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gun violence
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Buffalo 5/14 Survivors Fund
Read more: Buffalo 5/14 Survivors FundOn May 14, 2022, the Buffalo community suffered a devastating act of violence when a gunman opened fire at the Tops Friendly Market on Jefferson Avenue, killing ten people and wounding three. Many have asked how to help. In partnership…
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L.A. artist commemorates Monterey Park victims with portraits: ‘Remember them as they were’
Read more: L.A. artist commemorates Monterey Park victims with portraits: ‘Remember them as they were’When Jonathan D. Chang visits the 626, he often wears a black hoodie emblazoned with a colorful print of Guangong on the back. A military general from the Three Kingdoms era turned Taoist guardian deity, Guangong, or Guan Yu, is…
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Postcards for Gun Control
Read more: Postcards for Gun ControlThe installation consists on providing postcards to gallery visitors that they can use to mail their Elected Officials to advocate for gun control. The front of the postcard shows the photograph “Mommy, what is this?” (2018), which is the hand…
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Shamecards
Read more: ShamecardsMimicking the look of iconic “Greetings From” postcards, Manuel and Patricia Oliver, parents of Joaquin Oliver who died in the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, created “Shamecards” featuring 52 cities from around the United States. Rather than highlighting the…
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Gravity of Equilibrium, an exhibition about Mass Shootings in USA
Read more: Gravity of Equilibrium, an exhibition about Mass Shootings in USA“Gravity of Equilibrium” revolves around Mass Shootings in USA. Mass shootings and guns are an incredibly divisive topics, one that is nearly impossible to engage opposing viewpoints in a discussion about. The majority of gun related debates devolve into charged…
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Chicago Gun Share Program
Read more: Chicago Gun Share Program‘Gun-sharing’ stations in Chicago use art to make a point about gun violence. Users can’t actually grab a gun from the stations, but its creators hope the installation will send a message about how disturbingly easy it is for a…
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Two young Black Chicago women are using art and activism to change narratives about Black communities
Read more: Two young Black Chicago women are using art and activism to change narratives about Black communitiesBoth Johnson and Lewis recognize that the personal is political, and vice versa. By making connections between storytelling and activism, the two young women are using creative approaches to achieving justice and equity. Illuminating Another Part of the Story There…
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Palas Por Pistolas
Read more: Palas Por PistolasPalas por Pistolas initiated in the city of Culiacán, a city in western Mexico with a high rate of deaths by gunshot. The botanical garden of Culiacán has been comissioning artist to do interventions in the park and my proposal…