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Suffragettes Dress as Famous Women in History

Practitioner:
suffragettes, The Women’s Social and Political Union

Date:
Jun 17 1911

On June 17, 1911, a week before the coronation of King George V, women from diverse backgrounds united in costume and with installations over a shared political view – that of rallying the right for women to vote. Known as…

Feminist Art Activists ‘The Guerrilla Girls’ visit Wellesley College

Practitioner:
Guerilla Girls

Date:
Jun 17 1911

They call themselves feminist masked avengers in the tradition of Robin Hood, Wonder Woman and Batman. They wear costume gorilla masks to remain anonymous, and they are devoted to fighting sexism and racism within the visual art world internationally. With…

Clothesline Project

Practitioner:
Lane College Wellness Program, Tennessee Correctional Services

Date:
Jun 17 1911

“Stop hitting me,” “Please help,” and “Abuse is wrong” were just a few phrases painted and scribbled onto T-shirts by victims of sexual and domestic abuse to express how it felt to go through that pain. The shirts are part…

The Monument Quilt

Practitioner:
Force

Date:
Jun 17 1911

The Monument Quilt: a public healing space by and for survivors of rape and abuse. The Monument Quilt is a crowd-sourced collection of thousands of stories from survivors of rape and abuse. By stitching our stories together, we are creating…

PINK Loves Consent

Practitioner:
Force

Date:
Jun 17 1911

The satirical website was launched at noon on Monday, December 3. According to the site, “PINK loves CONSENT is our newest collection of flirty, sexy and powerful statements that remind people to practice CONSENT. CONSENT is a verbal agreement about…

Party with Playboy

Practitioner:
Force

Date:
Jun 17 1911

“Every year Playboy releases the ultimate guide to campus life: our infamous party school list. Over the years, it has been brought to our attention that some of our long-standing party picks have a not-so-toast-worthy, rape-ridden side to their campus…

Howitcouldbedifferent.org – a wikipedia of ideas for improvement and social change

Practitioner:
Hicbd

Date:
Jun 17 1911

Have you ever wanted to see current or potential innovations for poverty or the environment without having to do a lot of researching or reading? Have you ever thought of an idea and wanted to tell the world about it…

‘Women on Walls’ campaign empower women via street art

Practitioner:
Angie Balata, Mia Grondahl, Women on Walls

Date:
Jun 17 1911

Maha ElNabawi Amid the bleak backdrop of a revolution-riddled Egypt, a beacon of positivity shone on downtown Cairo Friday during the launch of one of the most exciting, social-conscious street art collaborations to happen this year. “Women on Walls” or…

Mi Minor – a deMOCKracy play

Practitioner:
Meltem Arikan, Memet Ali Alabora, Pinar Ogun

Date:
Jun 17 1911

Mi Minor is a play that is set in the freedom in a box democracy Pinima. The moment you enter ‘the playground’ you enter the country Pinima. Pinima is a country where, although a democracy, everything is decided by the…

Breaking the Spell

Practitioner:
Voices of Women Media

Date:
Jun 17 1911

In 2012, VOW Media worked with young girls – who have been victimized by, or are at the risk of falling victim to “loverboys”, as well as girls who have gone through severe traumatic experiences, such as repeated emotional, physical…