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creative activism
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ANZ is Out of Order Campaign – Grassroots action against ANZ Bank in Australia
Read more: ANZ is Out of Order Campaign – Grassroots action against ANZ Bank in AustraliaOn the 6th February 2013, 40 activists across 6 states plastered 110 ANZ ATMs with ‘Out of Order’ notices, sharing them on social media the following day. The objective was to use a hoax style action to exploit mainstream media…
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V-Day
Read more: V-DayV-Day is a global activist movement to end violence against women and girls. V-Day is a catalyst that promotes creative events to increase awareness, raise money, and revitalize the spirit of existing anti-violence organizations. V-Day generates broader attention for the…
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Reverse Graffiti
Read more: Reverse GraffitiReverse graffiti is form of street art that involves carving into the dirt and dust that surrounds us. Artists subtract from a surface in order to create a negative image within the positive, often quite dark layer of grime. They…
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Big street barbecue for the distinct people
Read more: Big street barbecue for the distinct peopleIn São Paulo, just like in many other metropolitan regions, public transport is not as effective as it could be. Buses and trains usually run overcrowded, late and on limited hours, so that owning a car increases a lot one’s…
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“Human Cost” Oily Protest at the Tate
Read more: “Human Cost” Oily Protest at the TateOn the one-year anniversary of the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, artist-activists at Liberate Tate staged a guerrilla performance in the Tate Britain galleries to highlight the museum’s ties to BP. The peformance: “A naked member…
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Mental Health Care Revolution: FEEL IT!
Read more: Mental Health Care Revolution: FEEL IT!Artistic Activist, Charlotte Claire, is at the forefront of initiating revolutionary change in mental health care. Her project, The Babyfacedassassin, is dedicated to improving mental health care and inspiring people to care for their mental health. Mental Health Care Revolution:…
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FUBAR for Valentine’s Day
Read more: FUBAR for Valentine’s DayThis past Valentine’s Day the Fresh Juice Party pulled another “art prank;” this time sending chocolate shaped as dead American soldiers and sent them to U.S. government officials, especially to the previous Bush administration. This prank while very effective in…
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100 Faces of War Experience
Read more: 100 Faces of War ExperienceOn completion the 100 Faces project will consist of 100 Portraits of Americans who have been to the theaters of war in Iraq or Afghanistan (OEF,OIF). Each portrait is accompanied by a placard featuring a statement written by the person…
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Hotel Voices
Read more: Hotel VoicesThe Revolutionary Theatre project co-written, co-directed and acted by writers, artists and poets currently living, surviving and sometimes thriving in Single Room Occupancy Hotels aka poor people housing in the Bay Area. Hotel Voices theatrically speaks to and educates the…
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MFA Billboard
Read more: MFA BillboardThe Guerrilla Girls tactic was well thought-out and was effective in creating a spectacle to draw attention to the issue at hand, which is the lack of female representation in the museum. Where I think the campaign has some drawbacks…