- and community-building issues, enjoy cutting edge artistic expressions, and share…