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Silent Strikes in Venezuelan Universities
Practitioner:
Autonomous universities in Venezuela
Date:
Mar 5 2014
In Venezuela, the far right opposition has protested against the leftist regime of Maduro. Violence has swept through the capital, Caracas, and other cities throughout the country. Meanwhile, the Western world has had its eye on Ukraine, and received relatively little news coverage of what is actually going on in Venezuela. An epidemic of misinformation has spread as a result.
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My Little Pony Explains Income Inequaity
Practitioner:
Amy Poehler, et al
Date:
Oct 29 2017
'My Little Pony' parody, featuring Amy Poehler as an animated alapaca, explains income inequality
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Dior accused of ‘culturally appropriating’ centuries-old Chinese skirt
Practitioner:
Oscar Holland, CNN
Date:
Jul 28 2022
CNN — Dior is facing accusations of cultural appropriation after Chinese social media users – and protesters outside one of the label’s Paris stores – claimed that a $3,800 skirt was inspired by a centuries-old traditional garment.
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Bull Fight on Wall Street
Practitioner:
Yes Men
Date:
Nov 9 2011
Earlier today, a small group of Occupy Wall Street activists engaged in a near-successful corrida against the Wall Street Bull.
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The Declaration of Sentiments from the First Women's Rights Convention
Practitioner:
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Date:
Jul 20 1848
The Declaration of Sentiments, also known as the Declaration of Rights and Sentiments, is a document signed in 1848 at the first women's rights convention to be organized by women. Held in Seneca Falls, New York, the convention is now known as the Seneca Falls Convention. The principal author of the Declaration was Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who modeled it upon the United States Declaration of Independence.
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Slide Archive and Document Library
Practitioner:
The Journal of Aesthetics & Protest
Date:
Jan 1 2008
"The traveling mini-exhibition aims to gather a snap-shot of contemporary cultural production. Editors collect items and contributions are ongoing." (From site.)
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What Kind of Man are You?
Practitioner:
aleXsandro Palombo
Date:
Mar 7 2014
The series "No Violence Against Women" depicts famous cartoon couples transformed into victims of abuse. The women are left bloodied and with black eyes with the slogan "What Kind of Man are You?" above. The images are a commentary on domestic violence and were released in honor of International Women's Day
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SWORN OATH
Practitioner:
Patrick Henderson
Date:
Apr 25 2018
Fuck. Damn. Shit. Ass. Everybody curses. Don’t say you don’t. Everyone does it when they’re mad, upset, happy, or excited. It’s human nature. Is it that the words are sinful? Offensive? Violent? Nobody really knows but we as a society do not like them in the slightest. People associate cursing with a stigma of being uneducated, uncultured, and lazy. But boiled down, language is one of the strongest tools and assets that we have. Language is power.
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IT IS GUNS
Practitioner:
Jenny Holzer
Date:
Mar 1 2018
In response to shootings across the United States, and in sympathy with students’ demands for more gun control, artist Jenny Holzer wrote text that animates issues of the firearms industry and gun violence. Her hyperactive black-and-white writing flashed on mobile LED screens, with text popping in quick succession like free-association poetry, and sometimes in the awful rapid-fire of semi-automatic weapons.
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WHAT THE SUICIDE OF AUTHOR LIN YI HAN CAN TEACH US ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH
Practitioner:
Jessie Yang, University of Hong Kong, Break Study Magazine
Date:
May 19 2017
The author behind ‘The First Paradise of Fang Siqi,’ a novel that Han described as ‘a young girl falling in love with her rapist,’ has sent shockwaves through Taiwanese society. On April 27, aspiring Taiwanese author Lin Yi Han committed suicide, leaving behind only her first, and sadly last, novel. The story, entitled “The First Love Paradise of Fang Siqi,” concerns the mental struggles of a young girl who is raped by her teacher.
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Gramsci Monument
Practitioner:
Thomas Hirschhorn
Date:
Aug 1 2013
A Summer Place in the South Bronx
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Nameless Vigilantes
Practitioner:
Anonymous
Date:
Apr 17 2003
Anonymous (used as a mass noun) is a loosely associated hacktivist group. It originated in 2003 on the imageboard 4chan, representing the concept of many online and offline community users simultaneously existing as an anarchic, digitized global brain.
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Real Pictures
Practitioner:
Colombia College Chicago: Museum of Contemporary Photography
Date:
Jan 1 1995
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Carlos Slim Laugh Machine
Practitioner:
new yorkers, The Yes Men
Date:
May 9 2013
Inspired by the Laughing Farmers of Karnataka, protesters in New York make Carlos Slim's visit to New York uncomfortable while he appears on a "Live From NYPL" program. This excellent video summarizes the action.
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Nats Never Die/The Zombies are Coming!
Practitioner:
The Yes Men and Reclaim the City
Date:
Sep 30 2019
The Yes Men join Reclaim the City in their fight against unjust housing policy. On September 30, 2019, a horde of zombies attended a "#natsneverdie rally" at the Cape Town Civic Centre in order to celebrate Mayor Dan Plato and the Mayoral Committee and to support their policies, which are increasingly similar to those of the National Party under Apartheid.
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No To AI Generated Images
Practitioner:
Logan Preshaw
Date:
Jan 1 2023
SAY NO TO AI Artstation is a showcase of an artist's industry-relevant ability. AI generated imagery dilutes appreciation for the art that it mimics, and devalues the work of the artists it exploits. There are no regulations for the way that AI utilizes scraped data from the net and no recourse for artists who have uploaded their work freely for the enjoyment of others.
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Mental Health Care Revolution: FEEL IT!
Practitioner:
The Babyfacedassassin, Are You A Messenger Movie Project
Date:
Feb 1 2013
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.
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Her/She Senses: Imag(in)ed Malady
Practitioner:
Angela Ellsworth and Tina Takemoto
Date:
Dec 1 1993
Tina Takemoto is an artist and associate professor of visual studies at California College of the Arts in San Francisco. Her work examines issues of race, queer identity, memory, and grief. Her current project explores the hidden dimensions of same-sex intimacy and queer sexuality for Japanese Americans incarcerated by the US government during World War II.
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Project Impact
Practitioner:
Equality Now, The Arts Effect NYC
Date:
Mar 1 2013
By Lauren Hersh, with Katie Cappiello, Artistic Director, The Arts Effect.
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The Future Republic of Macedonia of the Former Republic of Macedonia
Practitioner:
Citizens of The Future Republic of Macedonia of the Former Republic of Macedoninia
Date:
Mar 22 2014
The Future Republic of Macedonia of the Former Republic of Macedonia Devised, constructed and carried out all within 24 hours, the Future Republic of Macedonia of the Former Republic of Macedonia opened its borders for 2 hours on Saturday 22nd March, 2014.
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