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Refugees
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Un-Daily Bread
Read more: Un-Daily BreadIn response to an earlier project called “Daily Bread, Gregg Segal collaborated with the United Nations Refugee Agency to bring awareness to the crisis of refugees fleeing Venezuela through his project “Un-Daily Bread.” “We chose to look not only at…
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refuge for refugees
Read more: refuge for refugeesTwo design students were awarded the Futurapolis prize last Wednesday for their project to adapt the Furan (underground river) , a response to the migration crisis. Winners of the Futurapolis prize, which aims to encourage students to work on sustainable…
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“WakEUp!” Festival
Read more: “WakEUp!” FestivalFestival “WakEUp!” (organized by “Heartefact”) happened at several locations, and included film and exhibition program. Festival originated from the need for a reaction to the present moment refugee crisis and the situation in the world, began on the 7 th…
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The Flood: Gilgamesh and the quest of immortality
Read more: The Flood: Gilgamesh and the quest of immortalityFrom the two shores of the Mediterranean, Zoukak theatre company and cultural association (Beirut) and Center for cultural decontamination CZKD (Belgrade) collaborates by sharing their experiences and knowledge in working within sociopolitical contexts in the field of art and culture.…
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Refugees tell their stories by starring in Danish ballet
Read more: Refugees tell their stories by starring in Danish balletAs Denmark moves to deter refugees from crossing its borders, a new theater production dramatizing their plight seeks to change how many in the country perceive their new neighbors. Uropa: An Asylum-Seeker’s Ballet, [is] a dance piece performed in part…
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Migrant crisis: Charities make massive peace sign out of life jackets on Lesbos
Read more: Migrant crisis: Charities make massive peace sign out of life jackets on LesbosCharities working on the Greek island of Lesbos have made a massive peace sign out of discarded life jackets to honour refugees who’ve died trying to cross the Mediterranean. More than 100 volunteers used 3,000 vests to form the symbol…
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Aftermath
Read more: AftermathThe snapshots are thrust at us urgently, as if they were passports being shown at a border crossing, official proofs of national identity. Mostly, they are prosaic pictures of family members or houses. Sometimes a diploma will be offered up…
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The Dark Side of Creative Activism – Sudanese Refugees in Tel Aviv
Read more: The Dark Side of Creative Activism – Sudanese Refugees in Tel AvivUnfortunately, those who struggle for a more equal and democratic society are not the only ones who can make use of creative forms of activism. The following example shows how creative strategies can also be employed by those who have…